1.

A lead-acid battery is considered to be fully charged when the

a) SG reaches 1.180
b)cells begin to gas freely
c) SG and voltage remain constant for specified period

2. The preferred method of battery charging a Ni-Cad battery is constant

a) voltage
b)current
c) power

3. Wing spoilers, when used asymmetrically, are associated with

a) elevators
b)rudder
c) ailerons
MODULE 11 : 4. In an aircraft flying control system employing servo-tabs, the installation

AERODYNAMIC
of external ground locks to the main control surface
a) is unnecessary since the system is irreversible and therefore the control
surface cannot be displaced by the wind
b)would not prevent movement of the control column

S SYSTEM
c) would also prevent movement of the control column

5. Air above Mach 0.7 is

a) compressible
b)incompressible
c) compressible only when above the speed of sound

6. Supersonic air passing through a divergent duct causes the

a) pressure to increase, velocity to increase
b)pressure to decrease, velocity to increase
c) pressure to increase, velocity to decrease

7. An aircraft flying below the tropopause descends at a constant True

Airspeed, its Mach. No. will
a) increase
b)decrease
c) not change
8. Spongy brakes are usually a result of b)is to prevent creep in jack operated services which have several selected
a) air in the system positions
b)internal leakage c) is to relieve the pump of load when the operation of services is complete
c) external leakage and the accumulator charged with fluid

9. Over inflated tyres may cause damage to the 15. Hydraulic pressure can be restored by
a) wheel hub a) the use of a pressure/heat exchanger
b)wheel flange b)compressing the air charge in an accumulator
c) brake drum c) compressing the fluid in a reservoir

10. Blowout panels are fitted to floors of pressurised aircraft to 16. Auto pilot servo brake is energised
a) provide access for pressurising the aircraft a) to actuate off
b)relieve pressure if the maximum differential is exceeded b)at the same time as the clutch
c) provide venting should a differential pressure build up across the floor c) to actuate on

This is exam number 2. 17. Hand held mikes are not permissible on
a) public transport aircraft
11. If an aircraft is yawing to the left, where would you position the trim tab b)public transport or aerial work
on the rudder? c) private aircraft only
a) To the left
b)To the right 18. Track altitude in a radio altimeter system begins at
c) To the centre a) 10 000ft radio alt.
b)2 500ft radio alt.
12. If an aircraft is flying with a left wing low, where would you move the c) 1 000ft radio alt.
left aileron trim tab?
a) Up 19. A fuel crossfeed valve is usually in
b)Down a) the open position
c) Moving the aileron trim tab will not correct the situation b)the closed position
c) its last position
13. When a Leading edge flap is fully extended, what is the slot in the wing
for? 20. Full time yaw damper system detects
a) To increase the lift a) only low frequencies
b)To re-energise the boundary layer b)all frequencies
c) To allow the flap to retract into it when it retracts c) band pass frequencies

14. A purpose of a cut-out in a hydraulic system This is exam number 3.

a) is to limit loss of fluid in the event of pipe fracture
21. What is the radio altimeter track altitude? a) VHF
a) 500ft b)ILS
b)2500ft c) VOR
c) 10000ft
29. 112.1 Mhz is what frequency?
22. Which category are hand mikes considered essential? a) VOR
a) Light aircraft b)ILS
b)Aerial work aircraft c) VHF
c) Heavy passenger aircraft
30. Where does the GCU gets its power?
23. Emergency frequency is a) PMG
a) 121.5 b)Battery
b)123.5 c) RAT
c) 125.5
This is exam number 4.
24. Sliding couplings in fuel systems are used on
a) high pressure systems 31. Galley loads are wired in
b)low pressure systems a) series
c) air or vapour systems b)parallel so load shedding will lower current consumption
c) either series or parallel depending on the design
25. Cargo and baggage compartments in which a fire is completely confined
come under 32. On a fibreglass aerial, what paint should be used?
a) Class B a) Cellulose only
b)Class C b)Not cellulose
c) Class D c) Polyurethane

26. When a current transformer is disconnected what should be done? 33. A current limiter
a) Terminals shorted a) limits current flow to a load
b)Resistor placed across terminals b)opens a circuit after a time/current condition has been exceeded
c) Left open circuit c) can be used as a radio suppressor

27. What does the differential sensing coil sense? 34. When a load is shed from a busbar the
a) Current a) busbar voltage increases
b)Volts b)current consumption from the bar decreases
c) Power c) busbar voltage decreases

28. 121.5 Mhz is what frequency?

