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Systems Flashcards

1
Q

The Cessna 172S Skyhawk is powered by a…

with a ____ ________ lubricating system

A

Lycoming
Horizontally opposed
Air cooled
Naturally aspirated
Direct drive
Engine

wet sump

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2
Q

The engine is a Lycoming model ___-_____-____.

It is rated at ____ horsepower at ______ RPM.

A

IO-360-L2A

180
2700

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3
Q

Major accessories of the engine include a…

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

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4
Q

The Skyhawk is equipped with what type of propeller?

It is _______ and it is ___ inches in diameter.

A

Two-bladed, fixed pitch, one piece forged aluminum alloy propeller

anodized

76

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5
Q

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.

A

tricycle
nose wheel

spring steel
air/oil

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6
Q

Each main gear has a __________ actuated brake on the _______ side of each wheel

A

hydraulically
inboard

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7
Q

Slips with full flaps should be avoided to avoid ________ _______.

A

elevator flutter

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8
Q

The Skyhawk is equipped with _______ driven vacuum pumps.

Analog avionics have ____ vacuum pumps.
G1000 avionics have ____ pump.

A

engine

two
one

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9
Q

The vacuum pumps are ___________, allowing a _____ ____ with a reduced chance of failed components from the pump fouling the ____________.

A

downstream
fail safe
gyroscopes

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10
Q

Skyhawks equipped with the NXi version of the G1000 ___ _____ have a vacuum system if the standby instrument is a….

A

do not
self contained electronic unit

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11
Q

The pitot-static system supplies ram air pressure to the ________ ________ and static pressure to the…

A

airspeed indicator

airspeed indicator, vertical speed indicator, and altimeter.

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12
Q

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 _______.

A

closed
error

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13
Q

What kind of gas does the Skyhawk use?

What color is it?

A

100 Low Lead AVGAS

Blue

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14
Q

The Skyhawk has two ___ gallon vented fuel tanks.

How much is usable?
How much is unusable?

A

28

26.5 gallons
1.5 gallons

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15
Q

The fuel system consists of…

The engine-mounted portion of the fuel system consists of the…

A

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

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16
Q

The auxiliary fuel pump is __________ driven.

A

electrically

17
Q

The Skyhawk is equipped with a ____ volt ________ ________ electrical system, powered by a ____-amp, engine driven alternator and a ____ volt battery.

A

28
Direct Current
60
24

18
Q

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…

A

split
essential

master switch
annunciation circuits
interior lighting

19
Q

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.

A

amber
red

10
steady

20
Q

The BAT side of the MASTER switch controls the _________ and the ALT side controls the _________.

A

battery
alternator

21
Q

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

A

pneumatic
5 to 10

22
Q

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.

A

121.5 and 243.0
5
3

23
Q

What are the 4 functions of engine oil?

A

-Engine lubrication
-Engine cooling
-Engine cleaning (removes sediment and debris)
-Seals the piston in the cylinder

24
Q

The engine should not be operated on less than ___ quarts of oil.

A

5

25
Q

In the event that the alternator and main battery have failed the _________ _________ is available to supply power to the _________ bus.

A

standby battery
essential

26
Q

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?

A

12v cabin power
Flaps
Auxiliary fuel pump
Pitot heat
Interior lights
Exterior lights

27
Q

What runs off the essential bus?

A

PFD
ADC, AHARS
COMM 1
NAV 1
Standby indicator lights

28
Q

The fuel/air control unit…

A

meters fuel flow in proportion to induction air flow.

29
Q

What kind of flaps does the 172 have?

A

Slotted flaps

30
Q

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.

A

improve engine operation during extended idle operation in hot weather.

fuel-air control unit
fuel return line
fuel reservoir tank

lower
vapor
hot

31
Q

G1000
The magnetometer provides ________ data to the AHRS.

A

heading

32
Q

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.

A

data
no

33
Q

G1000
The ADC receives _____ and _______ system inputs as well as _____ input

A

pitot and static
OAT

34
Q

G1000
If your ADC fails you will see red ___ for…

A

airspeed
altitude
vertical speed
OAT
true airspeed

35
Q

G1000
If your ADC fails, your transponder will no longer have what capability?

A

Altitude reporting capability

36
Q

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?

A

Attitude
Turn-rate

Measures the vertical and horizontal components of the earth’s magnetic field

Magnetic heading data

37
Q

G1000
If the AHRS fails all attitude indications are replaced by a large, red ___ and the words…

A

X
Altitude Fail

38
Q

G1000
If the magnetometer fails, what data will you lose?

A

Heading data

39
Q

Transformer Rectifier Units (TRUs) convert…

Inverters convert…

A

AC generator output to DC.

DC output to AC.

Cessna 172SP Skyhawk (2 decks)

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