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What is (are) the function(s) of aircraft’s engines?
To create necessary movement of the aircraft
To supply bleed air, hydraulic & electric power
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
Which is (are) TRUE about aircraft engines?
Providing thrust
Providing electric power
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
Which is (are) NOT TRUE about aircraft engines?
Use jet fuel
Be turned off during cruise to save fuel
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
Which is (are) TRUE about aircraft engines?
Aircraft can land with all engines are off
Twin engine aircraft can take off with 1 engine
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
Which is (are) TRUE about aircraft engines?
Only need maintenance when it has problem
Need maintenance before each flight
Need maintenance once a year
Need maintenance once a month
Which is (are) TRUE about aircraft engines?
Not necessary to record maintenance works into technical logbook
Only record major maintenance works into technical logbook
All maintenance works must be recorded into technical logbook
All are wrong
When the altitude of the a/c increases, the thrust which generated by engine?
Increases
Decreases
Remains the same
It depends on engine type
Compare with the piston type engine, the gas turbine engine has
Less fuel efficient
More fuel efficient
Same fuel efficient
All are wrong
Compare with the piston type engine, the gas turbine engine has
Lower performance at higher altitudes
Same performance
Better performance at higher altitudes
All are wrong
Which engine type has the higher weight to power ratio?
Gas turbine engine
Piston type engine
Same
Cannot be compared
Nowadays, the piston type engines are used on
Large commercial aircraft
Small aircraft
Freighter aircraft
All are wrong
FOD is
Friendly Object Design
Foreign Object Damage
Fuel On Deck
Fire On Deck
If ATC receives a report about missing an aircraft’s part from pilot after landing, they will
Immediately request to close the runway of the departure & arrival airport for FOD inspection
Request to put the affected aircraft in a quarantine area
Request technician to inspect the affected aircraft and send report
Accept the report for later investigation, all operation remains normal
While the engine is running
Do not stand in front of engine
Do not stand behind the engine
Keep the safet distances from the engine as instruction
All the correct
Which statement is correct about turbojet engines
Give high aircraft speed with good engine efficiency
High fuel efficiency
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
Which statement is correct about turbojet engines
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
Extremely high exhaust gas velocities
Give very high aircraft speed
Which statement is correct about turboprop engines
Good compromise between achievable aircraft speed and fuel efficiency
High thrust
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
When the air temperature increases, the thrust of a jet engine
Increases
Remains
Decreases
Unpredictable
When the air pressure increases, the thrust of a jet engine
Increases
Decreases
Unpredictable
Remains
When the aircraft altitude increases, the thrust of its jet engine
Increases
Decreases
Unpredictable
Remains
The advantage(s) of flying at high altitude is (are)
Avoid bird strike
Avoid lightning strike
Save fuel
All are correct
The risk(s) of flying at low altitude is (are)
Bird ingestion into engine
All are correct
Rain & Cross wind
Lightning strike
Which is the most dangerous flight phase
Landing
Limb
Cruise
Take-off
The gas turbine engine produces thrust by
Accelerating of ambient air
Heating up the exhausted gas
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
Which statement is true about turbojet engine
Is only designed to produce high velocity gas.
Is extremely loud and not very efficient.
Both A & B are wrong
Both A & B are correct
Which statement is true about turboprop engine
Produces thrust by a small acceleration of large quantity of air with a propeller
Converts almost all the gas energy into torque
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
Which statement is true about turbofan engine
Is usually twin of triple spool engine.
Both A & B are correct
Convert a large part of gas energy into torque to drive the fan and engine compressors
Both A & B are wrong
The thrust of a turbo fan engine is mainly generated by
The bypass airflow
The airflow goes through the engine core
Ram air
Hot air flow from combustion chamber
What is bypass ratio?
Bypass air flow : Engine core flow
Engine core flow : Bypass air flow
Bypass air flow : Total of bypass & engine core flow
Total of bypass & engine core flow : Bypass air flow
In the comparison between modular and non-modular engine
Modular engine saves weight
Modular engine needs less spare engines in stock
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
The advantage of modular engine
No pre-balance is required after a module change
Very often the replacement of a module is considered a minor repair and not a shop repair.