35. In unparalleled AC generation systems the phase rotation of one
generator in relation to the others
a) is unimportant
b)must be synchronised prior to paralleling
c) must be BCA
36. In a multi-generator system, the generator which takes more than its
reactive power share is protected by
a) overcurrent and under current protection circuits
b)over voltage and under voltage protection circuits
c) over excitation and under excitation protection circuits
c) EF
42. Over voltage protection circuits are activated
a) before the over voltage limit is exceeded
b)dependent on the magnitude of the overvoltage
c) after a fixed time delay
43. With respect to flight spoilers they
a) only operate on the ground
b)only operate in flight
c) can operate both on the ground and in flight

37. Sharing of electrical loads by paralleled DC generators is controlled by 44. Aircraft emergency escape slides are usually pressurised with
a) equalising circuits which control the speed of the generators a) oxygen
b)equalising circuits which control the field excitation of the generators b)CO2
c) automatic load shedding c) helium

38. Excessive commutator sparking can be caused by 45. As an aircraft descends from cruising altitude (34,000ft), the cabin
a) brushes positioned on MNA altitude must
b)weak spring tension a) stay the same
c) rotating field diode failure b)increase
c) decrease
39. Before checking the SG of a battery recently removed from an aircraft
a) allow to stabilise for one hour 46. A refrigerant is used in which of the following?
b)take the temperature of the electrolyte a) Air cycle machine
c) carry out a capacity test b)Pneumatic pump
c) Vapour cycle
40. When painting a neoprene coated radio antenna
a) use cellulose paint 47. With aircraft lights - which of the following is true?
b)use any paint a) Starboard light red, port light green, tail light Red
c) do not use cellulose paint b)Starboard light red, port light green, tail light White
c) Starboard light green, port light red, tail light white
This is exam number 5.
48. An ECAM system is tested under the following conditions:-
41. On an AC external power plug, the interlock circuit is controlled by pins a) Aircraft on the ground with one engine running
a) AB b)Aircraft on the ground with parking brake set/on
b)CD c) Aircraft in the air with both engines running
49. With respect Differential Aileron Control, which of the following is b)the aircraft is not allowed to fly until repaired
true? c) the aircraft is allowed to fly in daylight conditions only
a) The up going Aileron moves through a smaller angle than the down going
aileron 56. A white light must be
b)The up going and down going ailerons both deflect to the same angle a) of five candela showing from starboard side through an angle of 110
c) The down going aileron moves through a smaller angle than the up going degrees in the horizontal plain
aileron b)of at least 3 candela showing through an angle of 110 degrees from dead
astern in the horizontal plain
50. How many axis does the aircraft autopilot control? c) of at least 3 candela showing through 70 degrees from dead astern to
a) Two each side in the horizontal plain
b)Three
c) Four 57. If battery is switched off in flight the
a) battery is disconnected from bus
This is exam number 6. b)generator voltage falls to zero
c) captain's instruments will be powered from the standby bus
51. A diode connected across a coil will
a) prevent back EMF and allow faster switching 58. To flash a generator field
b)suppress arching when relay is opening and closing a) generator must be stationary
c) prevent the coil being fitted the wrong way b)rotate but not on line
c) on line and producing a voltage less than the flashing voltage
52. Which fault does not trip the GCR?
a) Under frequency and under volts 59. A hydraulic motor generator's voltage and current is controlled by
b)Over frequency and over volts a) the swash plate
c) Over frequency and under frequency b)the constant speed drive
c) the voltage regulator
53. Differential protection in a generating system
a) detects voltage difference between source and load 60. The ground interlock pins are numbered
b)detects current difference between source and load a) A and B
c) uses the volts coil to trip the GCR b)C and N
c) E and F
54. Open phase sensing on a current transformer
a) is detected using all phases This is exam number 7.
b)is detected using any phase
