Dale crane Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

In what position should the crankshaft be when a magneto is being timed to the engine? CORRECT ANSWER The piston in cylinder no.1 should be in the correct position for ignition to occur. This is normally about 30° before top dead center on the compression stroke. What is the purpose of a cold cylinder check? CORRECT ANSWER A cold cylinder check determines which cylinder is not firing. Run the engine for a few minutes at the speed, and on the magneto, at which it runs roughest. Shut it down a...

Dale Crane PP2 questions with correct answers

Some exhaust valves are partially filled with metallic _____________ that's used to help cool them CORRECT ANSWER Sodium Oxygen accounts for approximately ___ of weight of the air we breathe CORRECT ANSWER 21% A _______ air-fuel ratio is the same as a fuel-air ratio of 0.067 CORRECT ANSWER 15:1 A fuel-air mixture ratio is a ratio of __________ of the fuel to the air CORRECT ANSWER Weight The explosion of fuel-air mixture inside the cylinder of an aircraft engine is called CORRECT AN...

Dale Crane's Oral and Practical Exam Guide questions with correct answers

Dale Crane's Oral and Practical Exam Guide: General; Weight and Balance questions with correct answers

Electricity produced by magnetism is ______ CORRECT ANSWER AC the intensity of current produced by a conductor moving through a magnetic field is determined by the ______ at which the line of flux are cut CORRECT ANSWER rate one complete sequence of events in alternating current consisting of starting a stopping the current in both directions is called one ______ CORRECT ANSWER cycle when electricity is to be carried for long distances over a power line, its ______ is stepped up to a hi...

Dale Crane Power Plant Chapter 7 questions with correct answers.

What constitutes a capacitor? - ANSWER- Two conductors separated by an insulator. What is the purpose of a capacitor? - ANSWER- It stores electrical energy in electrostatic fields. Does a capacitor in an AC cause the current to lead or lag the voltage? - ANSWER- It causes the current to lead the voltage. What is the basic unit of capacitance? - ANSWER- The farad. Why should electrolytic capacitors not be used in an AC circuit? - ANSWER- They are polarized, An electrolytic capacitor will p...

Dale Crane's Oral and Practical Exam Guide questions with correct answers

Abrasive blasting _________ (is or is not) a good method to use for cleaning a part that is to be inspected by the fluorescent penetrant method. Page 308 CORRECT ANSWER is not All precision measuring instruments used to overhaul an FAA-certificated aircraft engine must have their accuracy traceable back to the CORRECT ANSWER National Institute of Standards and Technology or National Bureau of Standards The bore diameter of a cylinder may be measured with a/an _______ or by an __________ o...