13.01 13.01 13.01 13.01 13.01 13.01 13.02 Ditrerential ailerons: a are used to improve the aircraft roll rate b reduce yaw in the direction of the down going aileron c_ increase the pilots ‘feel’ on the aileron controls during turns Slats are used on aerofoils to: a decrease the stalling speed and angle of attack b_ increase the stalling speed and angle of attack c delay airflow separation at the transition point Spoilers are fitted: a__ in conjunction with ailerons to create a wing lift differential b to increase the lift of the wings in banked turns ¢ in conjunction with thrust reversers to increase the brakes effectiveness The centre of pressure on the main rotor blade is a point: a atthe root end of a blade where most force is applied b on the chord line where the lift force acts c on the blade where the centre of gravity acts Pitch angle is the angle: a between the chord line of the rotor blade and a horizontal centre line through the roto hub formed between the span wing centre line of the blade and the tip path plane c between the relative airflow and the chord line of the rotor blade Movement of the collective control will: a_ increase the pitch of the tail rotor b_ increase the pitch of the main rotor blades ¢ tilt the disc and increase engine power An aircraft structure with multiple load paths is known as: a fail safe b safe life i eReRAene13.02 13.02 13.03 13.03 13.03 A panel at SINtOO/VVL-12 Is located: a 88 units rearward of the aircraft datum and 12 units above the water line datum b 88 units rearward of the datum and 12 units below the water line datum c 88 units forward of the aircraft vertical centre and 12 units below the waterline datum Bonding together of dissimilar metals is sometimes unavoidable. In the case where a requirement would necessitate such contact: a surfaces must be insulated using a chromate film b surfaces are separated by sacrificial plate and compatible conducting part c after dry assembly, apply polysulphide to prevent moisture ingress In a typical lateral central control actuator, the pressure regulator module i: designed to: a allow manual control inputs to override the autopilot inputs b limit the amount of detent piston movement so that the controls remain within safe working limits callow control of the input crank backdrive so that excessive stick movement is limited During tests on the yaw damper servo actuator, the output shaft constantly over-runs its desired displacement. A probable cause is that the: a detent spring has lost its tension b position LVDT (linear variable differential transformer) is out of tolerance c_ the rate feedback circuit is open-circuit Engaging an autopilot to ‘command’, with the flight director on causes the autopilot to engage to the existing flight director roll mode except if the flight director is in: a go-around, the command mode is heading hold b glide-slope, the command mode is flight level change c take-off, the command mode is speed Capture of a localiser beam is normally dependent on a change of bank angle command based on: a airspeed, deviation and altitude b attitude, distance from transmitter and runway heading ¢ ground speed, intercept angle and distance form beam9.03 13.03 13.03 13.03 13.03 Ma Typical AUlOUNOMe SYStem We SeleCuOrn OF VINAV (VerlCal Navigation) dormant mode causes: a the pitch channel to m=command to a target descent rate in throttle speed control b an FMC (flight management computer) generated signal to contro! altitude hold in cruise c_ the throttles to drive to minimum position for maximum descent rate Position feedback signals in a normally engaged autopilot system will; a fully oppose the demand signal at control surface demanded position b only oppose the demand signal when the control surface is at neutral ¢ be at zero when the control surface is at the demanded position Flare control at touchdown requires an additional: a nose down bias signal to ensure steering b nose up bias signal to maintain flare and provide aerodynamic braking ¢ controlling signal to cancel flare and operate ground spoilers for braking If the Go Around is initiated when the aeroplane is on autoland the: a pitch channel may revert to IAS hold b roll channel will inject a signal to produce a wings level command c aircraft's speed will be set to 0.3Vs The output of a synchro on a VG (Vertical Gyro) in a typical SAS (Stability Augmentation System) shows a phase signal with respect to excitation, as a anamount of displacement from datum b asa direction of displacement from datum c¢ an acceleration from datum The rate and displacement signals in a typical SAS (Stability Augmentatior System) combine during the first: a 80% of the displacement from datum b 60% of the rate rise from zero to maximum displacement only © 20% of the displacement until rate reverses phase In a typical pitch channel SAS (Stability Augmentation System) the amplifier output is: a modulated before passing to the stick sensor b limited before passing to the servo valve c demodulated before passing to the monitor panel13.03 13.03 13.04 The sensor lag circuit of a typical roll SAS (stability Augmentation system): @ matches the lag in the roll gyro output signal b backs off the roll gyro signal until stick position output is high cis modulated to give rate of change of roll output When an aircraft, with autopilot engaged and ‘approach’ armed, captures a localiser beam at an angle of 90° with 2 dots of deviation turn demand will: a Not occur because the ‘fly beam’ and ‘QDM! (runway heading) signals will be off equa magnitude