c) is detected on generator neutral circuit 61. A nose down change of trim (tuck under) occurs due to shock induced
on
55. Emergency floor lighting system is inoperative, then a) tip stall on a straight wing aircraft
a) the aircraft is allowed to fly empty to a main base b)tip stall on a delta wing aircraft
c) root stall on a delta wing aircraft b)ground test page is selected on the CDU
62. Zone 320 under the ATA system is c) fault history page is selected on the CDU
a) vertical stabiliser
b)central fuselage 69. The signal line between the controller and discharge valve is leaking.
c) horizontal stabiliser This will cause
a) the cabin pressure to decrease
63. When doing a bonding check the maximum resistance between b)the cabin pressure to increase
component and earth is c) it will not effect on cabin pressure
a) 0.005ohms
b)1/50 ohms 70. A spill valve opens
c) 50 milliohms a) to control the air from the cabin to outside
b)to control the flow to the cabin
64. Which instrument are most likely to damage if you have a rapid drop in c) to prevent an excessive pressure difference
pressure, when carrying out a pilot static leak check?
a) Altimeter This is exam number 8.
b)Air speed indicator
c) vertical speed indicator 71. An aircraft aerofoil is exposed to supersonic flow. The boundary layer
a) is subsonic
65. The aeroplane fin is of symmetrical aerofoil section and will therefore b)increases in depth
provide a side-load c) is supersonic
a) only when the rudder is moved
b)if a suitable angle of attack develops due either yaw or rudder movement 72. A brake debooster valve is provided for
c) only if a suitable angle of attack develops due to yaw a) decreasing the pressure and slowly releasing the brakes
b)applying brake pressure slowly and releasing the the brakes quickly
66. An aircraft left wing is flying low. The aileron trimmer control to the left c) increasing the pressure and applying the brakes rapidly
aileron trim tab in the cockpit would be
a) moved up causing the left aileron to move down 73. A symmetrical aerofoil is accelerating through Mach 1 with an angle of
b)moved up causing the left aileron to move up attack of 0. A shock wave will form
c) moved down causing the left aileron to move down a) on the upper surface only and move aft
b)on the upper and lower surface and will move aft until the point of
67. The bearing used in a fibre pulley is maximum camber
a) a roller bearing c) on the upper and lower surface and will move aft
b)a plain bearing
c) a ball bearing 74. One of the inputs in a CMC is autopilot controls. The data will be stored
in
68. The real time on a CMC is when a) volatile memory
a) existing faults page is selected on the CDU b)non-volatile memory
c) erased only after end of sector c) Special paint
75. The runway heading is
a) QDH 82. ILS marker beacon lights are
b)QDR a) green, blue, amber
c) QDM b)blue, amber, white
c) blue, white, green
76. A spar web will take loads in
a) shear 83. 111.1 MHz is
b)tension a) an ILS frequency
c) bending b)a VOR frequency
c) a HF frequency
77. What kind of seal are used on firewall bulkheads?
a) soft rubber 84. An autopilot PFCU servo brake is
b)fire-proof grommets a) energised on
c) None required b)energised off
c) energised at the same time as the clutch
78. A fuel cross-feed valve is powered from
a) AC busbar 85. A fluorescent tube contains
b)the battery a) orange coatings, rare gases and mercury vapour
c) DC busbar b)phosphor coatings, rare gases and mercury vapour
c) iodine coatings and rare gases
79. A fuel cross-feed valve is lubricated
a) by the fuel 86. Distilled water should be added to a ni-cad battery
b)by internal cooling a) when fully charged
c) by air b)at any time
c) only in the battery workshop
80. A cabin altitude is protected against reaching an altitude of 13 000ft by
a) bellows in the outflow valve 87. Overflowing electrolyte in a ni-cad battery indicates
b)altitude sensor a) excessive charging current
c) cabin over pressure relief valve b)not enough charging current
c) low electrolyte temperature
This is exam number 9.
88. The aviation distress frequency is
81. How is damage to the nose cone of an aircraft prevented during a a) 122.5MHz
lightning strike? b)121.5MHz
a) Bonded Strip c) 121.5kHZ
b)Earthing Strap
 c) spread + setting
89. A radar altimeter in track mode is effective to 96. Tension is the stress of
a) 2000 ft a) twisting
b)100 ft b)elongating or stretch
c) 2500 ft c) crush or compression

