Propellers 1ZI (22)

Question 314 (in database)

On take off the directional control of a nose-wheel aircraft will be affected by:
a) gyroscopic and asymmetric blade effect.

Question 369 (in database)

The angle of attack of a fixed pitch prop:
a) is lower in the t8'Re off run than in flight.
b) is optimum in

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c) is optimum in stabilised cruise flight.

d) decreases with decrease in speed at constant engine RPM.
The correct answer is c.
Question 58 (in database)
Which of the following will increase the angle of attack of a fixed pitch propeller blade?
a) Increased TAS and increased RPM.

Question 368 (in database)

The advantage of a constant speed propeller over a fixed pitch propeller is:
a) higher maximu "'~ t available.
b) higher maximum etrlCiency.

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c) more blade suiface area available.

d) nearly maximum efficiency over wide speed range.
The correct answer is d.

Question 53 (in database)

A propeller blade is twisted along its length in order 10:
a) give a progressively increasing blade angle from roollo tip.
b) give a progressively increasing pitch from root 10 tip.
c)

compensat~e decreasing linear speed of the blade

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d) maintain the optima An gle of-Atta

The correct answer is d.
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Question 55 (in database)
As an aircraft with a variable-pitch, constanl-speed propeller accelerates along the runway:
a) the angle of att8CJ<,will decrease and the engine RPM remain constant
b) the blade pitch a~1e increa ~ ~

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i~.!ring a constant angle of attack and RPM.

c) Ihe angle of altack will remain constant and the engine RPM will increase.
d) the linear velocity of the propeller tip will gradually decrease.
The correct answer is b.
Question 308 (in database)
If an aircraft with a fixed pitch propeller reduces speed the engine RPM will also reduce if the
throttle is not moved; this is because:
a) the increase in blade angle of attack increases propeller torque, thereby imposing a greater
load on the engine.

b) d""",d

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c) the windmill effect is lessenl1=-l AGS

d) the angle of attack of the propeller blades has decreased.
The correct answer is a.

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Question 361 (in database)

Propeller blade angle of attack is the angle between the chord and the:
a) direction of axis of the propeller.
b) aeroplane heading.
c) relative

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Question 315 (in database)

On take off the directional control of a tail-wheel aircraft will be affected by:
a) gyroscopic anlf a symmetric blade effect.
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b) slipstream and tor!:lue effect

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c) all the phenomena at Opt ions a) and b).

d) none of the phenomena at Options a) and b).
The correct answer is c.
Question 362 (in database)
What is the purpose of increasing the number of propeller blades?
a) To reduce noise.
b) To improve ~er absorption.
c) To increase ~fficiency of the variable pitch mechanism.

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d) To enable a Ion
undercar~iag,.~~tted.
The correct answer IS b.
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Question 364 (in database)
During the take off roll, what affect does torque have on an aircraft with a clockwise rotating
propeller?
a) Weight on

lelf.~~1 decreased, weight on right wheel incra

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b) Weight on left whee Increas r,d,;.."~ ~ n right wheel remains constant.

c) Weight on left wheel increased, weight on right wheel decreased.
d) Weight on right wheel increased, weight on left whee decreased.
The correct answer is c.
Question 306 (in database)
On the take off roll a nose-wheel aircraft has less tendency to swing than a tail-wheel aircraft
because:
a) the pilot has a better view.
b) the effect of" . ro~ lIer torque is cancelled out by the slipstream effect.
c) it does not suffer frOf(l gyroscopic and aSY!!!fnetric blade effect.
d) the propeller normally
The correct answer is c.

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Question 365 (in database)

Which of the following definitions of propeller parameters is correct?
a) Blade Angle is the angle between chord line and propeller axis.
b) Critical tip s~
part of the propeller.

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c) Blade angle of attack is the MgrJ~M.~en chord line and propeller vertical axis

d) Geometric propeller pitch is the theoretical distance nvelled forward by the propeller in one
rotation.
The correct answer is d.
Question 360 (in database)
The angle of attack of a fixed pitch propeller designed for cruising flight, measured at its
reference station, is:
a) optimum in steady cruising flight only.
b) increases

wi~~crease

c) decreases

in TAS.

w~crease in RPM.

d) will always be positive in a

The correct answer is a.

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Question 57 (in database)

In a singleengine, propeller-driven aircraft, the torque reaction of a clockv.ise rotating propeller
(as seen from the pilot's seat) will tend to cause:
a) left roll and

~~w, during take off.

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b) left roll and left ~ uring tn~e_or AGS

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c) right roll and right yaw during take off.

d) left yaw and right mll during take off.
The correct answer is b.
Question 309 (in database)
A fixed pitch propeller with a coarse blade angle would ensure an economic relatively high
cruising speed. Why are such propellers not fitted to the average light aircraft?
a) Because the reduction in take off performance would not be acceptable.

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b) Because it ~3 too noisy.

c) Because fuel

IDptio . the climb and the descent-would 6e uneconomical.

d) None of the above.

The correct answer is a.

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Question 54 (in database)

Blade angle
from the hub to the tip of a propeller blade in order to maintain an
optimal
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a) increases
b) decreases
c) increases

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d) decreases
angle of Attack
The correct answer is d.
Question 366 (in database)
Why does the blade angle of a propeller decrease from root to tip?
a) To compensate for the change in geometric cross section.
b) To provide increased thrust at root.

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c) Cross-sectionalSegment increases from tip to root.

d) To compensate for the increased{vA'ff!ty of the blade tip.
The correct answer is d.
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Question 363 (in database)
What would be the gyroscopic effect of a clockwise rotating propeller (viewed from the pilot's
seat) on a single-engine, tail-wheel aircraft as it raises its tail during the take off run?

b) The aircraft would yaw to th 1i~T AGS

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c) The aircraft would roll to the right.

d) The aircraft would roll to the left.
The correct answer is b.
Question 359 (in database)
A propeller blade is twisted from root to tip:
a) to provide maximum thrust at the root.
b) to provide maximum thrust at the tip.
c) because the IO~Jlgle of attack of the segment is dependent on segment movement in the
plane of rotation and the aircra true air speed.
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d) because the local angle of

plane of rotation and the segment velocity.
The correct answer is d.

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Question 56 (in database)

In a dive, with the throttle setting constant, the engine RPM of an aircraft fitted with a fixed-pitch
propeller will:
a) decrease as th {~ed increases.
b) remain constan whatever t'13 ~rf~Dd3
c) increase if the airspeed is allowed to increase.
d) decrease as long as the throttle setting is not changei1.
The correct answer is c.
Question 305 (in database)
If an aircraft with a fixed pitch propeller increases speed the engine RPM will also increase if the
throttle is not retarded; this is because:
3) the incrcm:;e;1nJorw3rd speed decrc3ses the propeller-bl3de 3ngle of 3ttack, reducing the
resistance of the ~ r to rotation (propeller tor!1ue).
b) increased ram a" Onto the

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engine power.

c) the windmill effect takes over"

d) the angle of attack of the propeller blades has increased.
The correct answer is a.