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Exam simulation Aircraft General Knowledge - Airframe, Systems, Powerplant - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Exam simulation ATPL Aircraft General Knowledge - Airframe, Systems, Powerplant 120 questions on 120 minutes

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1 - An aeroplane whose maximum approved passenger seating configuration is 501 to 600 seats must be equipped with at least:
2 - The chemical oxygen generator supplies oxygen for about:
3 - The Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) uses the following wavelengths:
4 - Regarding fire detection, Ion detectors are used to detect:
5 - Where are flight spoilers fitted?
6 - In a gas turbine engine lubrication system fitted with an oil to fuel heat exchanger the:
7 - When operating two AC generators unparalleled, the phase relationship of each generator:
8 - With which instrument(s) do you monitor the power output of an aeroplane fitted with a fixed pitch propeller?
9 - In a commercial transport aircraft the landing gear operating system is usually:
10 - For take-off, the correct combination of propeller pitch (1), and propeller lever position (2) at brake release is:
11 - The term 'pressure cabin' applies when an aeroplane:
12 - An aeroplane whose maximum approved passenger seating configuration is greater than 600 seats must be equipped with at least:
13 - In computer technology, an output peripheral is a:
14 - The correct order of decreasing freezing points of the three mentioned fuels is:
15 - The de-icing system which is mostly used for the wings of modern turboprop aeroplanes is:
16 - The connection in parallel of two 12 volt / 40 Ah batteries, will create a unit with the following characteristics:
17 - In regard to passengers briefing in commercial air transport aeroplane, information about oxygen must be given to passengers through a demonstration. If a flight is to be carried out at FL 290, this demonstration must be completed before:
18 - The conditions under which you obtain the highest engine power are:
19 - On an aircraft provided with resistance and capacitance variation type fire detection loops, a fire alarm is initiated by a temperature increase detected:
20 - During flight, the wing anti-ice system has to protect
21 - In case of engine failure during flight the blades of a constant speed propeller in a single engine aeroplane, not fitted with feathering system
22 - On most transport jet aircraft, the low pressure pumps of the fuel system are supplied with electric power of the following type:
23 - A SANDWICH structural part is unsuitable for absorbing:
24 - In jet aeroplanes the 'thermal anti-ice system' is primarily supplied by
25 - A FAIL SAFE airframe construction design is:
26 - The purpose of a compressor bleed valve is to prevent surging:
27 - The conditions to be met to activate a shunt generator are: 1. presence of a permanent field 2. closed electrical circuit 3. generator terminals short-circuited 4. minimum rotation speed The combination of correct statements is:
28 - On detection of a persistent phase unbalance on an AC generator connected to the aircraft mains, with another AC generator, the protection device opens:
29 - A turbocharger consists of a:
30 - In a cabin air conditioning system, equipped with a bootstrap, the mass air flow is routed via the:
31 - An aeroplane whose maximum approved passenger seating configuration is 201 to 300 seats must be equipped with at least:
32 - Fire precautions to be observed before refuelling are:
33 - The purpose of an accumulator in a hydraulic system is:
34 - Which of these statements about trimming in an irreversible flight control system of a conventional aeroplane are correct or incorrect? 1) The zero force position of the control column changes when using the elevator trim. 2) The zero force position of the control wheel does not change when using the aileron trim.
35 - According to EASA CS the allowable average failure probability per flight hour for a MINOR FAILURE should be in the order of:
36 - On a jet aircraft fuel heaters are:
37 - In a single spool gas turbine engine, the compressor RPM is:
38 - An aircraft whose maximum approved configuration for passenger seats is 200 seats must be equipped with:
39 - For a piston engine, the ideal fuel/air mixture corresponding to a richness of 1 is obtained for a weight ratio of:
40 - On a normally aspirated engine (non turbo-charged), the manifold pressure gauge always indicates...
