13 Question PDF
13 Question PDF
DGCA & EASA Module 13 - Aeroplane Aerodynamics Structure & Systems (B2)
Question - Part -1
A mode C transponder
a) can be used for TCAS
Ans b) cannot be used for TCAS
c) can be used for TCAS on ILS approach only
When substituting the radio altimeter antenna cables, you should consider
a) power requirements
Ans b) the speed of propagation of rad alt signal
c) the diameter of cables
GPS has
Ans a) 24 satellites, 6 orbits of 4
b) 24 satellites, 4 orbits of 6
c) 27 satellites, 3 orbits of 9
GPS frequency is
a) 1575 GHz
Ans b) 1575 MHz
c) 1525 MHz
In air speed hold mode, a down displacement of the flight director pitch command bar
signifies
a) speed increase
Ans b) speed decrease
c) height decrease
The bearing of a NDB measured by ADF is 060 degrees relative to aircraft heading of
030 degrees. The RMI pointer indicates
a) 30 degrees
b) 90 degrees
c) 60 degrees
Fibre glass parts are protected from lightning strikes and dangerous voltages by
a) non conductive paint
b) conductive paint
Ans c) earth primary conductors
The respective band widths for a radar IF amplifier and video amplifier should be for
good pulse shape are
a) wide and narrow
b) narrow and wide
c) wide and wide
When the aircraft nose yaws to the left, the yaw damper will apply corrective rudder to
Ans a) the right
b) the left
c) the left with some aileron assistance
Shock stall
a) is a flap down stall
Ans b) occurs at high speeds
c) occurs at low speeds
During a turn
a) left rudder to be used
b) right rudder to be used
Ans c) rudder to be maintained in centre position
To transmit position feedback for actuators of roll and pitch control surfaces, in a fly by
wire system
Ans a) LVDT is used hence ensuring interchangeability
b) LVDT and RVDT are used for pitch and roll
c) Synchros are used
What is the error signal used for in a fixed angle approach in LOC coupling?entrifugal
force
a) Heading and Deviation
Ans b) Course error and Deviation
c) Heading ,Course error and Deviation
Mode S has
a) 12 address bits
Ans b) 24 address bits
c) 36 address bits
If an aircraft is on east of VOR beacon, the reference and variable phases are
a) In phase
b) Opposite phase
Ans c) Phase quadrature
In a radio altimeter system if you decide to increase the TX cable and RX cable each by
3 inch the total correction factor is
a) 3 inch
b) 6 inch
Ans c) 9 inch
What is the minimum resistance between all isolated electrostatic conducting parts
which may be subjected to appreciable charge and main earth system
a) 0.5 ohm
b) 1 ohm
Ans c) 0.5 Megohm or 100,000 ohm/sq.ft. surface area which ever is less
In case the airplane is wired for dual installation of the Central Maintenance Computers
and only one computer is to be installed
Ans a) it must be installed on LH side
b) it must be installed on RH side
c) it may be installed either on LH or RH side
If the static line is disconnected in the cabin, the Mach meter reading would be
a) higher mach number
Ans b) lower mach number
c) not effected
While carrying out a leak check of the altimeter, if the static is leaking, the VSI would
a) indicate climb
Ans b) indicate decent
c) not be affected
In a combined pitot-static probe, while carrying out a leak check, which instrument is
most likely to be effected by over pressure?
a) ASI
b) VSI
c) Altimeter
During compass swing, using a datum compass, the error permitted in aligning the
aircraft is
a) 1 degree
b) 5 degree
c) 10 degree
If two aircraft decide to issue the same RA for a potential conflict, which aircraft changes
the decision?
a) The one with the higher address
b) The one with the smaller address
c) Neither changes the decision
In helicopter autopilots, while operating the actuator, the movement of the cockpit
control is prevented by
a) synchros attached to the control
Ans b) a compressed spring attached to the cockpit control
c) a lock on the cockpit control
An autopilot computer
Ans a) is more sensitive to ILS than to VOR
b) is more sensitive to VOR than to ILS
c) is the same sensitivity for VOR and ILS
In an FDS, the attitude gyro is coupled with the FD computer by means of transformer
coupling. The purpose of this arrangement is
a) to protect the attitude gyro in case of failure of FD computer
b) to protect FD computer in case of attitude gyro failure
c) to minimise power losses
DH is based on
a) aircraft characteristics
b) experience of the crew
c) RVR transmitted by ATC
Index error is
a) coefficient B
b) Coefficient P
Ans c) misalignment of compass lubber line
Servo tabs
a) enable the pilot to bring the control surface back to neutral
Ans b) move in such a way as to help move the control surface
c) provide artificial feel
Spring Tabs
a) enable the pilot to bring the control surface back to neutral
Ans b) move in such a way as to help move the control surface
c) provide artificial feel
When secondary stops are utilized in control surfaces, they come in contact
a) before the primary stops
Ans b) after the primary stops
c) at the same time as the primary stops
EICAS indicates
Ans a) engine performance and aircraft system malfunctions
b) engine performance only
c) engine performance and aircraft status
On an ILS approach what will cause the aircraft to fly onto the beam?
