Jet Test Questions

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JET ENGINE
1) An inter-stage air seal is used where:

a. engine sections are operating at different pressures.
b. engine sections are subjected to pressures of the same value.
c. it is more convenient.
d. it is difficult to obtain access during routine servicing.
2) Gas turbines use:
a. wet sump and mineral oil.
b. dry sump and synthetic oil.
c. wet sump and synthetic oil.
d. dry sump and mineral oil.
3) In a gas turbine engine:
a. ram pressure is maximum at the start of the take-off run
b. ram pressure is unaffected by airspeed
c. thrust is unaffected by the aircraft’s forward speed
d. thrust is maximum and ram pressure at minimum at the start of the take-off run
4) The maximum thrust that a jet engine can develop will be:
a. take-off thrust
b. go around thrust
c. max climb thrust
d. max static thrust
5) A big fan engine gets reverse thrust by:
a. reversing the direction of rotation of the compressor.
b. deflecting the exhaust gases.
c. blocking the bypass air.
d. reversing the hot stream gases.
6) The rate of discharge of a High Energy Ignition Unit is:
a. 60 - 100 times per minute.
b. 4 discharges per revolution.
c. 60 - 100 per second.
d. governed by the resistance of the igniter plug.
7) The starter motor is disengaged from the engine start system:

a. as soon as the engine lights up
b. just above self-sustaining speed
c. at 26% HP rpm
d. just below self-sustaining speed
8) The term “self sustaining speed” means that:
a. the aircraft can roll forward with no further opening of the throttles
b. the speed from which the engine can accelerate to full power within 5 seconds
c. the engine will run independently of external help
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d. the speed from which the engine can accelerate to idle without the help of the
starter motor
9) A Relight is:
a. the action of restarting a flamed out engine, usually while airborne
b. what occurs when the engine drain valve is stuck open
c. the initiation of the after-burning system
d. what must be prevented after a “wet start”
10) The power to start an APU comes from:
a. ground power unit
b. aircraft main DC battery
c. aircraft main engine generator
d. aircraft main AC battery
11) A typical APU can provide:
a. air for air conditioning on the ground
b. air for engine starting
c. electrical power for ground or in-flight use
d. all of the above
12) A “Hung Start” is indicated by:
a. high EGT - high fuel flow - low rpm
b. low EGT - idle fuel flow - low rpm
c. low EGT - high fuel flow - high rpm
d. high EGT- idle fuel flow- low rpm
13) Bleed air for engine anti-icing is provided by:
a. the bleed valves
b. the turbine stages
c. the compressor
d. the combustion chambers
14) One advantage of an annular combustion chamber system is that:
a. the diameter of the engine is reduced
b. there is unrestricted airflow at maximum rpm
c. there are no flame propagation problems
d. the air casing area is greater
15) A cannular combustion system is:

a. a set of flame tubes, each of which is mounted in a separate air casing
b. a set of flame tubes enclosed in a common air casing
c. one common flame tube enclosed in a common air casing
d. superior to the annular system because it only requires one igniter
16) A relight envelope:
a. shows the flame stability limits
b. shows airspeed and altitude limitations for an in-flight restart
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c. shows fuel/air mixture limitations for an in-flight restart

