DGFCA AME EXAM

PAPER 3 [PISTON ENGINE] (JUNE-2013)

1.

Power recovery turbine in reciprocating engine is coupled to the

engine crankshaft through
a) Mechanical coupling
b) Slip coupling
c) Fluid coupling
d) Both b & c

2.

The mass of air flowing through the carburetor is controlled by

a) throttle valve
b) venture
c) metering jet

3.

The propellers of aircraft powered by reciprocating engine accelerate

a) a large mass of air through a small velocity change
b) A small mass of air through a large velocity change.
c) Both a & b

4.

Specific weight of an engine is the ratio of weight of an engine per

a) Brake horse power
b) Thrust horse power
c) Indicated horse power

5.

Specific weight of an engine is the ratio of weight of an engine per

a) Brake horse power
b) Thrust horse power
c) Indicated horse power

6.

Operating flexibility is the ability of an engine to run smoothly and

give desired performance at all speeds from
a) Idling
b) Idling to full power
c) Full power only

7.

Slip stream effect of an propeller can be minimized by

a) Increase in wash in on left side
b) Increase in wash out on right side
c) Off setting the fin
d) All of the above

8.

In plain type connecting rod at the crank pin end

a) Single piece bushing is used

b) Two piece bushing is used

c) Bearing is used
9.

Piston pin bore diameter is used by using

a) Micrometer
b) Telescoping gauge and micrometer
c) DTI

10. In some reciprocating engine recess may be provided in the piston

head
a) To increase compression
b) For cooling
c) To prevent interference with the valve
d) All of the above
11. Honing process is related with which component in piston engine
a) Piston
b) Cylinder
c) Valve
d) Crankshaft
12.

Chrome plated cylinders are identified by

a) Orange paint
b) Blue paint

13. The clearance between the rocker arm face and the tip of the valve
stem tip when the piston is on top dead centre of the power stroke
and rocker arm is pressed against the push rod is called ( dale crane
AMT 32)
a) Valve lash
b) Valve lead
c) Valve lag
14. Hydraulic valve lifters used in reciprocating engine
a) Provides better lubrication to valve operating mechanism
b) Requires the clearance adjustment
c) Eliminate the necessity of clearance adjustment
d) All of the above
15. V - 1710 indicates
a) V type engine use supercharging
b) V type engine having 1710 piston displacement in cubic
inches

c) V type engine having 1710 piston displacement in cubic

centimeter
16. Plain bearings are generally used for the
a) Cam ring
b) Cam shaft
c) Accessory drive shaft
d) All of the above
17. When greater reduction in speed requires piston engine use
a) Normal planetary reduction gear
b) Reverse planetary reduction gear
c) Both a & b
d) None
18. In four stroke cycle five events are occurs in sequence
a) Intake, compression, power, exhaust
b) Intake, compression, ignition, power, exhaust
c) Intake, exhaust, power, ignition, compression
19. The energy release cycle used by reciprocating engines is constant
(Dale crane AMT 20 Q no. 2 on page-40)
a) Pressure cycle
b) Volume cycle
c) Temperature cycle
20. MTCS
a) Valve tappet converts the rotating motion of the
crankshaft into the reciprocating motion of connecting
rod.
b) Valve tappet convert the reciprocating motion of the piston into
the rotating motion of crankshaft
c) Valve tappet convert the rotary motion of crankshaft into the
reciprocating motion of camshaft
21. In four stroke cycle valve overlap occurs at the end of --------- and at
the begging of ----------.
a) Exhaust, intake
b) Intake exhaust
c) Intake compression
22. The piston displacement is obtained by multiplying total distance
piston moves in a stroke to the
a) Area of cross section of cylinder bore

b) Area of cross section of piston head

c) Area of cross section of piston
23. T 310 T indicate
a) Turbocharged
b) Turbo-supercharged
c) Tempered
24. Thermal efficiency is
a) The ratio of heat energy of fuel it uses to the useful work done
by an engine
b) The ratio of useful work done by an engine to the heat
energy of fuel it uses
c) The ratio of break horse power to the indicated horse power
25. Mechanical efficiency is the ratio of break horse power to the
a) Indicated horse power
b) Thrust horse power
c) Friction horse power
26. Air entering in the reciprocating engine is directed by
a) Air inlate
b) Carburetor
c) Throttle
d) Mixture control
27. The compression of intake air or fuel air mixture by the use of
exhaust gases is known as
a) Supercharging
b) Turbo supercharging
c) Turbo chargers
28. The leaking intake pipes, restricted intake duct, and propeller
unbalance will causes
a) Engine rough runs
b) Low power
c) Engine vibration
d) All of the above
29. MTCS
a) Waste gate collects and directs the exhaust gases on the turbine
wheel
b) If the waste gate is fully closed all the exhaust gases are
directed outboard