and in opposition b Cause the aircraft to change heading towards the ‘QDM c Follow the commands of the localiser signal, it being the greater In order for a fail operational airborne landing system to meet the authority requirements it must have: a astandby main power system on each engine with redundancy protection on each hydraulic pump b a totally isolated hydraulic and electrical supply separate for each computer and actuator © across connected and switchable ac and dc electrical power source Roll out control on completion of an autoland manoeuvre is: a achieved through manual operation of the steering wheel when the aircraft speed has reduced below, typically, 80 knots b pilot pedal controlled using a para-visual display system c¢ automatically engaged through yaw axis control, localiser signals and nose wheel steering Maximum Usable Frequency (MUF): a_ isthe same thing as Critical Frequency (CF) b__ will be lower than the CF at night © may be higher than the CF, dependent upon the angle of incidence If a director is removed from an aerial array, the: @ beam width increases b aerial gain increases c side lobes decrease13.04 13.04 13.04 13.04 ‘The velocity or propagation in a (ansMmission He Is. a equal to the velocity of propagation in free space b aconstant equal to the speed of light ¢ approximately equal to /;* velocity of propagation of free space Polarisation of a High Frequency (HF) radio wave is the same as the: a ‘E’ field b ‘H' field c direction of propagation What part of the signal causes Automatic Gain Control (AGC) output in ¢ Comms receiver? a Audio b Mean carrier c Envelope depth ‘Skip Distance’ at High Frequency (HF) is greatest: a__ for the lowest frequencies in the HF band b during the night time ¢ during the day time In a Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) system, Hot Mics: a get their supply from the selected transmitter via the Intercom — R/T switch b relate to all microphones on the aircraft c areas selected by the Boom Mask switches Priority switching in the Public Address (PA) system: a ensures the Captain overrides any other PA output b allows the stewardess to override the Captain in the event of a cabin emergency c ensures the Flight Deck (any member) can override any other PA output It is not possible for the First Officer to transmit on Very High Frequency (VHF)1 and VHF2 at the same time. This is because: a both VHF systems have interlocks b the station box transmitter selector switches are mechanically interlocked fe the Cantain onerstes VHE7_ the firet Officer uses VHF213.04 13.04 13.04 In order for Bulk Erase to be performed on the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) of a typical public transport aircraft, the aircraft must be: a on the ground and stopped b on the ground, parking brake applied c jacked up, ground locks fitted, parking brake off If the forward power at a transmitter is 20 watts and the power at the aeria is 10 watts, then the feeder attenuation is: a 2qB b 3dB c 6dB When carrying out frequency tolerance check on a very high frequency (VHF) transmitter selected to 125 MHz, the frequency counter reads 124.995 MHz. This means the: a transmitter is within tolerance b frequency counter is out of tolerance ¢ transmitter fails this check The signal process in an inertial navigation system uses: a__ integration of acceleration, velocity and displacement b differentiation of mass, time and distance c_ integration of forces, mass and velocity An inertial navigation system uses laws where: @ distance is the integral of acceleration with respect to velocity b acceleration is the differential of velocity with respect to time ¢ velocity is the differential of time with respect to distance Positive Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) quadrantal error correction is provided by attenuating: a fore and aft signals from the loop aerial b transverse signals from the loop aerial c.. transverse and fore and aft sianals from the loop13.04 13.04 13.04 |f a combined loop and sense aerial for an aircratt Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) installation is transferred from top to bottom of an aircraft fuselage, then the ARINC wiring changes required are: a__ interchange of synchro X and Y b__ interchange of synchro R1 and R2 c both the above If one of the aircraft localiser dipole aerial rods is broken in halfway along its length, then: a one tone will always be stronger than the other b_ the received signals may be reduced in strength but will be correct in Difference Deptt Modulation (DDM) c_ the flag will come into view at any range from the runway When using the Global Positioning System (GPS): a the Database Card may be put in its slot either way around b_ if the Database Card has expired, the system continues to operate, with a warning message c the Database Card should be replaced every calendar month If the radome of an aircraft is damaged, and has water absorbed in it, what is the most likely indication on the colour weather radar screen?: a Show ‘ted’ returns at zero range b ANT FAULT c Spoking because the Automatic Frequency Control (AFC) will be unlocking When carrying out Radio Altimeter self test on the aircraft the Decision Height (DH) lamp will: a Remain on 200 feet b Go out at heights below self test height c Go out at heights above self test height In a Doppler system, the Janus aerial pattern of transmission is used to: a Compensate for drift only b Provide redundancy c Compensate for drift, pitch and roll errors A P14, P2 and P6 transmission would be a