section 7: powerplant Flashcards
what is the airplane powered by?
2 Garrett AiResearch TPE 331-5-252 D or TPE 331-5B-252 D engines and 2 hartzell propellors
what kind of engine is the TPE 331-5(B)-252D?
lightweight single shaft turboprop engine
what further pressurises fuel supplied to the engine from the fuel system?
engine driven fuel pumps
what controls fuel flow to the engine fuel manifolds?
fuel control unit (FCU)
what does the automatic negative torque sensing system (NTS) do?
reduces propellor drag to an easily controlled level in the event of engine failure in flight
the engine also includes an ITT and torque limiting system
how is the engine started on the ground?
an electrical starter-generator which turns the rotating group through a gear train
what is used for ice protection in the air inlet?
hot engine oil from the oil sump is used in the inner part
the outer part is heated by hot bleed air from the engine
what kind of propellor is the Hartzell HC-B4TN- 5ML/LT 10574 propellor?
four bladed constant speed, full feathering and reversible pitch propellor
what kind of propellor does the DO228 have?
Hartzell HC-B4TN- 5ML/LT 10574 propellor
what does the type of prop blade installed depend on?
the ice protection installed
what is propellor blade angle controlled by?
a governor installed on the engine supplying engine oil through the propellor shaft
how does the governor control blade angle?
oil pressure decreases propellor blade angle while counterweights attached to the blade clamps plus springs and aerodynamic blade force increase blade angle towards the feathered postion
how is feathering accomplished?
opening a valve which allows the feathering spring to force the oil out of the propellor hub and back into the oil sump
how is unfeathring accomplished?
unfeathering pump
what holds the props in a fine pitch during ground starting?
spring actuated start locks
how can the spring actuated start locks be removed?
by centrifugal forces when the engine is running by moving the power levers towards reverse
what must the power levers be set to in order to engage the start locks on shutdown?
REVERSE between 60 to 30% RPM
below what RPM will the start locks engage?
approx 10%
how do we engage the start locks when the engine is not running?
activate the unfeathering pump with the POWER lever in reverse until minimum blade angle is reached
what 4 major components make up the power management system?
- prop governor
- prop blade angle control
- fuel control unit (FCU)
- engine limiting system
what 2 basic modes does the power management system provide?
beta mode and prop governing mode
what does beta mode do?
provides for pilot control of blade angle. the FCU automatically meters fuel to match engine RPM according to prop load. the power lever sets the blade angle and the USFG controls engine RPM as set by the engine speed lever.
when is beta mode utilised?
all ground operation
what does propellor governing mode do?
provides for pilot control of engine power (torque) at a selected engine speed. the prop governor controls the propellor blade angle position to automatically maintain engine speed at the pilot selected RPM. The power lever sets the fuel flow and the prop governor controls the RPM as set by the engine speed lever.