Aircraft General Knowledge - PPL(H) - Private Pilot License

Question 1

Which value can the pilot derive from the tachometer?

Accepted Answer

Crankshaft or main rotor revolutions per minute

Answer

Airspeed of the helicopter

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Vertical speed of the helicopter

Answer

Engine performance and rotor performance

Question 2

What is the major task of a carburettor?

Accepted Answer

To produce an ignitable air/fuel mixture

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To provide additional fuel to cool the engine

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To pump fuel from the tanks into the cylinder

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To control the aircraft's speed through the throttle valve

Question 3

Which of the mentioned cockpit instruments is connected to the pitot tube?

Accepted Answer

Airspeed indicator

Answer

Vertical speed indicator

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Altimeter

Answer

Direct-reading compass

Question 4

Where does a geometrically twisted rotor blade have its largest pitch angle?

Accepted Answer

Next to the rotor blade roots

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Between rotor blade tips and rotor blade roots

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In the entire area of the rotor blade

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Next to the rotor blade tips

Question 5

What cylinder arrangement is common in helicopters with piston engines?

Accepted Answer

Boxer engine

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Radial engine

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Line engine

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V-type engine

Question 6

What kind of hydraulic oil is used in aeroplane systems today?

Accepted Answer

Synthetic oil

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Bio-oil

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Mineral oil

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Vegetable oil

Question 7

What reduces wearout on a skid-shoe landing gear?

Accepted Answer

Hardened skid shoes

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Angled landing skids

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Blanked bend tubes

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Flexible fittings

Question 8

An attitude director indicator (ADI) combines the information provided by...

Accepted Answer

The attitude indicator and the flight director.

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The attitude indicator and the relative bearing indicator.

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The directional gyro and the rate gyro.

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The attitude indicator and the radio magnetic indicator.

Question 9

What devices can be affected by a failure of the electrical system in a helicopter?

Accepted Answer

Radio equipment, navigation equipment and gyros

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Airspeed indicator, altimeter and artificial horizon

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Radio equipment, navigation equipment and magnetic compass

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Fuel quantity indication, radio equipment and altimeter

Question 10

Which light colour advises the pilot to the condition "corrective action may be required in the future"?

Accepted Answer

Amber (orange)

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Green

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Red

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Blue

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