mode S: a reply b_ sidelobe interrogation c.. discrete interrogation3.04 13.05 13.05 13.05 Wa Daroset controi on a transponder encoding alliiMeter is dllered OF MOU C operation: a the height reading changes only b_ the altitude code on the transponder changes ¢ both the height reading and the transponder code changes The measurement of co-ax cables and aircraft height gives an Aircraft Radio Altitude (RAD ALT) installation delay for a particular aircraft of 42 feet. Which Aircraft Installation Delay (AID) setting should be used: a 87 feet b 40 feet c 20feet The maximum range of Sensitivity Time Control (STC) in weather radar would typically be: a 5nm b 25nm ¢ 100nm A lead acid battery specific gravity (SG) correction is carried out above or below...., the correction factor being..... to the hydrometer reading above this temperature: a 20° centigrade, added b 20° centigrade subtracted c 15° centigrade, added Some types of fuipopron aircraft start their engines with the batteries in.....then switch to.... in order to limit initial start torque, then the battery is.... during flight: a parallel, series switched back to parallel b series, parallel, left in parallel c parallel, series, left in series When a serious over excitation fault develops in a twin dc generator system: a the overexcited generator is de-excited by the overvoltage relay tripping b the differential cut out de-excites the field c.. the voltage regulator senses the fault and de-excites the field13.05 13.05 13.05 13.05 13.05 The main ac field winding on a brushiess generator Is located: a onthe stator above the output windings bon the rotor below the output windings c above the permanent magnet generator (PMG) on the stator When a generator is over excited the.......load sharing circuit senses the fault.....the field excitation on the overexcited generator, and.....the excitation of the other parallel generators: a real, reducing, boosting b reactive, increasing, reducing ¢ reactive, reducing, increasing In a parallel bus bar aircraft the normal contactor positions in flight are: a bus tie breakers (BTB’s) open, generator control breakers (GCB's) closed, generator field relays (GFR’s) closed b bus tie breakers (BTB's) closed, generator contro! breakers (GCB's) open, generator field relays (GFR’s) closed c bus tie breakers (BTB's) closed, generator control breakers (GCB's) closed, generator field relays (GFR’s) closed Compounding transformers are used in....... generators to......: a integrated drive, provide negative feedback b frequency wild, assist the voltage regulator ¢ variable speed constant frequency, convert the frequency wild ac output into 270 volts de An open circuit voltage coil in the carbon pile voltage regulator would cause: a_ the pile pressure to reduce, increasing the resistance, causing the voltage output to decrease b_ the pile pressure to increase, reducing resistance, causing the voltage output to increase c¢_ the pile pressure to increase, increasing resistance, causing the voltage output to drop A main power breaker or latching relay: a has anon-polarised armature, with a single input supply. Power is applied constantly to the selected coil b has a polarised armature, with a two input supply. Power is removed from the coil once the armature has moved to the desired position c¢ has a polarised armature, with a two input supply. Power remains on the coil to keep the relay eneraised to protect acainst ‘a’ forces13.05 13.05 13.06 > faulty aiode in a transrormer rectifier unit (1 KU) could Cause: a the 3 phase ac input circuit breaker to trip b the output voltage to rise ¢ areverse current to flow Under normal operating conditions in a constant frequency ac system, the invertor is: @ switched off, and will not come on line until all ac power fails b switched off, and will not come on line until the load shedding circuits are operated during an in-flight generator failure ¢ switched on constantly and supplies its own emergency bus bar at all times A fault which would cause all the bus tie breakers (BTB’s) to trip ina parallel ac system: a over excitation b differential protection Cc negative sequence voltage In an overfrequency fault condition the generator field relay (GFR) and the generator breaker (GB)....., and the constant speed drive unit (CSDUO is put into....: a are tripped, overdrive b are tripped, underdrive c remain energised, the mechanical governed condition When power loss occurs in flight in a twin engined aircraft a hydraulic motor-driven generator system can be employed. The system is: a 400 Hz, and of the same voltage as the main generators, but reduced power b a frequency wild ac with a varying de supplied to a static inverter for stabilised ac frequency output c an exclusive normal governed system output between 420 and 440 Hz with a rectifiec 28v de output Emergency locator transmitters are often fitted to aircraft, the following safety rules must be followed. The emergency: a__ locators must not be tested except inside the hangar 6 locator transmitters must never be tested on the aircraft ¢ locators may only be tested on the auxiliary frequency of 121.5 MHz Cabin exit signs: a may be of the photo-luminescent type which are very robust b must have a secondary battery power source ¢ must be connected to both the essential bus har and main 28V de13.07 13.07 13.07 13.07 13.07 13.08 iraecompression occurs Guring Tight: a the passenger entertainment system video controller shuts down b aspecial emergency message is shown on all video screens (passenger entertainment system) call