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Question 42 (in database)

If you suspect carburettor icing when flying an aircraft whose engine is not fitted with a
carburettor air-temperature gauge, the correct action would be:
a) to select the appropriate amount of carburettor heat depending on the amount of icing
suspected.

,
cl to always select f.YJ.1 carburettor he t ~!'l SS the engine starts to run roughly, at which point the
carburettor heat snoulcibe sel~ed'to com.
d) to open the throttle to make up for the lost poW{.
The correct answer is b.

Question 39 (in database)

It is possible 10 get carburettor icing when the relative humidity is grealer than 50% within a
temperature range of:

b) -710 +33C.
cl -20 10 +1OC.
d) al any temperature.
The corre ct answer is b.
Question 37 (in database)
Some carburettors are fitted with a diffuser which:
a) prevents the mixture becoming too lean as the RPM increases ,
b) prevents the mixture becoming too lean as the RPM decreases.
c) prevents the

m~re becoming too ri ch as the RP

increases.

d ) prevents the m~ be COmiJl9...!~~:- s the RPM decreases .

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The correct answer IS c.
Question 4 0 (in database)
On a fixed pitch propeller aircraft whose engine is fitted with a carburettor, the indications of
induction system icing are:

a) a grad",'

d~ and possible ro"gh "nnlng and vlbra Ion.

b) a sudden drop in ReM

an-tFTI~A'1TBerature.

c) a rise in manifold pressure and a reduction in ai -speed, in level

d) a rise in engine oil temperature and a fall in oil press re.
The correct answer is a.

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Question 45 (in database)

Detonation could result from using :
a) too weak a mixture .

d) too high an RPMJ!io"-::-:1AGS

The correct answer is a.
GQuestion 29 (in database)
The significance of using the chemically correct mixture of air and fuel is that:
a) it is the one

~ . used.

b) 11 I, 1501 by

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c) it allows complete combustion to occur.

d) it gives the best results.
The correct answer is c.
Question 34 (in database)
As you climb, altitude ____ and density ____ ' The weight of air entering the engine
____ and, therefore , the mixture will be _ _ __
a) increases

decreases

increases

b) increases

gecreases

decreases

c) decreases

ina eases

decreases

d) increases

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richer

weaker

The correct answer is b,

Question 41 (in database)
On a constant speed propeller aircraft whose engine is fitted with a carburettor, the indications of
induction system icing are:
a) a ,',e 10

ma~,",e aod a ,edu"'oo 10 ale,peed, I ~el flight.

b) that opening th

. ttle

leveG,::::! l t~

'rrJrease engine RPM.

c) a gradual drop in engine RPM and possible rough running and vibration.
d) a drop in manifold pressure or a reduction in air-speei1, in level flight.
The correct answer is d.

Question 32 (in database)

Pra-ignition:
a) is also known as pinking.
b) occurs after ignition,
c) is usually

caus~

a hot spot in the combustion

chamob.e, '~" _~

d) happens after
. pari< occl.,LrS.Jt ~'(P.I g.
Tha correct answer IS Co
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Question 30 (in database)
Detonation is:
a) explosive,

uns2~ combustion.
urs oeffj:' ~

b) an explosion thlt:

~Sl al ignition point.

c) usually associated with a rich mixture and high cylinder head temperature.
d) usually associated with a weak mixture and a low cylinder head temperature .
The correct answer is a.
Question 47 (in database)
Pre-ignition in a four stroke piston engine is:
a) caused by a rich mixture in a hot engine.
b) the fuel! air mixture burning earlier than it should.
c) the explosive cOmbustion
of the fuel-air mixture .
,

d) characterised by. e ringing J1 a.!.uc~ol;tge explosion it causes.

The correct answer IS b.
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Question 33 (in database)

It is best to run the engine with the mixture:

,
b) slightly rich, as th excess fli~f l,BN1'29 1 the engine.
c) slightly rich, as the excess air helps cool the engine .
d) slightly weak, as the excess air helps cool the engine.
The correct answer is b.

