Piston

Engine Paper 2 DGCA

1) In the four stroke cycle:

c) The header tank is placed above the system

a) compression stroke follows induction stroke

d) Air is ducted through the oil cooler first

b) exhaust stroke follows induction stroke

5) When a piston engine reaches normal

operating temperature, the presence of blue
smoke from its exhaust

c) induction stroke follows power stroke

d) induction stroke follows the power stroke
2) Brake Mean Effective Pressure is:
a) the minimum working pressure obtained in a
cylinder
b) the average useful working pressure applied
to the piston during the working stroke
c) the maximum working pressure reached in
the engine cylinder
d) the mean pressure of effective braking
3) The feathering pump of a hydraulic variable-
pitch propeller:
a) is driven by the engine and supplies pressure
oil to the propeller in case of engine problems
b) is intended to control the pitch setting of the
propeller during flight in order to obtain a
constant speed
c) controls the propeller, if the speed governor
fails
d) is an electrically driven oil pump, which
supplies the propeller with pressure oil, when
the engine is

indicates:
a) the cylinders are at an excessive temperature
b) the oil cooler by-pass valve is closed
c) the oil cooler by-pass valve is open
d) hydraulicing could be a problem when the
engine is next started
6) An asymmetric loading (p-factor) on the
propeller exists...
a) If there is an unbalanced propeller
b) If the aeroplane has a large angle of attack
c) Only for counter rotating propeller
d) Only if the 'constant speed propeller'
mechanism is broken
7) The power of a piston engine decreases
during climb with a constant power lever
setting, because of the
decreasing:
a) temperature
b) air density

inoperative

c) engine temperature

4) In an air cooled engine:

d) humidity

a) The air cooler matrix is water cooled

8) While cruising at 9,500 feet MSL, the fuel/air

mixture is properly adjusted. What will occur if
descent to 4,500

b) Fins, baffles and deflectors increase the

cylinder and head surface areas

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feet MSL is made without readjusting the
mixture?
a) The fuel/air mixture may become excessively
lean
b) There will be more fuel in the cylinders than
is needed for normal combustion, and the
excess fuel will
absorb heat and cool the engine
c) The excessively rich mixture will create higher
CHT and may cause detonation

12) A carburettor tickler:

a) closes the jets
b) depresses the float to flood the chamber
c) weakens the mixture
d) opens up the jets
13) Idling rpm should be avoided:
a) because the engine will overheat
b) because the generator is not charging

d) None of the above

c) to prevent the oiling up of the plugs.

9) As manifold pressure increases in a

reciprocating engine the:

d) engine oil pressure will be low

a) volume of air in the cylinder increases

b) weight of the fuel/aircharge decreases
c) density of air in the cylinder increases
d) volume of air in the cylinder decreases

14) Valve overlap ensures that:

a) Engine power is limited, at full power, to
ambient conditions
b) Engine oil system is always available for anti-
icing

10) A six cylinder engine fires in which order?

c) Cylinder is efficiently scavenged of burnt

gases during the exhaust stroke

a) 1-5-3-6-2-4

d) Ignition liming can be set accurately

b) 1-3-5-6-2-4

15) Which components constitute a crank

assembly?

c) 1-5-3-4-2-6
d) Depends on the engine manufacturer
11) What regulates the speed of a
turbocharger?
a) Turbine
b) Compressor.
c) Waste gate
d) Throttle

a) Crankshaft, camshaft, valve springs

b) Crankcase, crankshaft, pistons and
connecting rods
c) Crankshaft, pistons and connecting rods
d) Propeller, crankshaft, connecting rods
16) An impulse magneto coupling:
a) advances ignition timing and gives a hotter
spark at starting

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b) reduces magneto speed during engine warm-
up