c) Waste gate controls the volume of exhaust gases

directed onto the turbine wheel
d) All of the above
30. Engine surges due to
a) Bootstrapping
b) Waste gate malfunction
c) Controller malfunction
d) All of the above
31. The vapor lock in fuel is reduced by the use of
a) Baffles in the tank
b) Booster pump
c) Temp reducing
d) All of the above
32. Mtcs
a) High pressure fuel into low temperature fuel
b) High temperature fuel into low pressure fuel
c) Both a & b
d) None
33. MTCS
a) A measure of economical use of fuel is called specific fuel
consumption
b)
c)
34. The basic operating principle of most carburetors depends on the
differential pressure between venture throat and
a) Out side
b) Inside
c) Carburetor
d) Air inlet
35. The power compensator system automatically increase the richness
of mixture during
a) High power operation
b) Sudden acceleration
c) Idling
d) All speed above idling
36. In direct fuel injection system the fuel strainer used in which section
a) Fuel injector section
b) Fuel metering section

c) Regulator section
37. Check and adjust the throttle control linkages so that spring back on
the throttle quadrant in the aircraft is equal in both
a) Full open
b) Full closed
c) Both a & b
d) Full rich and lean
38. In the magneto the one end winding is electrically grounded and the
other connected to distributor block is called magneto winding
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c) Ground
d) P lead
39. The distributor rotates at what speed of the crankshaft
a) Half
b) One and half
c) Twice
40. Dual type magnetos are
a) Base mounted
b) Flange mounted
c) Both a & b
41. Which type of magneto ignition system use transformer
a) Low tension
b) High tension
c) Both a & b
d) None
42. Which type of auxiliary ignition system change the DC of battery into
pulsating DC
a) Impulse coupling
b) Induction vibrator
c) Booster coil
43. Impulse coupling mostly used in
a) Radial engine
b) Six cylinder opposed engine
c) High power rated engine
d) Both b & c
44. MTCS

a) Hot spark plugs will have short heat transfer path

b) Cold spark plug will have long heat transfer path
c) The choice of spark plugs to be used in a specific aircraft
is determined by the engine manufacturer.
d) All of the above
45. Timing lights are used to determine the exact instant that the
a) Magneto points are open
b) Primary is grounded
c) Secondary is grounded
46. The internal timing of the magneto is
a) Timing the magneto to the engine
b) The adjustment of the breaker points of the magneto
c) Both a &b
47. Bench timing of the magneto uses
a) Impulse coupling
b) Induction vibrator
c) Booster coil
48. When using the fuel of high tetraethyl lead content the fouling on
sparkplug will be
a) Black in colour
b) Green in colour
c) Gray in colour
49. To avoid damage to the cylinder head spark plug openings are fitted
with
(Dale crane AMT 57)
a) Heli-coil bushing
b) Heli-coil insert
c) Bushing
50. Scavenge pump location
a)
b)
c)
51. Spar gear pump is a form of ( dale crane AMT 109)
a) Variable delivery pump
b) Constant displacement pump
c)
52. Surge protection valve is associated with which system

a)
b)
c)
d)

Induction system
Lubrication system
Instrument system
Both a & b

53. Cylinder walls are lubricated by

a) Splash oil by the connecting rod
b) Sprayed oil by the crankshaft bearing hole
c) Both
54. MTCS
a) Dry sump are suitable for inverted flight
b) Wet sump engine having separate tank
c)
55. When checking the low unmetered fuel pressure, the engine is
operated at its
(Dale crane AMT 179 Q no. 93 page 181)
a) Idle rpm
b) Take off rpm
c) Cruise rpm
56. Mostly used filtration system is (dale crane AMT 112)
a) Full flow
b) Partially flow
c) Bypass flow
57. Detonation is
a) Explosive burning of fuel air mixture
b)
c)
58. The practical limit to the compression ratio an engine can tolerate is
determined by which characteristics of fuel (dale crane AMT 41 Q no.
20)
a) Flash point
b) Detonation
c)
59. Cylinder cooling
a) Fins
b) Baffles
c) cowling
d) All of the above

