Airframe

Question 1

What are two areas which must be paid particular attention to during corrosion inspections?

Answer 1

Gearboxes and avionics

Question 2

How do you prevent streaking when washing a helicopter?

Answer 2

Start at the tail and work from bottom to top

Question 3

What is the location and function of the main rotor head dampers?

Answer 3

Installed between the hub and spindles

Restrain hunting of the main rotor blades

Question 4

How can the tail wheel lockpin be unlocked?

Answer 4

Electrically by the switch in the cabin

Manually in case of actuator failure

Question 5

What factors affect helicopter flight?

Answer 5

Lift counteracts weight
Weight force of gravity pulling down
Drag friction of the air pushing back
Thrust counteracts drag

Question 6

What factors affect helicopter performance?

Answer 6

Weight
Weather
Wind
Engine performance

Question 7

Name the sections of the fuselage

Answer 7

Cockpit
Cabin
Transition section
Tail cone 
Tail rotor pylon
Main rotor pylon

Question 8

What is the location and function of a BIM indicator?

Answer 8

Mounted on the back wall of the spar at the root of the MRB
Compares a built in reference pressure with the pressure in the spar
White bands when within limits
Black bands out of limits
Manual self test

Question 9

What three flight controls affect helicopter flight?

Answer 9

Collective sticks
Cyclic sticks
Rudder pedals

Question 10

What is copper beryllium?

Answer 10

A cancer causing agent

Lock pin puller and droop stops are made with this