20) The purpose of a diffuser fitted in the

carburettor is:

c) gives a retarded spark at starting

a) to balance the mixture for the various

altitudes reached

d) gives an automatic spark increase during high

speed operation
17) The turbo-charger waste gate is spring
loaded towards:
a) the open position
b) the closed position
c) a neutrally balanced partly open position
d) the maximum boost position
18) The speed of the turbine of a turbo-charger
is controlled by:
a) the diversion of exhaust gases
b) controlling the exit of the exhaust gas passing
out of the eye of the impeller
c) the use of a variable controller
d) an automatic gearbox positioned between
the turbine and the impeller
19) On a turbocharged piston engine, with
increased altitude:
a) turbine rpm will remain constant inlet
manifold pressure
b) turbine rpm will reduce with reducing air
density
c) turbine rpm will increase with increased
compressor rpm
d) turbine rpm will increase as the waste gate
opens

b) to emulsify the fuel, improve its vaporisation

and deliver it as a vapour to the fuel nozzle
c) to meter the fuel correctly for all speeds of
the engine
d) to stop the mixture leaning out on full power
21) If pre-ignition is present in a piston engine
in flight the corrective action is:
a) to enrich the mixture
b) to lean the mixture
c) to retard throttle to idle
d) to increase airspeed
22) When the pilot moves the mixture lever of a
piston engine towards a lean position the:
a) volume of air entering the carburettor is
reduced.
b) amount of fuel entering the combustion
chamber is increased.
c) volume of air entering the carburettor is
increased.
d) amount of fuel entering the combustion
chamber is reduced.
23) The purpose of a distributor in an ignition
system is to distribute:
a) secondary current to the sparking plugs
b) primary current to the condenser
c) secondary current to the condenser

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d) primary current to the sparking plugs
24) The power output of an internal combustion
engine:
a) is proportional to the volume of mixture
induced into the cylinder
b) increases with increased humidity
c) falls as the charge temperature falls
d) is proportional to the weight of the mixture
induced into the cylinder
25) For takeoff, a constant-speed propeller is
normally set in the:
a) HIGH PITCH, high RPM position
b) LOW PITCH, low RPM position
c) HIGH PITCH, low RPM position
d) LOW PITCH, high RPM position
26) What type of oil do most engine
manufacturers recommend to new
reciprocating engine break-in?
a) Metallic-ash detergent oil
b) Ashless-dispersant oil
c) Straight mineral oil
d) Semi-synthetic oil
27) The octane rating of a fuel and compression
rating of a piston engine have which of the
following relations?
a) the higher the octane, the higher the possible
compression
b) the lower the octane, the higher the possible
compression

c) the higher the octane, the lower the possible

compression
d) compression rating is independent of the
octane
28) What does valve overlap promote?
a) Lower intake manifold pressure and
temperature
b) A backflow of gases across the cylinder
c) An overlap of the power and intake strokes
d) Better scavenging and cooling characteristics
29) Why is a propeller blade twisted?
a) To reduce the thrust at the root of the blade
b) To prevent the blade from fully feathering
c) To reduce the tip speed
d) To even out the thrust force along the length
of the blade
30) What would happen if the waste gate of a
turbo-charged engine seized in the descent?
a) Compressor will overspeed
b) Turbine blades will fail
c) MAP may exceed its maximum permitted
value in the induction manifold
d) RPM may exceed its maximum permitted
value
31) In a four-stroke cycle aircraft engine, when
does the ignition event take place?
a) After the piston reaches TDC on intake stroke
b) Before the piston reaches TDC on
compression stroke

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c) After the piston reaches TDC on power stroke
d) After the piston reaches TDC on compression
stroke
32) In a reciprocating engine oil system, the
temperature bulb senses oil temperature:
a) and indicates the average oil temperature
b) at a point after the oil has passed through
the oil cooler
c) while the oil is in the hottest area of the
engine
d) immediately before the oil enters the oil
cooler
33) If the ground wire of a magneto is
disconnected at the ignition switch, the result
will be:

a) a number of times depending on the number

of cylinders
b) four times
c) twice
d) once
36) The ABC piston may have a small leak-hole
drilled through it. Its purpose is the prevention
of:
a) cold, highly viscous static oil at altitude
b) boost reversal
c) hydraulic locking
d) overstressing the piston crown
37) To adjust the mixture ratio of a piston
engine when altitude increases, means to:

a) The affected magneto will be isolated and the

engine will run on the opposite magneto

a) increase the mixture ratio

b) A decrease in magnetic lines of force

b) decrease the amount of fuel in the mixture in

order to compensate for the increasing air
density

c) The engine will stop running

d) The engine will not stop running when the
ignition switch is turned off
34) Black smoke from an exhaust indicates:
a) that the engine is burning too much oil
b) that the mixture is too rich
c) an excessive build up of carbon in the
cylinders
d) that the mixture is too lean
35) During the complete cycle the crankshaft
revolves:

