Systems Flashcards
The Cessna 172S Skyhawk is powered by a…
with a ____ ________ lubricating system
Lycoming
Horizontally opposed
Air cooled
Naturally aspirated
Direct drive
Engine
wet sump
The engine is a Lycoming model ___-_____-____.
It is rated at ____ horsepower at ______ RPM.
IO-360-L2A
180
2700
Major accessories of the engine include a…
-starter and belt-driven alternator
-dual magnetos
-vacuum pumps
-engine driven fuel pump
-full flow oil filter mounted on the rear of the engine accessory case
The Skyhawk is equipped with what type of propeller?
It is _______ and it is ___ inches in diameter.
Two-bladed, fixed pitch, one piece forged aluminum alloy propeller
anodized
76
The Shyhawks landing gear is of the _______ type. It has a steerable _____ ______ and two main wheels.
Shock absorption is provided by the tubular ______ ______ main landing gear struts and the ___/___ nose gear shock strut.
tricycle
nose wheel
spring steel
air/oil
Each main gear has a __________ actuated brake on the _______ side of each wheel
hydraulically
inboard
Slips with full flaps should be avoided to avoid ________ _______.
elevator flutter
The Skyhawk is equipped with _______ driven vacuum pumps.
Analog avionics have ____ vacuum pumps.
G1000 avionics have ____ pump.
engine
two
one
The vacuum pumps are ___________, allowing a _____ ____ with a reduced chance of failed components from the pump fouling the ____________.
downstream
fail safe
gyroscopes
Skyhawks equipped with the NXi version of the G1000 ___ _____ have a vacuum system if the standby instrument is a….
do not
self contained electronic unit
The pitot-static system supplies ram air pressure to the ________ ________ and static pressure to the…
airspeed indicator
airspeed indicator, vertical speed indicator, and altimeter.
When using the alternate static source, the windows and cabin vents must be _______ to reduce the pressure differential between the cockpit and the atmosphere, reducing pitot-static _______.
closed
error
What kind of gas does the Skyhawk use?
What color is it?
100 Low Lead AVGAS
Blue
The Skyhawk has two ___ gallon vented fuel tanks.
How much is usable?
How much is unusable?
28
26.5 gallons
1.5 gallons
The fuel system consists of…
The engine-mounted portion of the fuel system consists of the…
Two vented fuel tanks
3 position selector valve
Fuel reservoir tank
Auxiliary fuel pump
Fuel shutoff valve
Fuel strainer
Engine driven fuel pump
Fuel/air control unit
Fuel flow transducer
Fuel distribution valve
Fuel injection nozzles
The auxiliary fuel pump is __________ driven.
electrically
The Skyhawk is equipped with a ____ volt ________ ________ electrical system, powered by a ____-amp, engine driven alternator and a ____ volt battery.
28
Direct Current
60
24
Power is supplied to most electrical circuits through a _____ primary bus bar, with an _________ bus wired between the two primaries to provide power to the…
split
essential
master switch
annunciation circuits
interior lighting
An annunciation panel is located on the left side of the instrument panel and provides _______ caution messages and _____ warning messages for selected portions of the airplane systems.
The annunciation is designed to flash for ___ seconds before remaining _______ to gain the attention of the pilot.
amber
red
10
steady
The BAT side of the MASTER switch controls the _________ and the ALT side controls the _________.
battery
alternator
The Skyhawk is equipped with a _________ type stall warning system. The warning horn will result at ___ to ___ knots above the stall speed in all flight configurations
pneumatic
5 to 10
A remote switch/annunciator is installed on the top center location of the co-pilots instrument panel for control of the ELT from the cockpit. The ELT emits an omnidirectional signal on _____ and _____ MHz, and may be checked in the first ___ minutes past the hour for no more than ___ sweeps.
121.5 and 243.0
5
3
What are the 4 functions of engine oil?
-Engine lubrication
-Engine cooling
-Engine cleaning (removes sediment and debris)
-Seals the piston in the cylinder
The engine should not be operated on less than ___ quarts of oil.
5
In the event that the alternator and main battery have failed the _________ _________ is available to supply power to the _________ bus.
standby battery
essential
If the alternator has failed and the main battery runs out of power you will lose primary bus 1 and 2 and be using the standby battery and essential bus. What do you lose when the primary buses go offline?
12v cabin power
Flaps
Auxiliary fuel pump
Pitot heat
Interior lights
Exterior lights
What runs off the essential bus?
PFD
ADC, AHARS
COMM 1
NAV 1
Standby indicator lights
The fuel/air control unit…
meters fuel flow in proportion to induction air flow.
What kind of flaps does the 172 have?
Slotted flaps
The fuel return system is designed to…
Metered fuel is taken from the ____-____ _________ _____ and routed through the _____ ________ _____ to the _____ __________ _____.
This results in ______ fuel operating temperatures, which minimizes the amount of fuel ______ generated in the fuel lines during ____ weather operations.
improve engine operation during extended idle operation in hot weather.
fuel-air control unit
fuel return line
fuel reservoir tank
lower
vapor
hot
G1000
The magnetometer provides ________ data to the AHRS.
heading
G100
If both GIA 63 (Integrated Avionics Units) fail, the AHRS and ADC still provide _____ to the displays but ___ navigation or communication capabilities are available.
data
no
G1000
The ADC receives _____ and _______ system inputs as well as _____ input
pitot and static
OAT
G1000
If your ADC fails you will see red ___ for…
airspeed
altitude
vertical speed
OAT
true airspeed
G1000
If your ADC fails, your transponder will no longer have what capability?
Altitude reporting capability
G1000
The AHRS provides what data to the PFD?
What does the magnetometer do?
What data does the magnetometer provide to the AHRS for display on the PFD?
Attitude
Turn-rate
Measures the vertical and horizontal components of the earth’s magnetic field
Magnetic heading data
G1000
If the AHRS fails all attitude indications are replaced by a large, red ___ and the words…
X
Altitude Fail
G1000
If the magnetometer fails, what data will you lose?
Heading data
Transformer Rectifier Units (TRUs) convert…
Inverters convert…
AC generator output to DC.
DC output to AC.
