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

Question 1

The 'Bourdon tube' is used to measure:

Accepted Answer

Pressure.

Answer

Quantity.

Answer

Temperature.

Answer

A flow rate.

Question 2

In a turn at a constant angle of bank, the turn indicator reading is:

Accepted Answer

Inversely proportional to the aircraft true airspeed

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Independent to the aircraft true airspeed

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Proportional to the aircraft true airspeed

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Proportional to the aircraft weight

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

661 kt

Answer

644 kt

Answer

1059 kt

Answer

332 kt

Question 4

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 5

During a deceleration phase at constant attitude, the control system of the artificial horizon results in the horizon bar indicating a

Accepted Answer

Nose down attitude.

Answer

Nose up followed by a nose down attitude.

Answer

Constant attitude.

Answer

Nose up attitude.

Question 6

Given: Mach number M = 0.70, measured impact temperature = - 48 °C, the recovery factor (Kr) of the temperature probe = 0.85. The OAT is:

Accepted Answer

- 65 °C

Answer

- 68 °C

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- 45 °C

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- 51 °C

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Ps

Answer

Pd - Ps

Answer

Pd

Question 8

An aeroplane is in steady cruise at flight level 270. The auto-throttle maintains a constant calibrated airspeed. If the static air temperature decreases, the Mach number:

Accepted Answer

Remains constant.

Answer

Increases if the outside temperature is higher than the standard temperature, decreases if lower.

Answer

Decreases.

Answer

Increases.

Question 9

At flight level and mach number constant, if OAT decreases, the CAS:

Accepted Answer

Remains constant.

Answer

Decreases.

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Increases.

Answer

Decreases if OAT is lower than standard temperature, increases in the opposite case.

Question 10

In the event of a conflict, the TCAS II (Traffic Collision alert and Avoidance System) presents warnings to the crew such as:

Accepted Answer

'Climb' or 'Descent'

Answer

'Too low terrain'

Answer

'Turn left' or 'Turn right'

Answer

'Glide Slope'

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