c) increase the amount of fuel in the mixture to

compensate for the decreasing air pressure and
density
d) decrease the fuel flow in order to
compensate for the decreasing air density
38) When starting an engine or when the
engine runs at an idle rpm on ground, the
mixture is:
a) rich, because the choke valve is closed.
b) rich, to make starting possible and to cool the
engine sufficiently when idling.
c) lean, to prevent hat the engine consumes too
much fuel.

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d) rich, because carburettor heat is switched on.
39) Volumetric efficiency is:
a) The thermal conversion factors concerning
swept volume
b) Swept volume + unswept volume divided by
the swept volume
c) IHP - FHP
d) The amount of charge induced into a cylinder
compared with that which would fill the swept
volume
40) The pressure ratio controller in a
turbocharger operates by:
a) senses altitude and limits the manifold
pressure as aircraft climbs
b) senses altitude and limits the manifold
pressure as aircraft descends
c) senses engine speed and limits the manifold
pressure as aircraft climbs
d) senses engine speed and limits the manifold
pressure as aircraft descends
41) The air in a piston engine turbo-
supercharger centrifugal compressor:
a) enters the eye of the impeller and leaves at a
tangent to the periphery

42) A precaution for the operation of an engine

equipped with a constant-speed propeller is to:
a) avoid high RPM settings with high manifold
pressure
b) avoid high manifold pressure settings with
low RPM
c) always use a rich mixture with high RPM
settings
d) None of the above
43) The purpose of a diffuser in a supercharger
is:
a) to decrease the pressure in the induction
manifold
b) to increase the pressure in the induction
manifold
c) to speed up the airflow out of the
compressor
d) to prevent over-fuelling at altitude
44) From the cruise, with all the parameters
correctly set, if the altitude is reduced, to
maintain the same mixture the
fuel flow should:
a) decrease
b) increase

b) enters via the diffuser and is fed to the

impeller at the optimum angle of attack

c) remain the same

c) enters at the periphery and leaves via the eye

of the impeller

d) increase or decrease, depending on the

engine type

d) enters at a tangent to the rotor and leaves

via the stator

45) The type of compressor normally used in a

supercharger is:
a) an axial compressor

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b) a Roots compressor
c) a centrifugal compressor
d) a reciprocating thrunge compressor
46) When carrying out a single ignition drop
check:
a) none of the above
b) clear engine if plugs are fouled by opening up
to Full Power
c) check drop does not exceed 250 rpm
d) set engine to idling and check drop
47) If the ground wire between the magnetos
and the ignition switch becomes disconnected
the most noticeable

49) When in flight, a piston engine is stopped

and the propeller blade pitch angle is near 90,
the propeller is said to
be...
a) at zero drag
b) windmilling
c) transparent
d) feathered
50) The richness of a fuel/air mixture ratio is
the:
a) mass of fuel relative to the volume of air
b) volume of fuel relative to the volume of air

result will be that:

c) volume of fuel relative to the mass of the

volume of air

a) the engine cannot be started with the

ignition switch in the "ON" position

d) real mixture ratio relative to the theoretical

ratio

b) a still operating engine will run down

51) The correct formula to calculate the multi-

cylinder engine displacement is:

c) the engine cannot be shut down by turning

the ignition switch to the "OFF" position

a) cylinder length * cylinder diameter

d) the power developed by the engine will be

strongly reduced

b) piston area * piston stroke * number of

cylinders

48) A mixture of 18 to 1 being supplied by a

carburettor is considered to be:

c) piston area * piston stroke

a) a rich mixture

d) cylinder volume * number of cylinders

b) a weak mixture

52) Fixed-pitch propellers are usually designed

for maximum efficiency at:

c) a very weak mixture

a) idling

d) a chemically correct mixture

b) cruising speed
c) full throttle
d) take-off

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53) When the carburettor air intake is in HOT
AIR the power output of the engine is reduced
because:
a) the density of the fuel charge entering the
cylinders is increased
b) the density of the fuel charge entering the
cylinders is decreased

d) a partially closed, neutrally balanced position

57) An EGT (Exhaust Gas Temperature) indicator
for a piston engine is used to:
a) control the carburettor inlet air flow
b) control the cylinder head temperature
c) assist the pilot to settle correct mixture

c) the mixture is richer

d) control the fuel temperature

d) the mixture is lighter

54) Coring in an oil cooler is caused by:

