AVIATION GROUND SCHOOL - Exam #1
Study Material UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
reciprocating engines - CORRECT ANSWER - the pistons move back and forth within the
cylinders, connecting rods connect the pistons to the crankshaft which converts the movements
to a rotary motion, this motion drives the propeller
one cycle of the engine consists of 2 revolutions of the crankshaft. these 2 crankshaft revolutions
require 4 strokes of the piston which are... - CORRECT ANSWER - intake, compression,
power, and exhaust
magneto - CORRECT ANSWER - self-contained source of electrical energy, so even if
the aircraft loses electrical power, the engine will continue to run
tachometer - CORRECT ANSWER - RPMs, control with throttle, push it in: "setting the
power in"
ration of air to fuel - CORRECT ANSWER - 10:1
main advantages of a dual ignition system - CORRECT ANSWER - increased safety and
improved engine performance
p-lead - CORRECT ANSWER - the wire that grounds the magneto
carburetor - CORRECT ANSWER - mixes air and fuel, provides for the throttle
mixing air & gas: conservation principle - CORRECT ANSWER - when the fluid flow is
constricted the speed of the flow increases
Study Material UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
reciprocating engines - CORRECT ANSWER - the pistons move back and forth within the
cylinders, connecting rods connect the pistons to the crankshaft which converts the movements
to a rotary motion, this motion drives the propeller
one cycle of the engine consists of 2 revolutions of the crankshaft. these 2 crankshaft revolutions
require 4 strokes of the piston which are... - CORRECT ANSWER - intake, compression,
power, and exhaust
magneto - CORRECT ANSWER - self-contained source of electrical energy, so even if
the aircraft loses electrical power, the engine will continue to run
tachometer - CORRECT ANSWER - RPMs, control with throttle, push it in: "setting the
power in"
ration of air to fuel - CORRECT ANSWER - 10:1
main advantages of a dual ignition system - CORRECT ANSWER - increased safety and
improved engine performance
p-lead - CORRECT ANSWER - the wire that grounds the magneto
carburetor - CORRECT ANSWER - mixes air and fuel, provides for the throttle
mixing air & gas: conservation principle - CORRECT ANSWER - when the fluid flow is
constricted the speed of the flow increases
