ASA-Aviation Maintenance Technician
General Oral Questions, A&P - Airframe
Oral Exam (ASA - Crane), A&P Powerplant
Oral Questions, ASA-OEG-AMT2 Exam
Questions And Answers
What constitutes a capacitor? -
correct answer ✅Two conductors separated by an insulator.
What is the purpose of a capacitor? -
correct answer ✅Stores electrical energy in electrostatic fields.
Does a capacitor cause current to lead or lag voltage in an AC
Circuit? -
correct answer ✅Lead Voltage.
What is the basic unit of capacitance? -
correct answer ✅Farad.
Why shouldn't electrolytic capacitors be used in an AC circuit? -
correct answer ✅They are polarized, it will pass current of one
polarity and block the opposite.
,ASA-Aviation Maintenance Technician
General Oral Questions, A&P - Airframe
Oral Exam (ASA - Crane), A&P Powerplant
Oral Questions, ASA-OEG-AMT2 Exam
Questions And Answers
What is meant by inductance? -
correct answer ✅Ability to store electrical energy in
electromagnetic fields.
what is the basic unit of inductance? -
correct answer ✅Henry.
What is an example of an inductor used in a magneto? -
correct answer ✅The Coil.
Does an inductor cause current to lead or lag voltage in an AC
Circuit? -
correct answer ✅Lag.
How can you find the polarity of an electromagnet? -
correct answer ✅Hold the electromagnet in your left hand with
your fingers encircling the coil in the direction electrons flow. Your
thumb will point to the north pole.
,ASA-Aviation Maintenance Technician
General Oral Questions, A&P - Airframe
Oral Exam (ASA - Crane), A&P Powerplant
Oral Questions, ASA-OEG-AMT2 Exam
Questions And Answers
What is meant by impedance? -
correct answer ✅The total opposition to the flow of alternating
current. It is the vector sum of resistance,capacitive reactance, and
inductive reactance.
In what units is impedance measured? -
correct answer ✅Ohms.
What are the five sources of electrical energy? -
correct answer ✅Magnetism, chemical energy, light, heat, and
pressure.
What is the basic unit of power in a DC circuit? -
correct answer ✅Watt.
What is meant by a Kilowatt? -
correct answer ✅1,000 watts.
, ASA-Aviation Maintenance Technician
General Oral Questions, A&P - Airframe
Oral Exam (ASA - Crane), A&P Powerplant
Oral Questions, ASA-OEG-AMT2 Exam
Questions And Answers
What is meant by a Megawatt? -
correct answer ✅1,000,000 watts.
What is the formula for power in a DC circuit? -
correct answer ✅Power=Voltage*Current (P=E*I).
What is the relationship between mechanical and electrical power?
-
correct answer ✅1 Horsepower=746 Watts.
What is meant by true power in an AC Circuit? -
correct answer ✅The product of circuit voltage and the current in
phase with that voltage.
In what unit is true power expressed? -
correct answer ✅Watts.
What is meant by apparent power in an AC circuit? -
correct answer ✅The product of circuit voltage and circuit current.
General Oral Questions, A&P - Airframe
Oral Exam (ASA - Crane), A&P Powerplant
Oral Questions, ASA-OEG-AMT2 Exam
Questions And Answers
What constitutes a capacitor? -
correct answer ✅Two conductors separated by an insulator.
What is the purpose of a capacitor? -
correct answer ✅Stores electrical energy in electrostatic fields.
Does a capacitor cause current to lead or lag voltage in an AC
Circuit? -
correct answer ✅Lead Voltage.
What is the basic unit of capacitance? -
correct answer ✅Farad.
Why shouldn't electrolytic capacitors be used in an AC circuit? -
correct answer ✅They are polarized, it will pass current of one
polarity and block the opposite.
,ASA-Aviation Maintenance Technician
General Oral Questions, A&P - Airframe
Oral Exam (ASA - Crane), A&P Powerplant
Oral Questions, ASA-OEG-AMT2 Exam
Questions And Answers
What is meant by inductance? -
correct answer ✅Ability to store electrical energy in
electromagnetic fields.
what is the basic unit of inductance? -
correct answer ✅Henry.
What is an example of an inductor used in a magneto? -
correct answer ✅The Coil.
Does an inductor cause current to lead or lag voltage in an AC
Circuit? -
correct answer ✅Lag.
How can you find the polarity of an electromagnet? -
correct answer ✅Hold the electromagnet in your left hand with
your fingers encircling the coil in the direction electrons flow. Your
thumb will point to the north pole.
,ASA-Aviation Maintenance Technician
General Oral Questions, A&P - Airframe
Oral Exam (ASA - Crane), A&P Powerplant
Oral Questions, ASA-OEG-AMT2 Exam
Questions And Answers
What is meant by impedance? -
correct answer ✅The total opposition to the flow of alternating
current. It is the vector sum of resistance,capacitive reactance, and
inductive reactance.
In what units is impedance measured? -
correct answer ✅Ohms.
What are the five sources of electrical energy? -
correct answer ✅Magnetism, chemical energy, light, heat, and
pressure.
What is the basic unit of power in a DC circuit? -
correct answer ✅Watt.
What is meant by a Kilowatt? -
correct answer ✅1,000 watts.
, ASA-Aviation Maintenance Technician
General Oral Questions, A&P - Airframe
Oral Exam (ASA - Crane), A&P Powerplant
Oral Questions, ASA-OEG-AMT2 Exam
Questions And Answers
What is meant by a Megawatt? -
correct answer ✅1,000,000 watts.
What is the formula for power in a DC circuit? -
correct answer ✅Power=Voltage*Current (P=E*I).
What is the relationship between mechanical and electrical power?
-
correct answer ✅1 Horsepower=746 Watts.
What is meant by true power in an AC Circuit? -
correct answer ✅The product of circuit voltage and the current in
phase with that voltage.
In what unit is true power expressed? -
correct answer ✅Watts.
What is meant by apparent power in an AC circuit? -
correct answer ✅The product of circuit voltage and circuit current.