58) Blue smoke in the exhaust without a drop in

rpm indicates:

a) none of the above

a) too weak a mixture

b) hot oil breaking down and losing its

lubrication qualities

b) too rich a mixture

c) cold oil thickening and restricting flow

through the cooler

d) incorrect timing

d) solid particles in the cooler matrix

59) An impulse starter assists in starting the

engine by:

55) Excessively high engine temperatures will:

a) cause loss of power, excessive oil
consumption, and possible permanent internal
engine damage
b) cause damage to heat-conducting hoses and
warping of the cylinder cooling fins
c) not appreciably affect an aircraft engine

c) oil burning in the cylinders

a) using a coil spring to temporarily increase the

speed of rotation of the magneto
b) using stored compressed air
c) using a starting battery to provide a sudden
impulse of electricity to the plugs
d) using a special cartridge

d) none of the above

60) With increase in altitude, exhaust back

pressure will:

56) The turbocharger waste gate is spring-

loaded towards:

a) decrease and engine power will increase

a) a partially open, neutrally balanced position

b) the closed position
c) the open position

b) decrease and engine power will decrease

c) increase and engine power will increase
d) increase and engine power will decrease

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61) Up to the rated altitude, the power output
of a supercharger engine running at constant
rpm and boost:

d) All the exhaust gases are directed through

the compressor

a) remains constant

65) Max. Exhaust Gas Temperature is

theoretically associated with:

b) decreases

a) Mass ratio of 1/15

c) increases

b) Cruising mixture setting

d) none of the above

c) Full rich setting

62) When the pilot operates the mixture

control, what is being accomplished?

d) Mixture ratio very close to idle cut-out

a) he changes the air to fuel ratio

b) he controls the amount of fuel bleed to the
diffuser
c) he controls the amount of air bleed to the
combustion chamber
d) he controls the amount of fuel bleed to the
combustion chamber
63) Oil for feathering is supplied from:
a) A reserve supply at the bottom of the main
supply tank

66) The temperature of the mixture passing

through a supercharger:
a) decreases
b) increases
c) remains approximately constant
d) none of the above
67) A piston engine pressure injector delivers
fuel to the jets:
a) continuously
b) on the induction stroke

b) The main oil supply

c) on the exhaust stroke

c) A separate feathering supply tank

d) on the compression stroke

d) The sump

68) Prior to starting the engine the manifold

pressure gauge indicates approximately 29" Hg.
This is because:

64) If the turbocharger waste gate is completely

closed
a) All the exhaust gases are directed outside the
turbine
b) All the exhaust gases are directed through
the turbine
c) Engine should be shut-down to prevent
turbine damage

a) the air-tight manifold still contains

compressed air from the previous engine
shutdown
b) just before engine start the turbocharger
starts compressing the manifold air

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c) the pressure within the manifold is the same
as atmospheric pressure
d) the gauge is probably inoperative and should
be inspected
69) Mixture is caused to enter the combustion
chamber by:
a) injection from behind the induction valve
b) pressure from the carburettor
c) suction caused by the piston moving down
the cylinder
d) suction caused by the piston moving up the
cylinder
70) The rotational speed of a turbine of an
external supercharger (turbocharger) is
controlled by:
a) the gear ratio between the turbine and
compressor
b) use of variable controller
c) the division of exhaust gases
d) control of the gas flow through the
compressor
71) At an idle or low power condition, the
turbocharger waste gate is normally:
a) closed
b) fully open
c) partially open
d) relaxing
72) In which of the following orders do the four
strokes occur?
a) Power-exhaust-induction-compression

