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AE 1.2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The four forces of flight are:

a)

Drag

b)

Thrust

c)

Glide

d)

Gravity

e)

Lift

2.

What type of engines are used as power plants for planes

a)

external combustion

b)

electric

c)

nuclear

d)

coal

e)

reciprocating

3.

What does reciprocating refer to?

a)

Back and forth

b)

Left and right

c)

up and down

d)

circular

e)

rotary

4.

When fuel is burned it is called

a)

intake

b)

exhaust

c)

power

d)

combustion

e)

compression

5.

The four cycles of an engine are

a)

intake

b)

exhaust

c)

power

d)

combustion

e)

compression

6.

The first part of the stroke is called _________

a)

intake

b)

exhaust

c)

power

d)

combustion

e)

compression

7.

The second part of the stroke is called _________

a)

intake

b)

exhaust

c)

power

d)

combustion

e)

compression

8.

The third part of the stroke is called _________

a)

intake

b)

exhaust

c)

power

d)

combustion

e)

compression

9.

The fourth part of the stroke is called _________

a)

intake

b)

exhaust

c)

power

d)

combustion

e)

compression

10.

Which engine type is NOT in-Line?

a)

Up-Right

b)

V

c)

Horizontally

d)

Radial

11.

Which engine type is most used in general aviation?

a)

Up-Right

b)

V

c)

Horizontally

d)

Radial

12.

Power Plant refers to [check all that apply]

a)

engine

b)

carburetor

c)

fuel filter

d)

fuel tank

e)

wing

13.

The movement of the shaft from one end to the other is called

a)

cycle

b)

stroke

c)

combustion

d)

ignition

e)

power

14.

The completion of all 4 stroke is a

a)

cycle

b)

stroke

c)

combustion

d)

ignition

e)

power

15.

Compression is the act of making a given volume ________

a)

wider

b)

narrower

c)

smaller

d)

larger

16.

Rockets are different than jets because they have to carry _______

a)

fuel

b)

water

c)

oxygen

d)

fire

e)

ignition

17.

Planes with high fuel tanks are called ________-feed systems

a)

Thrust

b)

Lift

c)

Drag

d)

Gravity

e)

Power

18.

The _________ meters the fuel going to the engine

a)

carburetor

b)

fuel filter

c)

fuel tank

d)

fuel valve

e)

fuel line

19.

The ________ controls the amount of fuel AFTER it is mixed with air.

a)

throttle

b)

carburetor

c)

fuel selector

d)

fuel valve

e)

float

20.

The ideal fuel ratio to air is

a)

1:1

b)

1:5

c)

1:10

d)

1:15

e)

1:20