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CPL Acft Tech - Engine instruments

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

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


Select all that apply

a)

thermocouple

b)

bourdon tube

c)

drag cup

d)

mechanical bulb

2.

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

a)

thermocouple

b)

heatsink

c)

drag cup

d)

capacitor

3.

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

a)

tachometer

b)

oil pressure

c)

oil temperature

d)

vacuum / suction

e)

fuel quantity

4.

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

a)

drag cup

b)

syncho system

c)

ratiometer

d)

bourdon tube

5.

This is the rear of a fuel pressure gauge.

What type of mechanism does this gauge use?

a)

bourdon tube

b)

ratiometer

c)

synchro system

d)

bi-metallic helix

6.

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

Select both from the list below

a)

Direct Reading

b)

Mechanical

c)

Rheostat

d)

Ratiometer

e)

Capacitance

7.

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

a)

Capacitance

b)

Bourdon tube

c)

Thermocouple

d)

Drag cup

e)

Centrifugal

8.

An AC generator can be used to measure information for what sort of instrument?

a)

Outside Air Temperature gauge

b)

Tachometer

c)

Exhaust Gas Temperature

d)

Cylinder Head Temperature

e)

Manifold Air Pressure

9.

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

a)

0

b)

29.92 "Hg

c)

10 "Hg

d)

1013 hPa

10.

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

a)

0

b)

29.92 "Hg

c)

10 "Hg

d)

1013 hPa

11.

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

a)

Between the air intake and the carburetor

b)

Between the carburetor and the turbocharger

c)

After the turbocharger

d)

After the outlet manifold

12.

A synchro system can be used in what type of instrument?

a)

Tachometer

b)

Manifold Air Pressure gauge

c)

Cylinder Head Temperature gauge

d)

Oil Pressure gauge

13.

What sort of electrical system, consisting of transmitter and receiver units, can be used for transmitting data between a sensor at the engine and an instrument located in the cockpit?

a)

synchro system

b)

drag cup

c)

bourdon tube

d)

thermocouple

14.

Which statement about a bourdon tube is correct ?

a)

As pressure in the tube increases, it will try to straighten

b)

It is used to measure Exhaust Gas Temperature

c)

It is used to measure Manifold Air Pressure

d)

As ambient air pressure increases, it will constrict the tube

15.

The most common type of fuel quantity measuring is done by measuring...

a)

resistance

b)

air pressure within the tank

c)

fuel pressure within the tank

d)

fuel temperature within the tank