Part 1 - Chapter 4 - Engine Controls & Instruments Flashcards
1
Q
Engine thrust
A
1,750 lbs (sea level, ISA)
2
Q
Purpose of barometric flow control unit
A
Meters fuel in accordance with air pressure, speed and throttle setting
3
Q
Purpose of Air / Fuel ratio control unit
A
Limits increase in rate of fuel delivery during engine acceleration
4
Q
Fuel drainage/ collector tanks
A
Gather excess fuel from combustion chamber and jet pipe
Must be emptied on the ground after wet start
Empty via slipstream in flight
5
Q
What is on the engine accessory gearbox?
A
- Generator
- Starter motor
- hydraulic pump
6
Q
2 oil systems
A
- Engine oil
- Accessory gearbox oil
7
Q
Systems fed by compressor bleed air
A
- Windscreen demist, anti ice, rain clearance
- Fuel tanks, fuel recuperator pressurisation
- Hydraulic reservoir pressurisation
- Air fuel ratio control unit heating
- Generator cooling
8
Q
Starter pushbutton and light after start
A
- Pushbutton must pop out and light out
- If light on shut down
- if button stays in, switch off starter master
- If button pops out and light out, aircraft may be flown but fault has to be investigated after landing
9
Q
Components in the barometric flow control unit
A
HP fuel cock
Throttle
