1.

The flank of a thread is the:

a. prominent part of the thread
b. the flank diameter straight part of the thread which connects the crest and root
c. last thread on a bolt

2. The British Association (B.A.) has a thread angle of:

a. 47%°
b. 55°
c. 60°

3. All standard bolts, nuts and studs have:

a. single-start threads
b. two-start threads
c. three-start threads

4. GO and NOT GO screw plug gauges ensure that:

a an internal thread is correct
b the crest diameter is correct
c an external thread is correct

6. A buttress thread:
a. combines low friction with resistance to compression
b. takes axial load in both directions
c. combines low friction with resistance to shear

6. BS.F. or U.N.F. threads are used on all standard bolts of:

a. 3/8 in.
b. 5/16 in.
c. ¼ in.

7. Shear bolts are made of H.T.S. and always have:

a. thick heads
b. thin heads
c. medium heads

8. Cold forged H.T.S. bolts have:

a. an embossed ring on the head
b. a raised disk on the head
c. two parallel lines on the head

9. The nominal length of a British Manufactured Mushroom Headed Bolt is the:

a. complete length of the threaded portion
b. plain portion length of the bolt
c. length from the top of the screw to the end of the plain portion

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10. American Manufacture Clevis Bolts are loaded in:
a. shear only
b. low torque only
c. tension only

11. The plain shank of a waisted stud is reduced to the:

a. crest diameter of the screw thread
b. minor diameter of the screw thread
c. flank diameter of the screw thread

12. Locking plates may be used repeatedly provided they:

a. remain a good fit around the hexagon of the bolt
b. are made of high tensile steel
c. are fitted with a shakeproof washer

13. When using the peening method of locking:

a. ½ a thread should protrude through the nut
b. 1 thread should protrude through the nut
c. 11/2 threads should protrude through the nut

14. New fasteners must be adjusted to give a minimum clearance of:

a. 0.03 in.
b. 0.05 in.
c. 0.5 in.

15. Standards for British Solid Rivets are issued by the:

a Society of British Aerospace Companies
b Civil Aviation Authority
C International civil aviation organisation
16. Aluminium solid rivets of British Manufacture are coloured:
a green
b violet
C black
17. American modified shear head solid rivets improves the:
a stress life of the aircraft structure
b fatigue life of the aircraft structure
c torsional resistance of the aircraft structure
13. Rivets may be heat treated a maximum of:
a two times
b three times
c four times
19. Avdel rivets are lubricated:
a by the manufacturer
b before the rivet is inserted

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 C after the rivet is inserted
20. Tucker 'Pop' rivets are:
a supplied complete with mandrels as an assembly
b supplied with the mandrels separate
C heat treated before use
1. The pitch of a thread is the:
a
b
c
distance travelled axially for one complete revolution of the screw thread cross-sectional
diameter from crest to crest
distance from a point on one thread to the corresponding point on the next thread
2. The British Standard Whitworth (B.S.W.) has a thread angle of:
a 47%0
b 550
C 600
3. The
a
b
C
rams of aircraft lifting jacks have a:
buttress thread square thread acme thread

4. A hexagon headed bolt has the following identification marked on the head - A25
- 3.5L. The
3.5L indicates the:
a plain shank length is 3.5 inches.
b overall bolt length is 35mm
C overall bolt length is 3.5 inches

5. The
a
b
C
indication on the head of a hexagon bolt to indicate that it is corrosion resistance steel
is:
an 'equals' sign a single dash aZ

6. On a National Aircraft Standard (American Manufacture) Bolt a double dash

denotes:
a corrosion resistant steel
b alloy steel
C aluminium alloy
7. lf a standard stud has a coarse thread at one end, its purpose is to:
a allow for therrnal expansion in hot areas
b be screwed into soft metal

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8. Studs
a
b
C

are inserted and removed using:

a special tool, or two nuts locked together
a stud wrench
stud pliers

9. When
a
b
C

properly fined a dowel shearing stress only shearing and~nsional stress tensional stress
only

pin is subjected to:

10. Self-tapping screws generally have:

a finethreads
b a blunt point
C a coarse thread
11. When may a nut be slackened off to achieve alignment for a split pin?
a When there is no torque consideration
b Never
C In a non-critical area
12. Lengths of unsupported locking wire should not exceed:
a 3ins.
b 4ins
C Sins.
13. Multi-tab washers may be reused:
a provided the used tab is cut off and blended with a file
b never
c provided the tab does not foul control rods and cables
14. A stiff-nut is deemed unserviceable if it can be:
a tightened by a torque wrench set to 401b.in.
b tightened by a torque wrench set to 301b.in.
C screwed down all the way by hand
15. The
a
b
C

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Dzus fastener spring is located:
under the fastener head in the panel or cowling
in the underside of the aircraft structure

16. An Oddie fastener is engaged when:

a the spring is properly compressed
b the red disc cannot be seen
c a definite click is hean::l during turning
17. Rivets are designed to be strong in:
a tension
b shear
c compression
18. Solid rivets should be heat treated in a salt bath for:
a 15 minutes at 495+ 50C
b 12 minutes at 395 + 50C
C 15 minutes at 495+ 50F
19. Blind rivets may only be used to replace solid rivets when:
a used on a tertiary structure
b tubular rivets cannot be used
C this is permitted by the repair scheme
20. Sealing pins in a chobert rivet, apart from preventing ingress of moisture:
a increases the tensile strength
b increases the shear strength
c decreases the torsional effect
1. A thread angle of 47%0 on a Component using the British thread system would
indicate:
a BritishStandardflne
b British Association
C British Standard Whitworth
2. 'The form of this thread is triangular with one face 900 or nearly so to the screw
axis and a second at
450 inclined'. It is a:
a square thread
b buttress thread
C acme thread
3. Air Force-Navy standard aluminium alloy bolts of American manufacture have a
minimum diameter
requirement of:
a '/~ inch
b ~/I6 inch
C '4 inch
4. The straight part of a thread which connects the crest and the rest is called the:
a fl~
b pitch
c lead
5. An SP Universal rivet has a head shape similar to a:

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 a snaphead
b fiathead
C countersunk. head
6. The faying surfaces are the:
a . surfaces protruding out when riveted
b edges concealed by the riveting process
c surfaces which are riveted together
7. An aluminittadmagnesium alloy rivet has a:
a plain anodic finish
b violet anodic finish
c green anodic finish
8. A break-stern Tucker Pop rivet would be used in preference to a 'break-head'
type when:
a a stronger rivet is required
b both sides of the job are partially accessible
C when one side of the job is completely inaccessible
9. The basic visual identification of a unified screw is:
a a three ring symbol
b IINF,UNC as appropriate embossed on the flats of the hexagon
c AF followed by the size of the nut stamped on the hexagon
10. British Standard marking for nuts and bolts applies to:
a BSF and metric
b BAandBSFonly
c BSF bolts only
11. An Oddie sti~ut is identified by a:
a circular crown, slotted across its diameter on each side
b dome shaped crown, embodying six friction claws
c dome shaped crown in which slots are milled
12. A mark reading 26J on the head of ES bolt indicates:
a '/~ inch BSF 2.6 inch total length
b % inch BSF 2.6 inch plain shank length
C 3/~ inch 13SF 2.6 inch plain shank length

13. what is
a
b
c

indicated by a machined washer face one each end of a nut?

A standard aluminium alloy nut
It can be used only as a locking nut
A special nut of use without a washer

14. Avdel rivets are closed by a:

a squeezing process
b broaching process

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 C tapered mandrel
15. The 'grip' ofa rivet is the:
a length of rivet left to form the head
b thickness of plates which can be fastened
area of the plates held firmly together
16. A rivet with natural finish and two indented dots on the head would be:
a magnesium alloy
b mild steeL
C monel metal
17. The normal length of a countersunk screw is the:
a screwed portion plus the plain length
b length of screwed portion
C overall length
18. A metric thread is identified by:
a diameter and pitch
b root diameter only
C T.P.I.
19. The 'lead' of a thread is the:
a length of threaded portion
b distance a screw advances a:xially in one complete turn
C distance between adjacent threads
20. The lead of a two start thread is:
a half the pitch
b same as the pitch
C twice the pitch

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