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
The advantage of modular engine
No pre-balance is required after a module change
Easy transportation
Reduced need for spare part
All are correct
Which is NOT TRUE about modular engine
Easy removal of modules
Modules replaceable on-wing
Flexibility at modification changes
All are wrong
The fan blades of a turbofan engine are often made of
Titanium base alloy
Aluminum base alloy
Steel alloy
Nicken alloy
Which is TRUE about non-modular engine
Easy removal of modules
Flexibility at modification changes
All are wrong
Modules replaceable on-wing
On an axial flow, dual compressor forward fan engine, the fan turns the same speed as the
Low pressure turbine
High pressure turbine
Forward turbine wheel
High pressure compressor
A turbo jet engine gives
Large acceleration to a small mass of air
Large acceleration to a large mass of air
Small acceleration to a large mass of air
Small acceleration to a small mass of air
Bernoulli's Theorem states that at any point in a flow of gas
The total energy remains constant
The dynamic pressure remains constant
The static pressure is less than the dynamic pressure
The static pressure and dynamic pressure are equal
At what point in an axial flow turbojet engine will the highest gas pressures occur
At the compressor outlet
At the turbine entrance
Within the burner section
At the combustion chamber outlet
What section provides proper mixing of the fuel and efficient burning of the gases
Diffuser section and combustion section
Combustion section and compressor section
Mixing chamber
Combustion section only
Newton's First Law of Motion, generally termed the Law of Inertia, states:
To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
Force is proportional to the product of mass and acceleration
Every body persists in its state of rest, or of motion in a straight line, unless acted upon by some outside force
All are not correct
The highest pressure in a gas turbine is
At the nozzle exit
At the turbine outlet
Just after the last compressor stage but before the burner
At the burner exit
The density of gas may be expressed as
Volume/weight
Weight/volume
Pressure/weight
Pressure/volume
In modern commercial aircraft, auto – pilot function
Automatically control aircraft direction
Automatically control aircraft flight level
Automatically control aircraft thrust
All are correct
In commercial aircraft, auto-pilot function is not available for which flight phase
Take off
Climb
Cruise
Landing
The purpose of reduction gear is
Reduce rotation speed
Reduce torque moment
Reduce power of axial
Reduce fiction
The purpose of reduction gear is
Increase rotation speed
Increase torque moment
Increase power of axial
Increase fiction
If you heat the air in a cylinder and the piston is fixed
Pressure will increase
Pressure will decrease
Pressure will increase then decrease
Pressure stays constant
If you heat the air in a cylinder and the piston is allowed to move
Pressure will increase
Pressure will decrease
Pressure stays constant
Pressure will increase then decrease
Which section of turbo fan engine has the highest airflow temperature
High pressure compressor outlet
High pressure turbine inlet
Combustion chamber
Low pressure turbine
In turbo engine, most of fuel energy is used for
Driving the compressors
Producing thurst
Heating the airflow
All are wrong
Which section of turbo fan engine has the highest airflow speed
High pressure compressor outlet
High pressure turbine inlet
Combustion chamber outlet
Low pressure turbine outlet
In turbo fan engine, most of fuel energy transforms to
Propulsive energy
Compression energy
Both A & B are wrong
Both A & B are correct
The most energy loss in gas turbine engine is
Bearing friction
Drag of air flow
Weight of fans, blades & axial
Heat
Which is the highest thrust rating?
Maximum go-around thrust
Maximum climb thrust
Maximum continuous thrust
Maximum cruise thrust
Which is the lowest thrust rating?
Maximum go-around thrust
Maximum climb thrust
Maximum continuous thrust
Maximum cruise thrust
On a gas turbine engine, a lot of energy is lost because of
Friction of the bearings
High temperature of exhaust gas
Friction of the ambient air
Fuel is not completely burn
Specific fuel consumption (SFC) means
The amount of fuel which an engine need to make 1kN of thrust for 1 hour
The amount of fuel which an engine need to let aircraft fly 1000 km in 1 hour
The amount of fuel which an engine need to let aircraft fly 1000 km
The amount of thrust is made when provide 1000 kg of fuel to engine for 1 hour
Specific fuel consumption (SFC) = 38 kg/kN.h means
Engine burns 38 kg of fuel to produce 1000 Newton of thrust
Engine burns 38 kg of fuel to produce 1 kilo Newton of thrust in 1 hour
Engine burns 1 kg of fuel to produce 38 kilo Newton of thrust in 1 hour
Engine burns 38 kg of fuel to produce 1 kilo Newton of thrust
Engine A has SFC = 38 kg/kN.h and Engine B has SFC = 50 kg/kN.h, which statement is (are) correct?