b) Induction-power-compression-exhaust
c) Exhaust-compression-induction-power
d) exhaust-power-induction-compression
73) What are the functions of the lubricating oil
in an aircraft engine?
a) Lubricates, cools, cleans and prevents fatigue
of parts
b) Lubricates, cools, seals and prevents internal
pressure build-up
c) Lubricates, seals, cools, cleans and prevents
corrosion
d) Lubricates and increases friction between
moving parts
74) Volumetric efficiency of a piston engine is
an indication of the efficiency with which:
a) total volume of all the cylinders divided by
the total clearance volume of all the cylinders
b) the cylinder fills with fresh charge
c) expansion takes place after combustion
d) compression is achieved
75) A turbocharger is:
a) a supercharger driven by an oil driven turbine
b) a rotary supercharger as opposed to a
reciprocating supercharger
c) an exhaust driven supercharger
d) an axial flow supercharger
76) An engine has a total volume of 2,100 cm
and a swept volume of 1,800 cm, its
compression ratio is:

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a) 7 : 6
b) 6 : 1
c) 7 : 1
d) 6 : 7
77) In most cases aeroplane piston engines are
short stroke engines. This permits a:

b) the exhaust valve opening before the inlet

valve
c) the inlet valve opening before BDC
d) the inlet valve opening before the exhaust
valve

a) lighter construction

81) If the ground wire between the magneto

and the ignition switch becomes disconnected,
the most noticeable

b) lower fuel consumption

result will be that the engine:

c) better piston cooling

a) will not operate at the left magneto

d) cheaper construction

b) cannot be shut down by turning the switch to

the OFF position

78) During take-off an increase in rpm at fixed

throttle setting is caused by:

c) will not operate at the right magneto

a) the engine overspeeding

d) cannot be started with the switch in the ON

position

b) a more efficient angle of attack of the blades

c) the propeller blades slipping
d) mixture set full weak
79) The two-speed supercharger gear change
mechanism is activated:

82) The uncontrolled firing of the fuel/air

charge in advance of normal spark ignition is
known as:
a) combustion
b) pre-ignition

a) manually when required

c) detonation

b) automatically when the throttle lever is

selecting cruise of take-off

d) piston surge

c) automatically at about 8,000 feet

d) automatically below a certain manifold
pressure
80) Valve lead is:
a) the inlet valve opening before TDC and the
exhaust valve opening before BDC

83) Liquid coolant is normally circulated

through:
a) a jacket above the cylinders
b) pipes attached to the cylinders
c) a metal jacket surrounding the cylinders
d) sleeves around the cylinders

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84) An engine could be damaged if the throttle
lever is "pumped" during starting because:

a) maintains a manifold pressure above sea

level conditions

a) the engine might be flooded

b) maintains sea level conditions with increasing

altitude

b) there is a risk of fire in the carburettor air

intake
c) the engine might not start
d) the engine would start too rapidly
85) A turbocharger controller capsule is charged
internally with dry nitrogen to make it sensitive
to:

c) has a fixed waste gate setting

d) has one rated altitude and one full throttle
height
89) A pilot normally uses the propeller
autofeather system during:
a) Landing

a) pressure

b) Cruise

b) density

c) Take-off

c) temperature

d) Take-off and landing

d) velocity

90) The angle of attack of a fixed pitch

propeller:

86) The normal position for a supercharger is:

a) between the carburettor and the engine
b) at the end of the exhaust manifold
c) upstream of the carburettor
d) bolted onto the engine compartments
87) A piston engine may use a fuel of a different
grade than the recommended:

a) depends on forward speed only

b) depends on forward speed and engine
rotational speed
c) depends on engine rotational speed only
d) is constant for a fixed pitch propeller

a) provided that the grade is lower

91) If the vacuum capsule in the ABC were to be

punctured in normal cruise flight, the boost
pressure would:

b) provided that the grade is higher

a) remain at the last selected value

c) never

b) rise

d) provided that it is an aeronautical petrol

c) fall

88) An engine turbocharger is said to be

"ground boosted" when it:

d) fall to zero
92) Mixture supplied by the carburettor to the
cylinders is said to be weak when:

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a) a grade of fuel lower than specified for the
engine is used and the air fuel ratio is
unchanged
b) the proportion of air in the mixture is greater
than that needed for full combustion
c) the proportion of air in the mixture is
insufficient to allow full combustion of fuel
d) not enough air and fuel is getting to the
combustion chambers

d) quantity of oil
96) Manifold absolute pressure is:
a) the absolute pressure in the induction
system, given in inches of mercury
b) the pressure in the induction system, given in
inches of mercury above or below the ambient
pressure

