Aerospace Module #2

Front 1

The ratio of fuel to air in which, upon combustion, all of the fuel is burned, is known as the __________________ _______________.

Back 1

stoichiometric ratio

Front 2

An ____________ ________________ engine converts chemical energy into mechanical energy.

Back 2

internal combustion

Front 3

The four stroke operating cycle of a reciprocating engine are: (a)______________, (b)________________, (c)_________________ and (d)____________________.

Back 3

a) intake b) compression c) power d) exhaust

Front 4

In a jet engine, air is mixed with fuel and ignited in _________________stage.

Back 4

intake

Front 5

In a jet engine, fuel is often sprayed into the exhaust stage. This gives additional thrust and is called an_________________.

Back 5

afterburner

Front 6

When a mixture contains more fuel than is needed for normal combustion, it is called a _______ mixture.

Back 6

rich

Front 7

When a mixture contains less fuel than needed for normal combustion, it is called a ___________mixture.

Back 7

lean

Front 8

When the fuel tanks are mounted above the engine, as you would find in high wing (Cessna type) airplanes, what force keeps the fuel moving toward the power plant?

Back 8

gravity

Front 9

What is the source of electrical power for the spark plugs?

Back 9

magneto

Front 10

A recurring series of events is called a ____________________.

Back 10

cycle

Front 11

As an airplane climbs higher, the air becomes thinner. This means that there is less air than at altitudes closer to the Earth. What control, located in the cockpit, does the pilot use to decrease the amount of fuel that is allowed to enter the intake phase?_________________

Back 11

mixture

Front 12

Most aircraft carburetors are located on the ____________of the engine.

Back 12

bottom

Front 13

Referring to the illustration of the Pratt & Whitney turbofan jet engine, as the air enters the front end, it immediately starts being compressed. From this stage, the air enters the ________________chamber where ___________ occurs. The exhaust gases from this stage then pass through a ____________which in turn rotates a shaft and powers the ____________________ located up front.

Back 13

combustion, ignition

Front 14

A jet engine, like a standard reciprocating engine, has four stages. They are: ____________, _______________, ________________ and _________________.

Back 14

intake, compression, power, and exhaust

Front 15

The two primary functions of the oil system in an airplane engine is _________________ and ___________________________.

Back 15

lubricate, cool

Front 16

Inside the cockpit, there are two gages that monitor the operation of the oil system. They are the_______________ and __________________.

Back 16

oil temperature and oil pressure

Front 17

The engine instrument that monitors engine speed is known as the
_______________.

Back 17

tachometer

Front 18

There are three main flight instruments that operate from the pitot/static system. They are ______________, _________________, ____________________.

Back 18

airspeed, altimeter, vertical speed indicator

Front 19

The three flight instruments that operate on the principle of a spinning gyroscope are: _________________, _________________, and ________________.

Back 19

attitude indicator, turn coordinator and heading indicator

Front 20

The standard pressure at sea level is 29.92 inches of mercury. What is the equivalent of this in millibars?

Back 20

1013.2 mb

Front 21

As we go higher in the atmosphere, the pressure ______________.

Back 21

decreases

Front 22

The pressure drops approximately ______ inch per 1000 feet of altitude.

Back 22

1

Front 23

One flight instrument, other than the altimeter, monitors the rate of change in altitude. This is known as the ___________________.

Back 23

vertical speed indicator

Front 24

Another flight instrument records the difference between static air and air being rammed into the system. This is the _______________________.

Back 24

airspeed indicator

Front 25

Some airspeed indicators show their numbers in knots. A "knot" is actually short for the "naut," or nautical mile. What is the length of a nautical mile in feet? ________

Back 25

6076

Front 26

What is the length of a statute mile in feet? ______________

Back 26

5280

Front 27

If the distance between point A and point B is 25 statute miles, will the nautical equivalent number be (a)longer or (b) shorter?

Back 27

b. shorter

Front 28

The spinning "wheel" inside a gyro is called the ____________.