Question 38 (in database)

An accelerator pump is used to prevent a "flat spot". A "flat spot" is:
a) when the throttle is opened quickly and the demand for fuel cannot be met immediately.
b) when the throttle is closed quickly and the engine is starved of fuel.
c) when the throttl~ ls.... opened quickly and the mixture beco~ temporarily too rich.
d) when the throttl~ closed apd t
The correct answer is a.
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re becomes temporarily too rich .

Question 278 (in database)

When the Idle Cut Off valve on a light aircraft piston engine is operated it:
a) switches fuel
b) it stops fuel

om the main carburettor jet to the'slow running jet.

flowi~ . rum th:'(j; A a

. rettor jet and slops the engine.

c) it stops the fuel flow from the slow running jet ai d SlOPS the engine.
d) it cuts off the fuel supply to the float chamber of the carburettor.
The correct answer is c.
Question 367 (in database)
In the engine fuel system, what is the relationship between the ambient pressure in the float
chamber of a carburettor and the static pressure in a carburettor's venturi?
a) The static pressure in the venturi will be greater than the ambient pressure in the float
chamber.
b) There
. is no diffe1e ,
meaning.

, because the terms ambient and static pressure have the same

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c) The static pressure in the

ve~Ur~~g~lower than the ambient pressure in the float chamber.

d) Both pressures are equal.

The correct answer is c.
Question 28 (in database)
The "chemically correct ratio" for air to fuel is 15:1 by weight. What, however, is the approximate
air-fuel ratio for the optimum mixture strength for use in a piston engine?

b) 8:1 by

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c) 9: 1 by weight.
d) 12:1 by weight.
The correct answer is d.

Question 46 (in database)

Airflow through the venturi of a carburettor causes a:
a) rise in pressure and a drop in velocity at the narrowest point.
b) drop in pressure and a rise in temperature at the narrowest point.
c) drop in pressur;~ rise in velocity at the nar(owest p!?int.

pressu,~a drop~ .::, lociff9t the narrowest point.

d) drop in
The correct answer IS c.

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Question 35 (in database)

Having reached the top of a climb, when flying an aircraft fitted with a fixed pitch propeller, the
mixture should be adjusted for the cruise. One way of doing this is to:
a) lean the mixture until the RPM rises then falls slightly, then make the mixture richer until the
RPM rises and:falls slightly once more.
b) lean the mixtll9 u ~til the RPM rises then falls slightly.

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c) make the mixture richer untf ttre

then falls slightly, then make the mixture leaner
until the RPM rises and falls slightly once more.
d) adjust the mixture until the RPM rises to its maJlimum"available value.
The correct answer is a.
Question 43 (in database)
While taJlying in an aircraft fitted with a fi xed pitch propeller, you suspect that you have
carburettor icing. The correct action to take would bs to:
<I) select carLourettor heat to fully hot and leave this setting selecttld until you have taken orr and

are climbing away.

b) select

carbureie~eat to fully hot; then select cold as the ~M drops .

,

c) select carburettor heat to fully hot. i(hen' before take off, select carburettor heat cold, making
sure that the engine de.velops the-cMre~ minimum take off RPM.
d) avoid the use of carburettor heat on the grourid..
cowlings to melt the ice.
The correct answer Is c.

and~ on the heat of the engine within the

Question 31 (in database)

Detonation is :
a) often caused by high engine temperature and a weak mixture and can cause severe damage
to the pistons.
b) also known ~ slap'.
c) part of normal eng:.' e runnin .___
d) cannot be identified eJlterna Ay.- l AG
The correct answer is a.

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Question 36 (in database)

As air enters the restriction of a Venturi, velocity _ _ ' static or ambient pressure _ _ .od
temperature _
.
a) increases

increases

b) increases
c) decreases

ecteases

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increases

d) decreases
decreases
The correct answer is b.

decreases
increases

Question 44 (in database)

Which of the options below gives the most complete picture of the atmospheric conditions
contributing to a high risk of carburettor icing?
a) Humid,

clO~9Y, or hazy weather, flying close to doud, or flying in rain or drizzle.

b) Humid, cloudy, 'p

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c) Humid air at temperatures below OC.

d) Flying in cloud, rain or drizzle.
The correct answer is b.

close to cloud, or flying in rain or drizzle.