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WorksheetsCPL Acft Tech - Engine instruments
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Engine tachometers could operate by means of using which of the following methods?
Select all that apply
thermocouple
bourdon 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
syncho system
ratiometer
bourdon tube
This 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 below
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
An AC generator can be used to measure information for what sort of instrument?
Outside Air Temperature gauge
Tachometer
Exhaust Gas Temperature
Cylinder Head Temperature
Manifold Air Pressure
At International Standard Atmosphere 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 International Standard Atmosphere 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 carburetor
Between the carburetor and the turbocharger
After the turbocharger
After the outlet manifold
A synchro system can be used in what type of instrument?
Tachometer
Manifold Air Pressure gauge
Cylinder Head Temperature gauge
Oil Pressure gauge
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?
synchro system
drag cup
bourdon tube
thermocouple
Which statement about a bourdon tube is correct ?
As pressure in the tube increases, it will try to straighten
It is used to measure Exhaust Gas Temperature
It is used to measure Manifold Air Pressure
As ambient air pressure increases, it will constrict the tube
The most common type of fuel quantity measuring is done by measuring...
resistance
air pressure within the tank
fuel pressure within the tank
fuel temperature within the tank