a) Radio deviation
b) Glideslope deviation
Ans c) Course deviation
Once the G/S has been captured what other pitch modes are available?
a) No other pitch modes are available
b) Only when the aircraft is above the glideslope beam
c) All are continuously available
If a helicopter rotor disc is rotating anticlockwise, viewed from above where would a
pitch input be fed into the disc to move the helicopter backwards, 90 degrees to what?
a) In front of the lateral axis
Ans b) Right of the longitudinal axis
c) Left of the longitudinal axis
How long is the time between the start of the P1 pulse and the P3 pulse ignoring the P2
pulse length?
a) 21 micro seconds
b) 8 micro seconds
c) 17 micro seconds
If a VOR RMI indicates 000 degrees and the course selected is 000 degrees what will
the TO/FROM indicator indicate?
a) TO
b) FROM
Ans c) Neither
A radar response takes 329 micro seconds how far away is the target?
a) 12 miles
b) 25 miles
c) 40 miles
The following modes may be retained when overshoot has been initiated after the
selection of autoland
a) ILS localiser an IAS
b) IAS and glide slope
Ans c) IAS and steering or heading
If go-around has been initiated after autoland has been selected, the aeroplane will
a) increase speed
b) rotate nose up
Ans c) increase speed and rotate nose up
CAT-3b allows
a) approach land and runway guidance with zero DH and RVR
Ans b) approach land and RVR in the order of 50 meters
c) approach land and runway guidance with taxing visibility in the order of 50 meters
For a vertical Gyro which is moved in pitch, which gimble would be moved to correct the
pitch movement?
a) Lateral
Ans b) Longitudinal
c) Normal
With airspeed hold engaged whilst flying with Flight Director engaged, a down
command means your speed has
a) increased
Ans b) decreased
c) is the same
What should be done to a transformer secondary connections which are open circuit?
a) Short the terminals together
b) Put a set resistance across the terminals
Ans c) Leave the terminals open circuit
An RMI in VOR mode, it's Pointer is showing a course of 000, if the course knob is
adjusted to 010 what happens to the pointer?
a) Move left
b) Move right
c) Moves left then hard right
If a fault is detected during an autoland approach the system will totally disconnect if it is
a
a) Triplex system
b) Duplex system
Ans c) Simplex system
A Glass Reinforced Plastic surface on an aircraft, to reduce the risk of high potential
differences would be
Ans a) painted in a conductive paint
b) painted in a non-conductive paint
c) bonded to the primary structure
With a trailing edge flap being lowered, due to rising gusts what will happen to the angle
of attack?
Ans a) Tend to increase
b) Tend to decrease
c) Stay the same
If a fly-by-wire system fails, the rudder
a) remains at the neutral position
b) controls the aircraft in trim
c) remains in the previous position
The Ground Proximity Warning Computer in mode 4 would use which inputs to issue a
warning?
a) A low range altimeter and rate of change of low range altimeter
Ans b) A low range altimeter and configuration of aircraft
c) A low range altimeter and GPS
If a drain trap in a pitot static system is removed but nothing was found
a) no leak test is required unless the drain trap contains water
b) a leak test must be carried out even if nothing found
c) a leak test is never required
TCAS transmits and receives on a frequency of
Ans a) 1030 MHz and 1090mhz respectively
b) 1090mhz and 1030mhz respectively
c) 1090 MHz
When an aircraft is aligned for a compass swing check to be carried out it will be aligned
with an error of plus or minus
a) 1 degree
Ans b) 3 degree
c) 5 degree
When a helicopter lands how does the pilot signal to the ground staff that it is safe to
approach the aircraft?
a) Turning on and off the NAV lights
Ans b) Turning off the anti-collision lights
c) Flashing the landing light
When the VOR ref and Vari phase are in phase quadrature, the aircraft is at the
a) 180 degree radial
Ans b) 090 degree radial
c) 275 degree radial
The loss of the vertical gyro signal to the flight director system would cause
a) aircraft to underbank
Ans b) aircraft to overbank
c) aircraft to remain in level flight
As the rotor head is tilted to travel forward what happens to the reward travelling blades
pitch angle?
