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The voltage regulator of a DC generator is connected in…
Series with a shunt field coil
Ground spoiler is activated by.
Main wheel spin up
Cabin heating air is from
Hot air bleed from the compressors
Twin spool hung start
N2 speed stabilising at a lower tan normal RPM and an increase in EGT
Engine fire…how is fuel supply cut off
By the pilot
What is hard time maintenance?
A component that is replaced or overhauled after a given number of hours/cycles
What happens in a cabin over pressurisation?
A positive pressure relief valve is opened
What type of structure is a transport aircraft.
Semi-monocoque
What does a impulse magneto coupling do.
Gives a retarded spark at starting
What causes icing in a float type carbouretter
Result of vaporisation of fuel and the expansion of the air in the carb
Diesel engines…do they require intake heating .
No as they have no Venturi
Where is fuel flow measured in a gas turbine engine?
It’s measured between the fuel control unit and engine burners
Divergent intake …
Static P and temp increase
Total P and temp remain constant
Magneto wire + aircraft body =
Dead magneto
What causes the slip stream effect of a prop..?
Low airspeed and high power setting
