Exam Bank Flashcards
Where are brushed fitted
Engine
Noddle point
Greatest vibration 80% of blade
Where is aerodynamic balancing correct factor
Marked on blade root
Where is blade angle measured from
Master reference point
When does angle of attack increase
RPM speed increases and speed is constant
Where is no damage permitted
On root
Max speed of fixed pitch propeller
250km/hr
Angle between chord line and relative airflow
Angle of attack
When do you check for brinelling
Every 12 months
Fluid for anti icing
ISO-PROPYL
What’s spinner made of
Aluminium and glass fibre
When are bolts retorqued and tightness checked
25hrs & 50 hours
Why and when is variable pitch propeller exercised
Prior to engine shutdown to recirculate oil
How does a propeller govener with Constant speed unit maintains constant speed?
Putting oil from the engine or propeller under pressure through a pilot valve incase of an underspeed & over speed
what is the angle between rotational plane of propeller & the relative airflow
Angle of advance or helix angle