AE211 AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND INSTRUMENTATION

2 MARKS

1) Which are the conventional control surfaces of an aircraft? Elevator, rudder, ailerons 2) What do mean by fly by wire technique For a fly by wire system all the inputs are converted corresponding electrical signals and transmitted to the actuators through electrical wires 3) Mention the main systems for an aircraft Hydraulic system, Pneumatic system, Electrical system, Oxygen system, Pressurization system, ILS, Navigation system etc. 4) Explain IAS Indicated Air Speed is the airspeed indicated by the instrument 5) Explain TSA True Air Speed is the actual airspeed of the craft with compensating all the errors 6) Explain SATCOM SATCOM is the Satellite Communication, for the communication purpose the satellite acts like a transreceiver, that is the radio signals transmitted from the aircraft will get received on the satellite, and on the satellite it get amplified and transmitted to the ground station 7) Which are the main components of ILS Marker beacons, Localizer , Glide slope 8) Which are the colour indications of marker beacons? Outer Marker Blue Middle Marker Amber Inner Marker - White

9) What is meant by a hydraulic system? The system in which power transmission and amplification are with the aid of incompressible fluids 10) Which are the main type of hydraulic fluid Vegetable based hydraulic fluid, Mineral based hydraulic fluid, Phosphate ester based hydraulic fluid 11) What is the function of reservoir? The function of reservoir is to store required quantity of hydraulic fluid 12) How can we identify vegetable based hydraulic fluid? Vegetable based hydraulic fluid has a pungent smell and blue in colour 13) What are the main functions of an accumulator The main functions of an accumulator is to store the supplement hydraulic fluid for the small leaks, give a cushion effect for the impact pressure 14) Which are the main types of accumulator? Diaphragm type, Bladder type, Piston type 15) What is the function of a relief valve Relief valve are used to bring down the additional unwanted pressure develops in the system 16) What is a shuttle valve? Shuttle valves are the instruments used to connect and activate the main system with the emergency system 17) what are actuators Actuators are the instruments which generates the mechanical work from the system 18) Which are the types of actuators? Single acting, Double acting, Balanced actuator, Rotary actuators 19) What do you meant by feedback line Feed back line is the router which takes back the hydraulic fluid to the reservoir 20) What do you meant by hydraulic fuse?

Hydraulic fuse are the safety mechanism which isolate the system when a pressure more than desired comes in the system,

6 MARKS 1) Explain the cable or flexible rod system which controls the elevator of an aircraft with a neat sketch 2) Write briefly about different systems used in aircraft 3) Explain basic hydraulic system with hand pump 4) Write briefly about the properties of hydraulic fluid 5) Explain push pull rod system 6) Explain Flexible rod system 7) Write a brief note on hydraulic fluids 8) Briefly explain hydraulic accumulators

10 MARKS 1) Explain the velocity calculation using pitot-static tube 2) Explain ILS 3) Explain hydraulic system with power driven pump and explain its components 4) Explain any three types of actuator 5) With a neat sketch explain the lever mechanism to actuate rudder of an aircraft 6) Write a brief note on different types of communication system in an aircraft 7) Explain Auto pilot system