non-essential power supplies to the passenger entertainment system are removec During cruise, to counter the effect of the centre of lift being aft of the centre of gravity, the: a__ stabiliser leading edge is lowered b elevator trailing edge is lowered c stabiliser leading edge is raised On all moving tailplane the anti-servo tab moves: a_ in the same direction as the tailplane b up as the tailplane leading edge moves up c down as the tailplane trailing edge moves up A high/low range gearbox in the rudder control system sets the travel to: a high speed when the gear is up blow range when the gear is down ¢ high range when the gear is down Should there be a total electrical failure to the two actuators in the pitch control system of a fly-by-wire aircraft they will: a freeze in their present position b automatically go to a centring mode for neutral c disengage to allow manual control On a fly-by-wire aircraft, pitch direct law is automatically selected when: a anelevator and aileron computer fails b the instinctive cut-out button is pressed c all three inertial reference systems are lost An increase in altitude shown on a servo altimeter is dependent on a resultant voltage output relative to the: a distance of movement of the ‘I’ bar b direction of movement of the ‘I’ bar i Tee, ahi eiemite aeeeae}3.08 13.08 13.08 13.08 13.08 13.08 13.08 Capsule expansion and contraction Que (0 temperature GHanges Na standby ASI (airspeed indicator) are controlled by the inclusion of a: a compensating spring connected between the ranging bar and capsule point b bimetallic strip on the sector gearing c small strip of invar steel laminated to the ranging bar TAS (true air speed) is rectified airspeed corrected for: a air density b instrument error and aircraft pressure error c outside air temperature only During a change to a lower altitude the piston unit in an IVSI (instantaneous vertical speed indicator) will create, for an instant more: a more pressure to the capsule only b pressure to both case and capsule ¢ more suction to the capsule only The aneroid capsule inside a machmeter has burst. Assuming a constant speed, any change in altitude would show a reading: a false and less than actual b false and more than actual c unaffected by the fault as static is applied to the outside of the capsule inside the cas If a cross connection is made at a combined pressure head, application of static test pressure would only affect the: a VSI b altimeter c ASI Nutation will occur in a displacement gyroscope when: a Asudden but sustained torque is applied about one of the axes b The speed of the gyroscopic motor is increased c¢ The driving power is removed A gyro is mounted so that its input axis is aligned with the local vertical. Earth rotation rate detected at this point would be 15.04 times: a sin lat degrees per hour and drifting b cos lat degrees per hour and toppling c. sin lat degrees per hour and toppling3.08 13.08 13.08 13.08 Components P, Q and R are magnetic fielas produced by the magnetic material in an aircraft. They are considered positive if collectively they act to attract the compass needle forward to: a port and downwards b starboard and downwards ¢ portand upwards A GPWS (Ground Proximity Warning System) alert will include: a anaural annunciation and an amber ground proximity/glide slope inhibit b the illumination of the master warning lights ¢ ared indication on the PFD (Primary Flight Display) When carrying out a check on the GPWS, an alert only, would be annunciated on modes: a iand2 b 2and7 c 3and4 An aircraft in the northern hemisphere, flying in an easterly direction, begins to increase its speed. The indication shown on a direct reading compass will be towards the: a_ North, because of northerly turning errors b South, because of acceleration errors c North, because of acceleration errors In digital flight data recorder (DFDR) system, low speed playback of currently received data can be achieved at: a the flight compartment test connector through the digital flight data acquisition unit (DFDAU) b the electronic bay test connection at the quick access recorder (QAR) c the DFDAU built in test equipment (BITE) The flight data recorder underwater locator beacon operates at a frequency of thirty seven kilo-hertz: a with an operational time of at least thirty days b and has a maximum detection range of two thousand to four thousand feet and ie able to withetand immersion to twenty thousand metres.13.09 13.08 13.10 During ground checks of the alpna protection Systerml tie Stal warm system defaults to 20° flaps position. A probable cause is: a two flap signals disagree b aninvalid flap signal only is sensed ¢ no flap signal is present Should a ‘XENON’ flash tube assembly open circuit: a a safety relay stops the charging of the storage capacitor and discharges them through bleed resistors b an isolation relay will cut the power supply and allow safe capacitor discharge back t the power source © acontrol relay will automatically switch from the failed tube to a standby allowing saf normal discharge action In some passenger information systems when the ‘no smoking’: a and ‘fasten seat belt’ circuits are energised a high tone chime sounds. bor fasten seat belt’ circuits are de-energised double high tone chime sounds cor ‘fasten seat belt’ circuits are energised or de-energised a low tone chime sounds The ARINC 624 publication deals with: @ operation and test guidance for failure monitoring b guidance for design and use of built-in test equipment ec all aenects of on-hoard maintenance