93) A right hand propeller:

c) the pressure in the exhaust system, given in

inches of mercury above or below the ambient
pressure

a) rotates in a clockwise direction when viewed

from the rear

d) the pressure in the induction system given

relative to ISA at rated altitude

b) is a propeller fitted to the right hand engine

97) The oil contents on a piston engine are

checked:

c) rotates in an anti-clockwise direction when

viewed from the rear
d) is a propeller mounted in front of the engine
94) A naturally aspirated engine climbing from
sea level to 20,000 feet altitude at constant rpm
will lose
approximately:
a) 5% of the maximum power available
b) 15% of the maximum power available
c) 25% of the maximum power available
d) 50% of the maximum power available
95) For a given type of oil, the oil viscosity
depends on the:
a) oil temperature

a) when the engine is running at idle power

b) as soon as possible after the engine is
stopped because the oil will drain away from
the sump
c) at any time after the engine has stopped
d) when the oil has reached a specific
temperature
98) An aircraft AVGAS fuelling point is colour
coded:
a) white with red letters
b) red with blue lettering
c) red with white lettering
d) black with red letters

b) outside pressure

99) Combustion, in a four stroke engine,

theoretically occurs at:

c) oil pressure

a) a constant pressure

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b) a constant temperature

c) stop flow of hydraulic fluid to the propeller

c) a constant volume

d) prevent underspeed by cutting off hydraulic

oil

d) a constant velocity
100) The power of a piston engine which will be
measured by using a friction brake is:
a) Friction horse power
b) Brake horse power
c) Heat loss power
d) Indicated horse power
101) The purpose of the rocker arm is:
a) to ensure that the valves have adequate
clearance

104) An excessively rich mixture can be

detected by:
a) black smoke from exhaust.
b) high cylinder head temperatures.
c) white smoke from exhaust.
d) a long purple flame from exhaust.
105) On modern carburettors, the variations of
mixture ratios are obtained by the adjustment
of:
a) fuel flow and air flow

b) to ensure that the valves close securely

b) air flow

c) to open the valves

c) fuel flow

d) to push the push rod so as to rotate the cam

d) fuel flow, air flow and temperature

102) What is meant by a wet sump engine?

a) One that uses hydraulic valve lifters

106) The power combination that is most likely

to result in excessive cylinder pressure is a
relatively:

b) One that uses water injection for detonation

suppression

a) low manifold pressure with high RPM

c) One that carries its oil supply in an external

oil tank
d) One that carries its oil supply in the engine
itself
103) The purpose of the mechanical pitch lock is
to:
a) prevent overspeed of propeller
b) prevent overspeed af propeller by
mechanically inserting a lock held in by springs

b) high manifold pressure with low RPM

c) low manifold pressure with low RPM
d) high manifold pressure with high RPM
107) The action of the automatic mixture
control with increasing altitude is to:
a) achieve greater volumetric efficiency
b) richen the mixture
c) prevent the mixture becoming too rich

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d) weaken the mixture

d) 4.33:1

108) Valve springs:

112) The control system of a turbocharger tries

to maintain a constant:

a) ensure adequate valve 'bounce'

b) ensure that the valves are firmly closed
c) ensure that the valves stay open
d) prevent the valves from sticking
109) The useful work area in an ideal Otto
engine indicator diagram is enclosed by the
following gas state change
lines:
a) 2 adiabatic and 1 isothermic lines
b) 2 adiabatic and 2 isobaric lines
c) 2 adiabatic, 1 isochoric and 1 isobaric lines

a) boost pressure
b) carburettor inlet pressure or density
c) turbocharger rpm
d) true air speed
113) Concerning the twisting force acting on a
propeller blade:
a) the centrifugal twisting force tends to
increase the blade angle
b) the centrifugal twisting force tends to
decrease the blade angle

d) 2 adiabatic and 2 isochoric lines

c) the aerodynamic twisting force tends to

decrease the blade angle

110) When performing a magneto ground check

on an engine, correct operation is indicated by:

d) the aerodynamic twisting force have no

effect on the blade pitch

a) A decrease in manifold pressure

114) A turbocharger system is normally driven

by:

b) An increase in RPM
c) No drop in RPM

a) an electrically activated hydraulically

powered clutch

d) A slight drop in RPM

b) the exhaust system

111) If the swept volume of an engine is 1,300

cm' and the total cylinder volume is 1,600 cm'
then the compression

c) an electric motor

ratio is:

