Aerospace Module #2A
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- The engine instrument that monitors engine speed is known as the _______.
- tachometer
- The spinning wheel inside a gyro is called the ________.
- rotor
- There are two numbers, one at each end of the runway. These numbers are abbreviated ________ _________.
- magnetic headings
- Once an airplane becomes airborne from an airport, it is subject to traffic rules. The first leg of the traffic pattern begins at takeoff and it is known as the ______leg.
- Departure
- A passageway between the parking area and the runway system is called a ______________.
- Taxiway
- What is an airports parking lot?
- Ramp
- What do the letters FAA stand for?
- Federal Aviation Administration
- If an airport has a control tower, it is said to be a _______________ airport.
- controlled
- What flight instrument can be monitored to give precise rate of turn information?
- turn coordinator
- What flight instrument is actually an artificial compass?
- heading indicator
- What aircraft instrument was once known as the artificial horizon?
- attitude indicator
- What is the length of a statute mile in feet?
- 5280
- What is the length of a nautical mile in feet?
- 6076
- What flight instrument records the difference between static air and air being rammed into the system?
- airspeed indicator
- What flight instrument, other than the altimeter, monitors the rate of change in altitude?
- vertical speed indicator
- The pressure drops approximately ______ inch per 1000 feet of altitude.
- 1
- As we go higher in the atmosphere, the pressure ______________.
- decreases
- What is the standard pressure at sea level?
- 29.92 inches of mercury
- What are the three flight instruments that operate on the principle of a spinning gyroscope?
- attitude indicator, turn coordinator and heading indicator
- What three main flight instruments that operate from the pitot/static system?
- airspeed, altimeter, vertical speed indicator
- What two gages that monitor the operation of the oil system?
- oil temperature and oil pressure
- The two primary functions of the oil system in an airplane engine is_________ and __________.
- lubricate, cool
- What are the four stages of a standard reciprocating engine?
- intake, compression, power, and exhaust
- What is the source of electrical power for the spark plugs?
- magneto
- When the fuel tanks are mounted above the engine, as you would find in high wing (Cessna type) airplanes, what force keeps the fuel moving toward the power plant?
- gravity
- When a mixture contains less fuel than needed for normal combustion, it is called a ___________mixture.
- lean
- When a mixture contains more fuel than is needed for normal combustion, it is called a _______ mixture.
- rich
- In a jet engine, fuel is often sprayed into the exhaust stage. This gives additional thrust and is called an_________________.
- afterburner
- In a jet engine, air is mixed with fuel and ignited in _________________stage.
- intake
- What is the four stroke operating cycle of a reciprocating engine?
- a) intake b) compression c) power d) exhaust
- What type of engine converts chemical energy into mechanical energy?
- internal combustion
- Some airports have a problem with excessive noise and the governing authorities will set policies that deal with this problem. This is called ____ _________.
- Noise abatement
- A carburetor has a restriction called the venturi. When air enters the restriction, it speeds up and the ________drops. This is an example of _________Principle.
- pressure, Bernoulli's
- What are the three legs of a standard traffic pattern?
- downwind, base, final approach
- If an aircraft is moving toward the inside of a turn, it is said to be ______________. If it is moving toward the outside of the turn it is ______________.
- slipping, skidding
- If an airport symbol is blue, it means that the real airport has what?
- control tower
- Every degree, on a sectional chart, has ________ minutes.
- 60
- What type of a chart that is scaled 1:500,000 inches, or approximately 8 mile?
- sectional
- All longitude lines converge at either the ______ ______ or the ____ _____.
- north pole, south pole
- A system of lines that run parallel to the equator?
- latitude
- The phonetic alphabet for the letter U is?
- uniform
- What indicator uses the power of the wind to give direction?
- windsock
- If a beacon has one white flash, followed by a yellow flash, it is what type of airport?
- water
- If a beacon has two white flashes, followed by a green flash, what type of airport is it?
- military
- If on final approach to land, and you notice the VASI lights are both red, what does this indicate?
- below the glide path
- What color are the border lights at most non-precision runways?
- white
- What color are threshold lights when viewed from the landing end?
- green