Back 28

rotor

Front 29

What aircraft instrument was once known as the "artificial horizon?"__________

Back 29

attitude indicator

Front 30

What flight instrument is actually and artificial compass?_______________

Back 30

heading indicator

Front 31

What flight instrument can be monitored to give precise rate of turn information? ___________________

Back 31

turn coordinator

Front 32

If an airport has a control tower, it is said to be a _______________ airport.

Back 32

controlled

Front 33

The letters "FAA" stand for _____________ _____________
____________________.

Back 33

Federal Aviation Administration

Front 34

What is an airports "parking lot?" ___________

Back 34

Ramp

Front 35

A passageway between the parking area and the runway system is called a ______________.

Back 35

Taxiway

Front 36

There are basically two sets of rules that govern flight. They are known as VFR and IFR. Which set will you follow in early flight training?

Back 36

VFR

Front 37

Once an airplane becomes airborne from an airport, it is subject to traffic rules. The first "leg" of the traffic pattern begins at takeoff and it is known as the ___________leg.

Back 37

Departure

Front 38

There are two numbers, one at each end of the runway. These numbers are
abbreviated ___________ _______________.

Back 38

magnetic headings

Front 39

If you were watching a movie and a control tower operator in that movie said to a pilot, "….. you are cleared to land on runway 44," you would know this is wrong. Why?

Back 39

the highest runway number is 36

Front 40

If runway 9 is actually three runways in parallel, their numbers would be _______, ____________ and ____________.

Back 40

9 right, 9 center, and 9 left

Front 41

In the photograph of Jefferson County Airport, Broomfield, Colorado, you will see runway 29R in the center of the picture. After examining the runway markings you should be able to see that this is a _________________ runway. (precision, nonprecision)

Back 41

precision

Front 42

If a runway sign is yellow with black lettering and gives information about such things as areas that cannot be seen by the control tower, noise abatement procedures and applicable radio frequencies, it is said to be an _____________________sign.

Back 42

information

Front 43

If a sign provides direction to special locations like military or fixed base operations, it is said to be a _________________sign.

Back 43

destination

Front 44

What color are threshold lights when viewed from the landing end?

Back 44

green

Front 45

What color are the border lights at most non-precision runways?

Back 45

white

Front 46

If you are a pilot on final approach to land, and you notice the VASI lights are both red, this is an indication that you are _________________________.

Back 46

below the glide path

Front 47

The beacon is a light that guides pilots to airports at night. If you see two white flashes, followed by a green flash, you know this is a _______________airport.

Back 47

military

Front 48

If a beacon has one white flash, followed by a yellow flash, it is a ________airport.

Back 48

water

Front 49

What indicator uses the power of the wind to give direction?

Back 49

windsock

Front 50

The phonetic alphabet for the letter "U" is_____________________ .

Back 50

uniform

Front 51

A system of lines that run parallel to the equator?

Back 51

latitude

Front 52

All longitude lines converge at either the ______ ______ or the ____ _____.

Back 52

north pole, south pole

Front 53

A chart that is scaled 1:500,000 inches, or approximately 8 mile?

Back 53

sectional

Front 54

Every degree, on a sectional chart, has ________ minutes.

Back 54

60

Front 55

If an airport symbol is blue, it means that the real airport has a _______ ____________.

Back 55

control tower

Front 56

In the same photograph, there is a runway that crosses runway 29R and it is exactly 90 degrees to Runway 29R. What numbers would this runway have at each end?

Back 56

2/20

Front 57

If an aircraft is moving toward the inside of a turn, it is said to be ______________. If it is moving toward the outside of the turn it is ______________.

Back 57

slipping, skidding

Front 58

When an airplane is approaching an airport for the purpose of landing, it is required to enter a standard traffic pattern. The first part of this pattern is known as "entry." From the entry leg, a pilot will turn _______________. This part of the pattern is followed until the pilot turns onto the _______leg. The next leg points directly toward the runway and this is known as ______ ____________.

Back 58

downwind, base, final approach

Front 59

A carburetor has a restriction called the venturi. When air enters the restriction, it speeds up and the ________drops. This is an example of _________Principle.

Back 59

pressure, Bernoulli’s

Front 60

Some airports have a problem with excessive noise and the governing authorities will set policies that deal with this problem. This is called ____ _________.

Back 60

Noise abatement