115) A turbo-supercharger impeller is driven by:

a) 5.33:1

a) a connection through a gearbox connected to

the crankshaft

b) 16:1
c) 13:1

d) a hydraulic motor

b) diversion of exhaust gases by the waste gate

using energy that would otherwise have been
wasted

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c) excess torque from the reduction gearbox
d) a ram air turbine
116) Excessive vibration may be caused if the:
a) propeller is fully coarse
b) engine mixture is too rich

b) Permits the pilot to select the blade angle for

the most efficient performance
c) Provides a smoother operation with stable
RPM and eliminates vibrations
d) None of the above

c) propeller blade is out of track

120) In liquid cooled engines, the composition

by volume of the coolant mixture is:

d) engine mixture is too weak

a) 30% ethylene glycol & 70% water

117) A two-stage supercharger has:

b) 60% ethylene glycol & 40% water

a) two rotating impellers in parallel systems but

joined at their outlets to a common induction
manifold

c) 50% ethylene glycol & 50% water

b) two rotating impellers with the outlet of the

first connected to the inlet of the second
c) a single rotating driven impeller at either of
two pilot selected speeds
d) two separate superchargers running at
similar rpm

d) 70% ethylene glycol & 30% water

121) During the take off run a fixed pitch
propeller is:
a) at too coarse an angle for maximum
efficiency
b) at too fine an angle for maximum efficiency
c) at the optimum angle for efficiency

118) Ideally, maximum pressure is attained

within the cylinder:

d) is at the optimum angle initially but becomes

too coarse as speed increases

a) when combustion is complete

122) When the CSU is running "on speed":

b) at the end of the compression stroke

a) the governor weight centrifugal force

balances the CSU spring force

c) during the period of valve overlap

d) when combustion temperature is at a
minimum
119) What is an advantage of a constant-speed
propeller?
a) Permits the pilot to select and maintain a
desired cruising speed

b) the CSU spring force balances the oil

pressure
c) the governor weight centrifugal force
balances the oil pressure
d) the supply of oil to the CSU is shut off
123) The use of an intercooler will:
a) have no effect on the critical altitudes

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b) lower the critical altitudes

d) CB open

c) raise the critical altitudes

128) With regard to carburettor ice, float-type

carburettor systems in comparison to fuel
injection systems are

d) lower the critical altitude and increase the

risk of carburettor icing
124) In a piston engine if the ratio of air to fuel,
by weight, is approximately 9:1, the mixture is
said to be:
a) weak

generally considered to be:

a) more susceptible to icing
b) equally susceptible to icing

b) rich

c) susceptible to icing only when visible

moisture is present

c) too weak to support combustion

d) less susceptible to icing

d) normal

129) The horsepower developed in the cylinders

of a reciprocating engine is known as the:

125) During climb with constant throttle and

RPM lever setting (mixture being constant) the:

a) shaft horsepower

a) RPM decreases.

b) indicated horsepower

b) Manifold Air Pressure (MAP) decreases.

c) brake horsepower

c) RPM increases.

d) thrust horsepower

d) Manifold Air Pressure (MAP) increases.

130) The connecting rod is:

126) On an air-cooled reciprocating engine the

cooling airflow is provided by:

a) the push rod actuating the sleeve valves

a) Supercharger outlet

b) a means of connecting the piston to the

crankshaft

b) A temperature controlled by-pass valve

c) the push rod actuating the poppet valves

c) Ram air

d) a rod connecting the crankshaft to the

propeller

d) Selection

a) Contact breakers (CB) close

131) The maximum engine Brake Horse Power

with a specified RPM and manifold pressure set
which permits

b) Rotor arm is trailed

continuous safe operation is termed:

c) CB are nearly closed

a) Maximum Power

127) A spark occurs when the:

b) Take Off Power

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c) Critical Power

c) to assist the pilot to adjust the fuel mixture

d) Rated Power

d) to indicate cylinder head temperature

132) The part of a piston engine that transforms

reciprocating movement into rotary motion is
termed the:

136) An aircraft magneto is switched off by:

a) crankshaft
b) piston
c) camshaft

a) opening the primary circuit

b) grounding the primary circuit
c) opening the secondary circuit
d) grounding the secondary circuit.

d) reduction gear

137) An impulse coupling used on a magneto

for a piston engine is for:

133) The global output of a piston engine is of:

(global output = Thermal energy corresponding
to the available

a) providing an advanced spark for engine

starting

shaft/power over the total thermal energy

produced).

b) providing a retarded spark for engine starting

a) 0.30

d) increases the power and gives a hotter spark

for engine starting

b) 0.50
c) 0.75
d) 0.90
134) The octane rating of a fuel characterises
the:
a) the anti-knock capability
b) fuel volatility
c) quantity of heat generated by its combustion
d) fuel electrical conductivity
135) The EGT indication on a piston engine is
used:

c) advancing ignition timing

138) The purpose of an accelerator pump is to:

a) assist in the atomisation of the fuel before it
leaves the discharge nozzle
b) prevent a rich cut when the throttle lever is
advanced rapidly
c) prevent dissociation and detonation
d) prevent a weak cut when the throttle lever is
advanced rapidly
139) The camshaft of a six cylinder engine
should rotate at:
a) twice engine speed

a) to control the cooling air shutters

b) one third engine speed

b) to monitor the oil temperature

c) half engine speed

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d) engine speed

144) If the inlet valve opens too early:

140) The primary object of lubrication is to:

a) The fresh mixture will prevent the spent

gases from entering the cylinder

a) increase cooling of engine internal

components
b) increase cooling of the engine cylinders
c) provide an air-tight seal between the piston
and the cylinder wall

b) The spent gases will prevent the fresh

mixture from entering the cylinder
c) Fresh mixture will escape through the
exhaust port with the spent gases

d) reduce friction to reduce engine wear

d) The still hot spent gas in the cylinder will

ignite the fresh mixture

141) The pitch angle of a constant-speed

propeller:

145) What is the preferred direction for aircraft

parking prior to start-up?

a) increases with increasing true air speed.

b) only varies with engine RPM.
c) decreases with increasing true air speed.
d) is independent of the true air speed.
142) The action of the density controller when
sensing a rise in the supercharger delivery air
temperature is to:
a) raise the supercharger discharge pressure
datum

a) Tail into wind

b) Nose into wind
c) 1st. engine to be started on windward side
d) Facing towards the duty runway threshold to
enable easy taxi-out
146) The centrifugal latch is fitted to:
a) maintain RPM above ground idle
b) prevent overstress on propeller

b) increase the opening of the waste gate

c) prevent propeller over speeding

c) increase the flow of coolant through the

intercooler

d) prevent propeller feathering on shut down

d) decrease the opening of the waste gate

143) The coolant temperature of a liquid cooled
engine is controlled by:
a) temperature regulator
b) radiator shutters
c) oil cooler shutters
d) cowling gills

147) What is the purpose of a turbocharger

system for a small reciprocating aircraft engine?
a) Compresses the air to hold the cabin
pressure constant after the aircraft has reached
its critical altitude
b) Maintains constant air velocity in the intake
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c) Compresses air to maintain manifold
pressure constant from sea level to the critical
altitude of the engine
d) Maintains variable air pressure to the
carburettor venturi
148) Tappet clearances allow for the thermal
expansion of the:
a) Oil in the tank, especially when full
b) Coolant to allow correct operation of the
radiator by-pass valve
c) Advances and retards of the ignition timing at
high RPM
d) Valve operating gear throughout the working
temperature range of the engine
149) In a piston engine, the camshaft:
a) rotates at the same speed as the crankshaft
b) rotates at half the speed of the crankshaft
c) rotates at twice the speed of the crankshaft
d) is independent of the crankshaft
150) Carburettor icing is most likely to occur:
a) at low power settings
b) at high power settings
c) at low temperature with low humidity
d) at high altitude