Ans a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) No change
When all three leads of a bonding tester are connected together the output reading is
Ans a) zero
b) full scale deflection
c) centre scale
To ensure the compass is serviceable before installation you would carry out
a) damping and periodicity checks
Ans b) damping and pivot friction check
c) damping and alignment checks
The specific gravity readings of a lead-acid cell taken twice after charging shows
substantially lower value.
a) Cell is defective
b) You top up the cell with distilled water
c) You replace the cell
GPS has
a) 6 satellites in 4 orbits
b) 4 satellites in 6 orbits
c) 7 satellites in 3 orbits
Equivalent airspeed is
a) indicated airspeed corrected for IE and PE
b) rectified airspeed corrected for compressibility
If on a lead-acid battery, several cell checks of SG read consistently low. Battery needs
a) topping up with distilled water
b) replacing
Ans c) recharging
The wheel height at which the approach path has been visually assessed as
satisfactory to continue the approach to a landing is known as the
Ans a) decision height
b) intercept height
c) alert height
A category 3B aircraft using fail operational automatic landing equipment which fail
operational control and roll out guidance will have
a) a decision height of about 50 feet
Ans b) no decision height
c) a decision height depending upon the RVR
In a triplex system, the detection of a failure of one simplex system will disconnect
a) all channels
Ans b) the failed system and carry on with an autoland
c) the failed system and continue with a manual approach
With autothrottle selected in the SPEED MODE compatible autopilot modes are
a) VOR ARM and HDG HOLD
Ans b) IAS HOLD and ALT ARM
c) V/S and ALT ARM
The Airworthiness requirements for the autopilot / autoland system are laid down in
Ans a) JAR AWO
b) CAIPs
c) BCARs
Versine is generated by
a) torque receiver synchros
Ans b) synchros resolvers
c) control synchro transformers
In the FMS vertical navigation (V NAV) climb mode the throttles are used for
Ans a) maintaining a computed EPR
b) controlling to a maximum thrust
c) correction minor speed deviations
To improve the image or picture when using the WRX (weather radar receiver)
a) scan at a lower rate
b) use shorter bursts
c) use longer bursts
Where does it state what emergency equipment and what levels of emergency
equipment should be carried on an aircraft
Ans a) BCAR section A4-8 or A8-4
b) JAR OPS
c) Maintenance Manual
If a section of the emergency floor proximity lights are inoperative
a) the aircraft cannot fly i.e. grounded until the defect is fixed
b) the aircraft can fly but the section with the problem is not used/ shut off
Ans c) the aircraft is allowed to fly back to base where the defect can be fixed
When changing the brushes on a DC generator the brushes must be bedded first, this
can be done
Ans a) with the generator fitted to the aircraft
b) the generator taken off the aircraft and bedding done on the bench
c) at the manufacturers only
What must be taken into account when measuring the SG or relative density of a lead
acid battery?
Ans a) The temperature
b) The ambient pressure
c) The ambient humidity
In a fly by wire system, pitch and roll control positions are known by using
a) LVDTs for roll control surfaces and RVDTs for pitch control surfaces
Ans b) LVDTs for roll and pitch control surfaces
c) RVDTs for roll and pitch control surfaces
In a CMC aircraft, flight deck indications and warnings are managed and provided by
a) the central warning computer (CWC)
b) the electronic interface units (EIU)
Ans c) the engine indicatig and crew alert system (EICAS)
An aircraft in climb maintains the same IAS. What is it's true airspeed?
Ans a) Higher than its IAS
b) Lower than its IAS
c) The same as its IAS
The wheel height at which the approach path has been visually assessed as
satisfactory to continue the approach to a landing is know as the
Ans a) decision height
b) intercept height
c) alert height
The average risk of autoland should not contribute a rate of fatal accidents per landing
greater than
a) 1 x 10-6
Ans b) 1 x 10-7
c) 1 x 10-8