Engine A is stronger than Engine B
Engine A is weaker than Engine B
Engine A save more fuel than Engine B
Engine B save more fuel than Engine A
Maximum go-around thrust rating
Is limited to a few minutes
Is used when aircraft taxi on ground
Is used when aircraft is waiting for landing
Can be used without limitation
TOGA means
Take Off / Go Around
Thrust Of Ground Altitude
All are wrong
Thrust Over Go Around
When the engine works at maximum take off thrust exceed the limit time
No problem
It should be replaced for shop overhaul
Let it be cooled by ambient air
Add more lubrication oil to the engine
Maximum continuous thrust rating
Is the highest thrust that an engine is permitted to supply without time limitations
Is the highest thrust that an engine is permitted to supply in 1 hour
Is used for normal cruise flight
Is used for take off
Maximum continuous thrust rating is used
During normal climb
All are wrong
During normal cruise
During normal take off
The maximum take-off thrust in a warn day is
Higher than a cold day
Air temperature does not affect the thrust
Lower than a cold day
All are wrong
When start the aircraft engines on an airport at higher altitude
Easier than lower altitude airport
A little difficult than lower altitude airport
The same as lower altitude airport
All are wrong
The purpose of engine air intake is
To smooth the airflow
Both A & B are correct
To increase air static pressure of the air
Both A & B are wrong
Which thermal source is used for engine air intake anti-icing?
Bleed air from engine compressors
Electric power
Hot air from combustion chamber
Bleed air from APU
The supercooled water
Has its temperature below freezing point but not change to solid state.
Is the water at 0 Celsius degree
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
If ice is formed on the engine air intake
Compressors stall may be occurred
Ice pieces may be sucked into engine, causing damage of fan blade, compressors…
Both A & B are wrong
Both A & B are correct
For anti-icing, the wing leading edge and engine air intake use
Hot compressed air
Hot air from combustion chamber
Aerodynamic force
Electric power
Which air compressor type has the higher pressure ratio
Centrifugal flow compressor
Axial flow compressor
They are the same
Cannot be compared
In a stage of axial compressor, the stator vanes
Accelerate the airflow
Decelerate the airflow
Provide kinetic energy to the airflow
Increase the airflow’s speed
In a stage of axial compressor, which accelerates the airflow
Rotor
Stator
Shape of the compressor housing
The airflow accelerates itself
In a stage of axial compressor, the stator vanes
Guide the airflow
Slow the airflow to cause an increase in pressure
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
In a centrifugal compressor, which accelerates the airflow
Impeller
Diffuser
Compressor manifold
Fan
In a centrifugal compressor, which increases the air pressure
Impeller
Diffuser
Compressor manifold
Fan
The stator vanes in an axial-flow compressor
Direct air into the first stage rotor vanes at the proper angle
Convert velocity energy into pressure energy
Convert pressure energy onto velocity energy
Reduce drag
Which engine compressor type causes less drag
Centrifual compressor
Axial compressor
The same drag
Depend on the size
Which compressor has a high pressure rise per stage
Centrifual compressor
Axial compressor
The same
Depend on the size
How to pick up air bleed from compressor
By using holes in the outer platform of the stator vanes
By using hollow stator
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
Compressor stall causes
The airflow to speed up
The airflow to slow down
The air pressure drop suddenly
The engine explose
Compressor surge
Causes a blockage of airflow then airflow comes to stops and reverses its direction
Is a very severe form of compressor stall
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
How to prevent stall & surge on modern aircraft engine?
Using compressor bleed valves or variable compressor stator vanes
Using multi-spool engine
Both A & B are correct
A or B
The air flow discharged from VBV will
Go directly to combustion chamber
Go to low pressure turbines
Discharge to bypass airflow
Go to high pressure turbine
The variable stator vanes (VSV)
Are movable along the vertical axis
Can get the optimum angle of attack for every engine speed
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
What purpose do the diffuser vanes of a centrifugal compressor serve?
To convert pressure energy into kinetic energy
To increase the air velocity
To increase the air pressure
To convert kinetic energy into pressure energy
In a turbine engine with a dual spool compressor, the low speed compressor
always turns at the same speed as the high speed compressor
seeks its own best operating speed
is connected directly to the high speed compressor
is connected to the high pressure turbine
Compressor stall is caused by
a low angle of attack airflow through the first stages of compression
a high angle of attack airflow through the first stages of compression
rapid engine acceleration
rapid engine deceleration
What is the primary factor which controls the pressure ratio of an axial flow compressor?