90. During a normal engine shutdown, generator tripping is initiated by 97. What are the minimum number of fire bottles in a cabin with 201- 300
a) undervoltage people?
b)underfrequency a) 3 BCF
c) overcurrent b)4 Methyl Bromide
c) 4 Fire Extinguishers
This is exam number 10.
98. On an aircraft with asymmetrical ailerons what happens to induced drag
91. 112.1 MHz is when banking right?
a) an ILS frequency a) Drag on inside aileron goes up but not as much as the outer
b)a VOR frequency b)Drag on the outer aileron increases
c) an ADF frequency c) Drag on the outer aileron is less

92. What does a Decca Navigation system operate on? 99. When the primary stops fitted to a control run have been contacted
a) Low Frequency a) a clearance exists at the secondary stops
b)High Frequency b)the secondary stops will just be in contact
c) Very High Frequency c) the secondary stops have been over-ridden

93. What is the minimum separation between a seat back cushion and 100. Excessive wear on both sides of the control cable pulley groove is
another seat or fixed structure? evidence of
a) 24 inches a) pulley misalignment
b)26 inches b)cable misalignment
c) 28 inches c) excessive cable tension

94. In an autoland aircraft fitted with a CMC This is exam number 11.
a) all faults are recorded in Volatile memory
b)all faults are recorded in Non-Volatile memory 101. A universal protractor used to measure degrees of aileron travel should
c) only Primary Faults are recorded be zeroed
a) with the aileron in the neutral position
95. Adhesive Bonding is b)with the aileron in the down position
a) wetting + gripping c) when the aircraft is in level flight attitude
b)wetting + Setting
 b)equally important in ascent and descent
102. A flying control static friction check c) more important in ascent
a) can only be carried out during flight
b)will demonstrate that a high force is always necessary to operate non- 107. With a pressurised aircraft at max differential pressure and a cabin
powered controls. pressure increase occurs, the differential capsule in the pressure controller
c) demonstrates the force the pilot requires to overcome system inertia and will
move the controls a) have a constant mass flow
b)let all pressurising air to be spilled over board
103. Anoxia is due to c) let pressurisation to be switched off until leaks cause a drop in pressure
a) release of nitrogen bubbles in the blood
b)lack of oxygen 108. If the cabin altitude increases above the normal maximum
c) low air pressure on the body a) a warning light comes on in the cockpit
b)compressor delivery is automatically boosted
104. The basic system of cabin pressurisation is to arrange a constant c) an inward relief valve opens
a) inlet and outlet
b)outlet and vary the inlet 109. Fuel cross feed valves are lubricated by
c) inlet and vary the outlet a) fuel
b)special lubricant
105. The purpose of the differential capsule in a pressure controller is to c) no lubrication needed
control
a) the rate of pressurisation 110. Fuel cross feed valves are operated by
b)cabin differential pressure a) 28 v dc bus
c) cabin air flow b)battery dc
c) 115 v ac
106. Control of rate of change of cabin pressure is
a) more important in descent