41 - The correct statement about rain protection for cockpit windshields is that:
42 - Which of the following qualitative statements about a fixed propeller optimized for cruise condition, is true for the take-off case? The angle of attack of the propeller:
43 - A rich mixture setting has to be used during climb segments. This results in a:
44 - An asymmetric loading (p-factor) on the propeller exists..
45 - The capacitance type fuel gauging system indicates the fuel quantity by measuring the:
46 - Vents in oil tanks are primarily to
47 - Trimming of aileron and rudder in an irreversible flight control system:
48 - The reasons for disconnecting a constant speed drive (CSD) of an AC generator in flight are: 1 - low oil pressure in the CSD. 2 - slight variation about the normal operating frequency. 3 - high oil temperature in the CSD. 4 - excessive variation of voltage and kVAR. The combination that regroups all of the correct statements is:
49 - The function of a NOT logic gate within a circuit is to:
50 - The types of fuel tanks used on transport aircraft are:
51 - In the flight crew compartment, the required hand fire extinguisher should contain:
52 - A propeller blade is twisted, so as to
53 - The Instrument Landing System (ILS) uses the following wavelengths:
54 - The fuel-oil heat exchanger:
55 - A warning device alerts the crew in case of an excessive cabin altitude. This warning must be triggered on reaching the following altitude:
56 - In the air-conditioning system of many transport-category aeroplanes, the reduction of air temperature and pressure is achieved by:
57 - What is the name of the control surface that rotates an aeroplane about its longitudinal axis?
58 - When AC generators are operated in parallel, they must be of the same:
59 - The rating of electrical fuses is expressed in:
60 - In a steep turn to the left, when using flight spoilers for roll assistance and at the same time for reducing the airspeed:
61 - The useful work area in an ideal Otto engine indicator diagram is enclosed by the following gas state change lines
62 - In a typical turboprop fitted with a manual feather function, the pilot commands feathering by:
63 - Given an aeroplane with irreversible primary flight controls, how is control maintained if one hydraulic system is lost due to a hydraulic leak?
64 - A red or an amber light on an undercarriage position indicator signifies:
65 - The use of too low an octane fuel may cause:
66 - What is (are) the damping element(s) in a landing gear shock absorber used on larger aircraft?
67 - The viscosity of a hydraulic fluid should be:
68 - Turbine blade stages may be classed as either "impulse" or "reaction". In an impulse blade section the pressure (i)... across the nozzle guide vanes and (ii)... across the rotor blades:
69 - The wing ice protection system currently used for most large turboprop transport aeroplanes is a:
70 - In a compensated capacitance type quantity indicating system, the contents gauge of a half-full fuel tank indicates a fuel mass of 8.000 kg. If a temperature rise increased the volume of fuel by 5%, the indicated fuel weight would:
71 - Aircraft is descending in straight flight with the spoilers deployed. If a pilot initiates a descending turn to the left the:
72 - Which of these statements about a gust lock system are correct or incorrect? 1) A gust lock can be used in flight to reduce the effects of turbulence. 2) Reversible flight controls should have a gust lock.
73 - Concerning electrically powered thermal ice-protection devices, the only correct statement is:
74 - The VHF direction finder uses the following wavelengths:
75 - An electrically heated windscreen is manufactured from:
76 - An automatic toilet fire extinguisher is activated by:
77 - Engine bleed air used for air conditioning and pressurization in turbo-jet aeroplanes is usually taken from the:
78 - Which of these statements regarding cockpit windows are correct or incorrect? I. On some aeroplanes the cockpit windows have an additional speed restriction, related to bird impact, when window heating is inoperative. II. Cockpit side windows are always provided with a de-icing system.
