Air Tech- Engine Instruments

Engine tachometers could operate by means of using which of the following methods?

Select all that apply

• thermocouple

• bourbon tube

• drag cup

• mechanical bulb

The name for a device which produces a small voltage when heated is a...

• thermocouple

• heatsink

• drag cup

• capacitor

A centrifugal type arrangement using flyweights, can be used to measure what type of instrument?

• tachometer

• oil pressure

• oil temperature

• vacuum / suction

• fuel quantity

An instrument mechanism used where there is no physical connection between the instrument and what it is reading is a...

• drag cup

• synch system

• ratiometer

• bourdon tube

The is the rear of a fuel pressure gauge.

What type of mechanism does this gauge use?

• bourdon tube

• ratiometer

• synchro system

• bi-metallic helix

What are the two types of Outside Air Temperature gauge mechanisms?

Select both from the list

• Direct Reading

• Mechanical

• Rheostat

• Ratiometer

• Capacitance

Which of the options below is one way of measuring fuel quantity?

• Capacitance

• Bourdon Tube

• Thermocouple

• Drag cup

• Centrifugal

At ISA conditions, at sea level and with the engine off, what should a Boost gauge on an aircraft read?

• 0

• 29.92 "Hg

• 10 "Hg

• 1013 hPa

At ISA conditions, at sea level and with the engine off, what should a Manifold Air Pressure gauge on an aircraft read?

• 0

• 29.92 "Hg

• 10 "Hg

• 1013 hPa

Where in the engine does a Manifold Air Pressure gauge indicate the pressure?

• Between the air intake and the carburettor

• Between the carburettor and the turbocharger

• After the turbocharger

• After the outlet manifold