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Question 1

The antiskid brake system on a jet transport aircraft allows maximum braking without loss of traction. If, during operation of the antiskid braking system, the pilot feels a rapid oscillation through the pedals, the probable cause is:

Answer 1

Normal operation of the system

Question 2

If the wings are level in steady asymmetric flight in a multi-engined aircraft, the balance ball
will be:

Answer 2

In the centre

Question 3

The purpose of the bogie wheel landing gear configuration compared to a single wheel on a main gear leg is:

Answer 3

Reduced tyre surface area contact, reduced tyre pressures and higher ACNs

Question 4

Regarding inertial reference systems (IRS):

Answer 4

An IRS can derive current true heading independent of other inputs

Question 5

With regard to the monitoring of autopilot systems via the auto-land status enunciator:

Answer 5

A land 2 indication means the level of redundancy is such that any single fault would not cause a significant deviation from the flight path (fail passive)

Question 6

Air is slowed down in the combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine to:

Answer 6

Prevent flame out

Question 7

If thermocouples are used in parallel to measure the temperature in a jet engine, the temperature shown will be:

Answer 7

The average temperature of all probes on the circuit

Question 8

The minimum position input(s) required to initialise an inertial navigation system are/is:

Answer 8

Lat & long

Question 9

The auto-flight mode combination which controls thrust to maintain a set aircraft speed is:

Answer 9

VNAV PATH and SPD

Question 10

The errors associated with a Machmeter are:

Answer 10

Instrument and position

Question 11

In a split bus electrical system consisting of two main engine driven generators:

Answer 11

A bus is only supplied by one generator at any given time

Question 12

Standpipes in the hydraulic system in a jet transport aircraft needed to:

Answer 12

Ensure fluid supply in the event of primary system fluid loss

Question 13

Compared to a high bypass turbofan, a pure turbojet engine has:

Answer 13

More thrust at the same mass flow

Question 14

An aircraft is filled to full tank volume capacity with AVTUR for a Specific Gravity (SG) of 0.8.
If the SG has been 0.7 instead of 0.8, the available range would be:

Answer 14

Less

Question 15

Concerning large aircraft electrical systems: (split bus systems)

Answer 15

Split bus systems need not run generators in parallel

Question 16

In an aircraft electrical system, a bus bar is:

Answer 16

A large terminal for power distribution to services

Question 17

In a steady climb, the thrust produced by the engines is balanced by drag, plus:

Answer 17

Plus a component of weight

Question 18

In an aircraft with a ‘flying tail’, movement of the control column results in movement of the:

Answer 18

Tailplane with the elevator moving in the same direction

Question 19

In a turbo-jet aircraft compared to a turbo-prop aircraft, lowest specific fuel consumption (SFC) compared to net thrust is achieved when flying at:

Answer 19

High speed

Question 20

The effect of spoiler deployment on the total drag curve for an aeroplane is to move the curve:

Answer 20

Up and left

Question 21

On an aircraft with a conventional flight director system, the flight director bars are controlled by:

Answer 21

The flight director computer