Aircraft Control Cables Quiz

What is the purpose of a control cable (3 examples)?

What is the most common control cable size used?

Name 4 types of control cable terminals.

What is the most common material used to manufacture control cables?

What is a Nicopress sleeve?

How is a Nicopress sleeve crimped (sequence)?

How is the final swage of a control cable terminal checked?

• By visual inspection

• By using a micrometer

• By applying a tensile test

• By using a go/no-go gauge

What is the purpose of a turnbuckle?

• To adjust the tension or length of ropes, cables, and tie rods

• To fasten two pieces of wood together

• To measure the length of an object

• To act as a lever for lifting heavy objects

What is the maximum thread exposure of a turnbuckle barrel?

What is unique about the threads of a turnbuckle barrel?

• They are both right-handed threads.

• They are both left-handed threads.

• One is right-handed and the other is left-handed.

• They have no threads.