Aircraft General Knowledge - Instrumentation - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Question 1

The diagram shows three gyro assemblies: A, B and C. Among these gyros,-one is a roll gyro (noted 1) -one is a pitch gyro (noted 2) -one is a yaw gyro (noted 3). The correct matching of gyros and assemblies is:

Accepted Answer

1B, 2C, 3A

Answer

1B, 2A, 3C

Answer

1C, 2B, 3A

Answer

1A, 2B, 3C

Question 2

During the approach, a crew reads on the radio altimeter the value of 650 ft. This is an indication of the true:

Accepted Answer

Height of the lowest wheels with regard to the ground at any time.

Answer

Altitude of the aircraft.

Answer

Height of the aircraft with regard to the runway.

Answer

Height of the aircraft with regard to the ground at any time.

Question 3

A flight control system which can, in the event of a failure, complete automatically the approach, flare and landing is called fail...

Accepted Answer

Operational.

Answer

Passive.

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Soft.

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Hard.

Question 4

The velocity of sound at the sea level in a standard atmosphere is:

Accepted Answer

661 KT

Answer

1059 KT

Answer

332 KT

Answer

644 KT

Question 5

Modern low altitude radio altimeters emit waves in the following frequency band:

Accepted Answer

SHF (Super High Frequency).

Answer

VLF (Very Low Frequency).

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HF (High Frequency).

Answer

UHF (Ultra High Frequency).

Question 6

Given: Pt: total pressure, Ps: static pressure, Pd: dynamic pressure. The altimeter is fed by:

Accepted Answer

Ps

Answer

Pt

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Pd - Ps

Answer

Pd

Question 7

An air data computer 1. supplies the ground speed and the drift (angle) 2. determines the total temperature and the true altitude 3. receives the static pressure and the total pressure 4. supplies the true airspeed to the inertial unit 5. determines the Mach number, the outside (static) air temperature. The combination regrouping all the correct statements is:

Accepted Answer

3, 4 and 5

Answer

1 and 2

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2, 3 and 4

Answer

2 and 5

Question 8

The TCAS II has inputs from the radio altimeter in order to:

Accepted Answer

Gradually inhibit the resolution advisories (RAs) when getting closer to the ground.

Answer

Determine the relative height of the intruder.

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Stop the TCAS operation below 2.500 ft AGL.

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To alert the crew from a dangerous proximity of the ground.

Question 9

The operating principle of the vertical speed indicator (VSI) is based on the measurement of the rate of change of:

Accepted Answer

Static pressure

Answer

Dynamic pressure

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Kinetic pressure

Answer

Total pressure

Question 10

The measurement of the turbine temperature or of the EGT is carried out at the:

Accepted Answer

Outlet of the high pressure stage of the turbine.

Answer

Intake of the high pressure chamber.

Answer

Inlet of the combustion chamber.

Answer

Outlet of the combustion chamber.

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