60. Thrust bending force is the thrust load tends to bend the blade in
a) Opposite direction
b) Forward direction
c) Increased angle of attack position
d) Decreased angle of attack position
61. Aerodynamic unbalance of propeller blades is results when
a) Thrust of blades is unequal
b) Propeller blade elements not follow the same plane of rotation
c) Center of gravity of the propeller does not coincide with the axis
of rotation
62. If the metal particles are found in oil
a) Indication of engine failure
b) Normal operation
c)
d)
63. A series of deep scratches caused by foreign particles between
moving parts is called
a) Peening
b) Scoring
c) Scratches
64. The greatest wear in the cylinder is
a) At the top of the cylinder
b) Near the top of the cylinder
c) At the bottom of the cylinder
d) None
65. Valve stretch
a) Radius gauge
b) Micrometer
c) Filler gauge
66. The difference between the angles the valve seat and the valve face
are ground is (dale crane AMT 59)
a) Interference angle
b) Reference angle
c) Lapping angle
67. Creep marking is in between
a) Glass and the case
b) Glass and the dezel
c)

d)
68. Fuel flow meter
a) Type of pressure gauge
b) Measure the amount of fuel delivered to the carburetor
c) Measure the pressure drop at the discharge nozzle
d) All of the above
69. In manifold pressure indicator the bellows
a) Expands at ground
b)
c)
d)
70. Engine power is increased by increasing
a) Cylinder volume
b) Engine power
c) Combustion pressure
d) All of the above
71. Fast RPM drop is usually result of
a) Faulty spark plug
b) Incorrect ignition timing
c) Both a & b
d) None
72. Back firing
a) Too lean mixture
b) Too lean mixture
c) High idle RPM
d) Low idle RPM
73. Auxiliary ignition system used in engine having
a)
b)
c)
d)

High tension ignition

Low tension ignition
Both a & b
none

74. Service bulletins

a)
b)
c)
d) All of the above
75. Ignition off after
a)
b)
c)
d)

Idle cut off

Fuel shut off valve off
Engine being to be stopped
All of the above

76. In fig show

77. Oil control ring

Ans - compression stroke

78. Hot position

79. Bendix drive pinion

80. Long reach spark plug

81. NACA stands for (dale crane AMT 43)

a) National aviation committee for aeronautics
b) National advisory committee for aeronautics
c) National American committee for aeronautics
82. On ground the position of the alternate air valve is
a) Hot
b) In between
c) Cold
83. Engine mounting bolts in addition to weight of the engine are also
subjected to
a) Tension
b) compression
c) Torsion
d) Bending
84. MTCS
a) Power stroke in four stroke engine occurs at every two
revolution of crankshaft
b) Power stroke in four stroke engine occurs at every revolution
of crankshaft
c) Power stroke in four stroke engine occurs twice a revolution of
crankshaft
d) none
85. Icing tendency of carburetor is due to

a) Discharge fuel at low pressure, the discharge nozzle

must be located at venture, and the throttle valve must
be on engine side of the discharge nozzle
b)
c)
86. MTCS
a) When the waste gate is fully open all exhaust gases are
directed to turbine wheel
b) When the waste gate is fully open all exhaust gases are
directed to overboard through tail pipe
c) Bothe a & b
d) None
87. When a compression check is performed, a hissing sound at the
breather is an indication air is leaking past the
a) Exhaust valve
b) Intake valve
c) Piston rings
88. When the carburetor heat valve is in cold position, the air that enters
the engine is
a) Filtered
b) Unfiltered
c) Both a & b
d) None
89. Throttle in a float type carburetor
a) Regulates air flow to the engine
b) Controls power output
c) Placed between venture and engine
d) All of the above
90. Which system is used during starting to produce a spark
a) Primary ignition system
b) Secondary ignition system
c) Auxiliary ignition system

91. If the e-gap position is altered what will be the result

a) Weak spark
b) Timing order is changed
c) No spark

d) All of the above

92.