Compressor inlet temperature
Number of stages in compressor
Compressor inlet pressure
Length of the compressor
The non-rotating axial-flow compressor airfoils in an aircraft gas turbine are known as
Bleed vanes
Stator vanes
Pressurization vanes
Fan
The energy changes that take place in the impeller of a centrifugal compressor are:
pressure increases, velocity increases, temperature increases
pressure decreases, velocity decreases, temperature decreases
pressure decreases, velocity decreases, temperature increases
pressure increases, velocity decreases, temperature increases
Which two elements make up the axial flow compressor assembly?
Rotor and stator
Rotor and impeller
Compressor and manifold
Stator and diffuser
An advantage of the centrifugal flow compressor is its high
ram efficiency
pressure rise per stage
peak efficiency
flow speed
Between each row of rotating blades in a compressor, there is a row of stationary blades which act to diffuse the air. These stationary blades are called
Stators
Rotors
Buckets
Fan
A compressor stage stalls when
adiabatic temperature rise is too high
compression ratio is too high
smooth airflow is disrupted
compression ratio is too low
An axial flow compressor surges when
later stages are stalled
all stages are stalled
early stages are stalled
middle stage is stalled
The purpose of a bleed valve, located in the beginning stages of the compressor is to
vent some of the air overboard to prevent a compressor stall
control excessively high RPM to prevent a compressor stall
vent high ram air pressure overboard to prevent a compressor stall
add ram air into compressore to prevent a compressor stall
A high bypass ratio engine LP compressor
high bypass ratio engine LP compressor
Supplies more air than is required for combustion
Supplies only the required quantity for combustion
All are wrong
In a twin spool compressor, the LP section runs at
a lower RPM than the HP spool
a lower RPM than the HP spool
a higher RPM than the HP spool
the same RPM than the HP spool
A bypass ratio of 5:1 indicates that the bypass flow is
Equal to 1/5 of the hot stream
Five times the cold stream
Five times the hot stream
Five times the inlet stream
The spiral or white mark on the spinner cone are used to
Anti-ice
Scare the bird away
Decorate
Mark the unbalance point
The spinner cone
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
Covers the end of the fan rotor disc
Creates a smooth aerodynamic fairing
On some engines, the spinner cone needs to be heated for anti-icing, it can be done with
Hot air
Electric
Solar power
Ambient air
The fan blades is loose fitted on the rotor disc
Sudden forces or torque loads do not exceed the maximum allowable stress limit of the fan blades
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
By the blade retainers or bolts or cylindrical pins
The abradable shroud on the outer wall of the fan case
Lets the fan blades run with small tip clearance & maximum efficiency
Prevents fan blades from contacting fan case
Protects fan blades from FOD
Protects the fan case
The acoustic panels on engine
Both A & B are wrong
Both A & B are correct
Reduce the noise created by the fan
Have many small holes on the surface.
In a turbojet engine, combustion occurs at
Constant velocity
Constant pressure
Constant volume
Constant temperature
In a turboprop engine, combustion takes place at constant
Pressure
Density
Volume
Temperature
The air passing through the combustion chamber is
Used to support combustion and to cool the engine
Speeded up and heated by the action of the turbines
All are correct
Entirely combined with fuel and burned
The air used for combustion is
Primary and secondary
Primary
Secondary
All are correct
The air used for combustion chamber cooling is
Secondary
Primary and secondary
Primary
All are correct
Combustion chamber flame temperature is about
2000 0C
2000 0F
2000 0K
2000C
In turbo engine, the igniter usually work
During starting
All are wrong
Only 10 minutes at starting
All the time until engine shutdown
When flying to bad weather zone, the igniters of the engines
Work continuously
Stay on for 30 minutes only
All are wrong
Stay off
For twin engine aircraft, if 1 engine fail, the igniters of the other engine
Work continuously
Stay on for 30 minutes only to save fuel
All are wrong
Stay off
In the combustion chamber
Static pressure decreases slightly and volume increases
Static pressure and volume decrease
Static pressure and volume increase
Static pressure and volume remains constant
Which of the following types of combustion sections are used in aircraft turbine engines
Multiple can, annular, and can-annular
Annular, variable, and cascade vane
Can, triangle can
Can, multiple can, and variable
Another name for a cannular combustion chamber is
turbo-annular
multiple can
can-annular
cannes
Which statement is true regarding the air passing through the combustion section of a jet engine?