d. contains the in-flight restart igniter plugs
17) Blade creep is:
a. movement of the turbine blades around the turbine disc.
b. temporary expansion due to temperature change.
c. temporary elongation due to centrifugal forces.
d. permanent elongation due to heat and centrifugal force.
18) In a compressor:
a. the air temperature is steady with a pressure rise
b. the air temperature falls with a pressure rise
c. the drop in air temperature is inversely proportional to the pressure rise
d. the air temperature rises with a pressure rise
19) A compressor stall:
a. is overcome by increasing the fuel flow
b. is a complete breakdown of the airflow through the compressor
c. may only affect one stage or several stages of a compressor
d. is mechanical failure of the compressor
20) The pressure rise across each stage of an axial flow compressor is:
a. greater than that of a centrifugal compressor
b. between 3 and 5 to one
c. twice the inlet pressure
d. between 1.1 and 1.2 to one
21) In a pitot intake the term ‘Ram Pressure Recovery’ refers to the time when:
a. EPR has attained the take-off setting.
b. the HP Compressor has reached its maximum.
c. the EPR has recovered to its optimum figure.
d. intake pressure has been re-established to ambient pressure.
22) In a high bypass engine with a ‘pitot’ intake, with the engine running and the brakes on,
what will P1 be in relation to P0?
a. Same.
b. Greater.
c. Less.
d. 14.7 psi.
23) A pure turbojet engine gives:
a. a small acceleration to a large mass of air
b. a large acceleration to a large mass of air
c. a small acceleration to a small mass of air
d. a large acceleration to a small mass of air
24) A Bypass Ratio of 5:1 means that:
a. 5 pounds of air is bypassed for every 10 pounds entering the engine intake
b. 5 pounds of goes through the HP compressor for every 10 pounds that enters the
intake
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c. 10 pounds of air goes through the bypass for every 5 pounds that enters the intake
d. 5 pounds of air is bypassed for every 1 pound that goes through the hot core of the
engine
25) In a twin spool engine:
a. the LP compressor is connected to the HP compressor
b. the HP turbine is connected to the LP compressor, the LP turbine is connected to
the HP compressor
c. the LP turbine is connected to the LP compressor, the HP turbine is connected to
the HP compressor
d. the HP turbine is connected to the LP turbine, the HP compressor is connected to
the LP compressor
26) In a High Bypass Ratio engine:

a. all of the air goes through both the low and high pressure compressors
b. not all the air goes through the high pressure compressor
c. not all the air goes through the low pressure compressor
d. all the air goes through the high pressure compressor
27) Select the correct order of best propulsive efficiency, from low to high airspeed.
a. High bypass ratio turbojet, Low bypass ratio turbojet, Pure turbojet, Turboprop
b. Low bypass ratio turbojet, Pure turbojet, Turboprop, High bypass ratio turbojet
c. Pure turbojet, Turboprop, High bypass ratio turbojet, Low bypass ratio turbojet
d. Turboprop, High bypass ratio turbojet, Low bypass ratio turbojet, Pure turbojet
28) A low bypass turbojet engine has a forward velocity (V) of 600 mph and a jet velocity (VJ)
of 1000 mph.
a.75%
b.65%
c.85%
d.50%
29) The low energy ignition system would be used:
a. only for starting the engine on the ground.
b. during take-off from wet runways.
c. for relight at high altitude.
d. during a blow out (motoring over) cycle.
30) In turbo-compressor the cooling air is:
a. Ram air
b. Compressor air
c. Cabin air
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31) A complete breakdown of airflow through a compressor is known as:

a. compressor turbulence
b. compressor buffet
c. compressor surge
d. compressor seizure
32) The purpose of the diffuser vanes in a centrifugal compressor is to:
a. Increase the charge temperature

b. Convert Kinetic energy into pressure Energy
c. Convert pressure energy into kinetic energy
33) A choked nozzle:
a. decreases thrust
b. gives additional pressure without the addition of heat
c. has no effect on thrust
d. implies that no further increase in velocity can be obtained without the increase of
heat
34) A compressor stall causes:
a. the vibration level to increase with a decrease in the turbine gas temperature
b. an increase in the turbine gas temperature and the vibration level
c. the rotation of the engine to stop suddenly
d. the airflow through the engine to stop suddenly
35) The highest pressure in the gas turbine engine occurs:
a. between the compressor and combustion chamber
b. In the combustion chamber

c. In the jet pipe
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1) An inter-stage air seal is used where:

7) The starter motor is disengaged from the engine start system:

15) A cannular combustion system is:

c. shows fuel/air mixture limitations for an in-flight restart

26) In a High Bypass Ratio engine:

30) In turbo-compressor the cooling air is:

31) A complete breakdown of airflow through a compressor is known as:

a. Increase the charge temperature

a. between the compressor and combustion chamber

b. In the combustion chamber

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