79 - The air-conditioning pack of a present-day aircraft consists of several components: these include two heat exchangers the primary exchanger (P) and the secondary exchanger (S). The functions of these heat exchangers are as follows:
80 - The purpose of a distributor in an ignition system is to distribute:
81 - Under EASA Air OPS Part-CAT (CAT.IDE.A.250), an aeroplane with a maximum operational passenger seating configuration (MOPSC) of 7 to 30 seats must be equipped in the passenger compartment with at least:
82 - On a transport type aircraft the fuel tank system is vented through:
83 - The installation and use of on-board oxygen generators is such that 1 - the smoking ban is imperative when used 2 - in case of accidental drop of the 'continuous flow' passenger masks, no crew action is required 3 - no trace of grease must be found in the system assembly 4 - the system's filling adaptors must be greased with non-freezing or graphite grease The combination which regroups all of the correct statements is:
84 - Engine temperature limitations of a gas turbine engine are usually imposed due to temperature limitations on the:
85 - On an aeroplane utilising AC as primary power supplies, the batteries are charged in flight from:
86 - Pulling the fire shutoff handle causes a number of devices to disconnect. In respect of the AC generator it can be said that the:
87 - The principle of aeroplane propulsion is to generate a propelling force by:
88 - The oil system for a piston engine incorporates an oil cooler that is fitted:
89 - When a conductor cuts the field lines of a magnetic field:
90 - The pressurization of tanks is maintained by the fuel:
91 - The function of ribs in a wing is to:
92 - 'Fail safe construction' is:
93 - Pre-ignition refers to the condition that may arise when:
94 - At constant fuel flow, if engine compressor air is bled off for engine anti-icing or a similar system, the turbine temperature:
95 - Which of these statements about a gust lock system are correct or incorrect? 1) There should be suitable design precautions to prevent flight with the gust lock engaged. 2) Reversible flight controls should have a gust lock.
96 - Which controls act together in a V-tail aircraft?
97 - In flight, the most commonly used anti-icing method for the wings of modern commercial aircraft fitted with turbo-jet units is:
98 - The function of the selector valve is to:
99 - A turbofan engine with a bypass mass flow of 888 kg/s and a HP compressor mass flow of 111 kg/s has a bypass ratio of:
100 - If the maximum operating altitude of an aeroplane is limited by the pressurized cabin, this limitation is due to the maximum:
101 - What can be the consequence during a descent with a fully open throttle if the waste gate is seized?
102 - An aeroplane whose maximum approved passenger seating configuration is 301 to 400 seats must be equipped with at least:
103 - The principle of damage tolerance in structural design of an aircraft is based on the:
104 - Assuming the initiating cause is removed, which of these statements about resetting are correct or incorrect? 1) A fuse is not resettable 2) A circuit breaker is not resettable.
105 - A static converter is powered by:
106 - In aeronautics, the most commonly used batteries are NiCd because:
107 - Which of the following statements, relating to the application of Ohm's Law, is the most correct?
108 - The correct formula to calculate the multi-cylinder engine displacement is:
109 - To achieve control flutter damping the balance mass must be located:
110 - The octane rating of a fuel and compression ratio of a piston engine have which of the following relations?
111 - An aeroplane equipped with fully powered flight controls (irreversible type):
112 - In some aircraft, there is a protection device to avoid the landing gear being inadvertently retracted on the ground. It consists of:
113 - Which of these statements regarding most gust lock systems is correct?
114 - Cabin air for CS-25 aeroplanes is usually taken from:
115 - What are the three elements of the fuselage structure of a large transport aeroplane?
116 - When a conductor cuts the flux of a magnetic field:
117 - Which of these statements about structure design principles are correct or incorrect? 1) In structural design, FAIL SAFE implies redundant load paths. 2) A SAFE LIFE structure is based on a declared number of cycles or time period.
118 - According to EASA CS-25 failure-condition classifications, the worst effect of a MAJOR failure condition on occupants excluding flight crew may be:
119 - A magnetic circuit-breaker is:
120 - The bending loads on a cantilever wing due to lift are carried by the: 1. upper skin surface. 2. lower skin surface. 3. wing root fairing. 4. spar or spars. The combination that regroups all of the correct statements is:
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