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Acceleration which is due to gravity is denoted by?

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g

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Earths gravitational speed is?

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9.8m/s2

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Weight is measured in?

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Newtons

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The unit of work is?

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Joules (J)

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1J = ?Nm

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1Nm

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What is Power?

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The rate of doing work

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What is the equation for power?

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Power = work/ time (w)

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Describe what potential energy is?

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The energy a body has by virtue of its position

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Explain what kinetic energy is?

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The energy a body has by virtue of its motion

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Equation of kinetic energy?

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KE = 1/2mV2(squared)

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Newton’s first law is called?

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Law of inertia

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What is Newton’s first law?

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A body a rest remains at rest and a body remains in motion unless acted upon by an external force

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What is newtons 2nd law?

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Acceleration produced in a mass by a force acting in is directly proportional to the force and inversely proportional to the mass Force = mass x acceleration

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Formula for force?( N)

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Force = mass x acceleration

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Newtons 3rd law?

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Every action has an equal and an opposite

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What does GTE stand for?

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Gas turbine engine

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The gas turbine engine is essentially?

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A heat engine using air as a working fluid to provide thrust

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What is the Brayton cycle?

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The working cycle of a gas turbine engine

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What’s the 4 processes of a engine?

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. Induction
. Compression
. Combustion
. Exhaust

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Piston engines have a peak pressure in excess of?

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1000psi

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Apart from thrust what else does an engine provide?

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. Bleed air
. Hydraulic power
. Electrical power

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What are the two different types of aircraft engines?

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. Piston type engines
. Gas turbine engines

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What are the 4 different types of turbine gas engines?

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. Turbofan engine
. Turbojet engine
. Turboprop engine
. APU (auxiliary power unit)

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An engine that uses jet propulsion is called?

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A reaction engine

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What newtons law does a reaction engine use?
Newton’s law of motion - every force has an equal and opposite reaction
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Which engine is likely to be more efficient?
A turbofan has the highest efficiency (85%)
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How does a turboprop create thrust?
By a small acceleration of a large mass of air
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Pressure of air during combustion does what?
Doesn’t rise during combustion
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The combustion process is known as?
. Heating at a constant pressure . isobaric heating
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What stroke is a piston engine?
One stroke
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How many processes does a gas turbine engine do?
4 processes simultaneously
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What’s the main function of an engine?
Create movement of the aircraft
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Advantages of piston type engines?
. Simple design . More fuel efficient
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A disadvantage of a piston type engine?
. Performance decreases at high altitudes . Too large
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What aircraft are piston engines used on?
Very small aircraft
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Gas turbine engines can operate at?
Very high altitudes
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What’s the equation for force?
Force = mass x acceleration
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What type of engine is used in modern aircraft?
Turbofan engine
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Why do most modern aircraft use a turbofan engine?
As it makes high aircraft speeds possible with good engine efficiency
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Why do turbojet engines not get used as much anymore?
. Very loud . Requires too much fuel
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What do turboprob engines drive?
Drives a propeller to produce shaft horse power only
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What is the purpose of the APU?
Supply’s aircraft with electric and pneumatic power if main engines aren’t available
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What two ways can you accelerate air (air pressure)?
. Mechanically by a compressor . Thermally by increasing volume of air with fuel/heat is burned
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Turboprop engines produce their thrust by?
A small acceleration of a large quantity of air with a propellor
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What’s the main disadvantage of a turboprop engine?
Doesn’t permit high aircraft speeds
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How many spools does a turbofan engine normally have?
Twin or triple spool
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What’s required to reduce the high gas turbine engine rotation on a turboprop engine?
Reduction gear
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Why are turboprop engines very efficient?
As they convert all of their gas energy to torque
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A turbofan engine is similar to a turboprop engine, but instead of the propellor it has?
A fan enclosed in a casing
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Where does the total thrust of the turbofan come from?
The sum of core engine and fan thrust
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What does EGT mean?
Exhaust gas temperature
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On a turbofan what % of total thrust comes from the fan?
80% (Depending on the bypass ratio)
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What is the bypass ratio?
The ratio of air that passes through the fan duct compared to the core engine
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What modern turbofan engines what is the bypass ratio?
Between 4:1 and 9:1
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What is the latest engine research about?
. Open rotor engines . Propfans
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What are the two different methods of engine construction design?
. Non modular . Modular engine
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Where is a non modular deign normally found?
. older engine construction . Some APUs
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What were the advatanges of a non modular engines?
. Saved weight . Fully functional
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What were the disadvantages of a non modular engine?
. Design was complicated . Parts difficult to access . Engine removed to access a single part
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What are the main advantages of a modular construction?
. Whole engine split up into separate major modules . Pre assembled and balanced . Specially designed for removal and replace easily
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What are the advantages for the manufacture for modular engines??
. Rotating parts can be pre balanced . Less spare engines needed in stock . More flexibility when changes made to engine parts . Easily stored and transported
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What is the main design aim fit the materials used within an engine?
. Cheap . Strong . Lightweight
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Aluminium alloy is mainly used for?
. Gearbox housing . Fan stator casings . Low loaded parts
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Where are ceramic coatings used??
In the combustion and high pressure turbine
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Titanium alloys are as strong as steel but?
. weight half its amount . Can take high centrifugal loads . But expensive
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Where are titanium materials used?
. Fan . Low pressure compressor . Front stages of HP compressor
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Where are nickel base alloys used?
. HP compressor . Combustion section . High and low pressure turbine
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What’s the main advantage of a cobalt material?
Highly heat resistant

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