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| What are the four stages of the four stroke cycle? |
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| Intake, compression, ignition, exhaust |
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| What are the advantages of a turbine engine? |
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higher speed potential
utilizes cheaper fuel
less complicate than piston engine |
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| What are the disadvantages of a turbine engine? |
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higher fuel consumption
more noise
more sophisticated manufacturing |
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| What are the advantages of a turboprop? |
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better fuel economy
instant power response
high power to weight |
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| What are the disadvantages of a turboprop? |
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| What are the advantages of a turbofan? |
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better fuel consumption
higher power output to weight
quieter |
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| What are the disadvantages of a turbofan? |
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Slower throttle response
more complex
higher drag
greater cost |
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| _____ are used to run subsystems due to weight mgmt (ldg gr, flight controls, flaps, move radars) |
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| _____ provides constant voltage and direction |
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| Voltage for DC is ____ volts |
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| _____ provides alternating voltage and direction |
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| AC provides ____ volts and ___ hertz |
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| _______ are used to generate power to start engines |
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| APU's (auxilliary power unit) |
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| A ____ is the path of the electricity, from the source, through the transmission lines, to the equipment using the electricity, also called the load, and back to the source |
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| _________ is the measure of the amount of potential energy in a circuit. The unit of measure is ____ |
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| _____ is the rate of electricity moving through a circuit in a period of time. The unit of measurement is the _____. |
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| The ____ is the central highway that connects the various circuits together |
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| A _____ is a device for measuring or maintaining orientation, based on the principles of conservation of angular movement |
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| The gyroscopic instruments are: |
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the attitude indicater
the turn coordinator
heading indicator |
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| The ____ gives the pilot information about the aircraft's pitch and roll characteristics |
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| The _____ is the instrument that displays to a pilot information about the rate of turn, rate of roll and the quality or coordination of the turn |
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| the ______ is an instrument used in an aircraft to inform the pilot of the aircraft heading |
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| The three pitot-static instruments are: |
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| Altimeter, Vertical speed indicator, Airspeed indicator |
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| The ______ displays the craft's airspeed |
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| _________ airspeed is uncorrected airspeed read directly from an indicator |
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| _____ airspeed is indicated airspeed (IAS) corrected for static source error |
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| _____ airspeed is airspeed corrected for density altitude and compressibility |
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| _____ is speed over the ground |
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| _________ altitude is the actual aircraft's height above sea level |
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| _______ altitude is the height of an aircraft above the terrain over which it is flying or above ground level (AGL) |
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| ______ altitude is the uncorrected altitude directly read from the altimeter after it has been set |
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| ______ altitude is the altimeter reading after setting the altimeter to 29.92 inches |
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| _____ altitude is pressure altitude corrected for non-standard temperature |
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| The ______ is a precision instrument which provides an accurate indication of rate of change of altitude |
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| The relationship between TAS and IAS varies with atmospheric pressure and as air pressure is reduced as an aircraft climbs, ____ is reduced and ____ increases |
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| ______ altitude is critical to the aircraft's performance during takeoff and landing |
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| When flying at FL 180 and above in the US, the pilot will set QNE, which is ______ inches of mercury. |
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| With ____ set, the altimeter will display the airport's field of elevation on the ground |
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| What indicates the aircraft's current altimeter setting |
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