Most is used for engine cooling
A small percentage is frequently bled off at this point to be used for air-conditioning and/or other
Only a few amount is used for cooling
Most is used to support combustion
How are combustion liner walls cooled in a gas turbine engine
By secondary air flowing through the combustion chamber
By the pattern of holes and louvers cut in the diffuser section
By ram air
By bleed air vented from the engine air inlet
The approximate percentage of the mass airflow which bypasses the flame tube snout is
~80%
~20%
~50%
~10%
The approximate percentage of the mass airflow which is used for combustion
~10%
~20%
~80%
~50%
Which type of combustion chamber is the most commonly used on modern gas turbine engines
Can
Can-annular
Annular
All are correct
How to check the condition of combustion chamber
By boroscope inspection
Using pressure sensor
Using temperature sensor
Using software
Can a combustion chamber be replaced with engine on-wing?
No, in engine shop only
Yes
Yes, if there is no rain and dust
All are correct
What are the two main basic components of the turbine section in a gas turbine engine?
Stator and rotor
Hot and cold
Impeller and diffuser
Blade and housing
The turbine section
Increases air velocity to create thrust
Uses heat energy to expand and accelerate the gas flow
Drives the compressor section
Produces the jet stream
What is the major function of the turbine assembly in a turbojet engine?
Supplies the power to turn the compressor
Directs the gases in the proper direction to the tailpipe
Increases the temperature of the exhaust gases
Produces the jet stream
Gas pressure through the turbine section will generally
Increase
Remains the same
Decrease
Increase rapidly
Temperature through the turbine stages generally
Remains the same
Decreases
Increases
Is not stable
Gas speed through the turbine section will generally
Remains the same
Increases
Decreases
In not stable
The turbine section of a jet engine
Converts dynamic pressure into mechanical energy
Circulates air to cool the engine
Extracts heat energy to produce jet stream to cool the engine
Extracts heat energy to drive the compressor
The turbine clearance control
Keep the tip clearance as small as possible in all operating conditions
Ensure the rotor blades can not make contact with the turbine casing
Both A & B are wrong
Both A & B are correct
The turbine clearance control
Use air to cool the turbine casings
Use air to cool the turbine blades
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
The turbine clearance control uses which air to cool the high pressure turbine
Fan air
Compressed air from compressors
Ambient air
Air from burner
In turbine section, nozzle guide vanes give a
pressure decreases, velocity increases
pressure increases, velocity decreases
pressure increases, velocity increases
pressure decreases, velocity decreases
Why are nozzle guide vanes fitted in turbine section ?
To decrease velocity of the gas flow
To increase velocity of the gas flow
To decrease pressure of the gas flow
To increase pressure of the gas flow
In turbine section, a nozzle guide vane is
Hollow in construction to allow for flow of cooling air
Hollow in construction to allow for thermal expansion
Solid in construction to support the guide vane
Solid in construction to get the best strength
The component(s) in a turbine engine that operate(s) at the highest temperatures is/are the
First stage turbine nozzle guide vanes
Turbine disks
Exhaust cone
Combustion chamber wall
The exhaust system
Guides the exhaust gases from the rear of the turbine to the atmosphere
The main task of exhaust system depends on the type of the gas turbine engine
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
Which type of exhaust system is fitted on turbofan engine ?
Long duct exhaust nozzle
Short duct exhaust nozzle
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
On jet engine, the exhaust system
The main task is to accelerate the airflow
Prevents excessive turbulence of the gases
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
The engine thrust reversers
Produce braking force by deflecting the exhaust gas stream to the opposite direction
Produce a thrust force opposite to the direction of movement
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
The thrust reverser system can be used:
On ground only
In flight only
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
On the turbofan engine, the thrust reversers deflect the
Only the fan flow
Only the combusted flow
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
Aircraft can use thrust reverser system in flight
To decrease the aircraft speed
To decrease the flight level
Not permitted, it can lead to a crash
To decrease speed for a short time
The engine thrust reversers can
Support the braking system
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
Let aircraft move rearward (but not recommend)
The disadvantage(s) of engine thrust reverser system:
Can cause compressor stall
Can whirl up dirt and dust then ingest to engine inlet
Both A & B are correct
Both A & B are wrong
