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1. When an aircraft has turned 90 degrees with a constant attitude and bank, the pilot observes the following on a classic artificial horizon

2. When, in flight, the needle and a ball of a needle-and-ball indicator are on the right, the aircraft is

3. An a/c rolls out after 180° steep turn to the right with reference to natural horizon. A/H will show

4. The rate turn indicator uses a gyroscope: 1. with one degree of freedom 2. with two degrees of freedom 3. the frame of which is supported by two return springs 4. the spinning wheel axis of which is parallel to the pitch axis 5. the spinning wheel axis of which is parallel to the yawing axis 6. the spinning wheel axis of which is horizontal The combination of correct statements is

5. Following a left engine failure the pilot of a multi engine a/c uses rudder to oppose yaw and keeps the a/c on hdg while using bank to prevent side slip. The TSI will show

6. What corrective action is required if the ball is out to the right in a left turn?

7. When an aircraft has turned 270 degrees with a constant attitude and bank the pilot observes the following on a classic artificial horizon

8. How will a basic AI respond if an aircraft performs a 270 degree turn at constant bank angle and ROT?

9. During an acceleration phase at constant attitude, the resetting principle of the artificial horizon results in the horizon bar indicating a

10. In the building principle of a gyroscope, the best efficiency is obtained through the concentration of the mass

11. A/H indications are reliablie in

12. What should a turn and slip indicator show in a right turn on the ground?

13. Classic artificial horizon Indications turning through 180° at constant AOB?

14. The ball in a serviceable slip indicator is _____ by _____ and _____ indicate the state of slip

15. An aircraft if flying at a 120kt true airspeed, In order to achieve a rate 1 turn, the pilot will have to bank the aircraft at an angle of

16. In a turn at constant rate, the turn indicator reading is

17. Under normal operating conditions, when an aircraft is in banked turn, the rate-of-turn indicator is valuable gyroscopic flight control instrument; when it is associated with an attitude indicator it indicates: 1. the angular velocity of the aircraft about the yaw axis 2. the bank of the aircraft 3. the direction of the aircraft turn 4. the angular velocity of the aircraft about the real vertical The combination of correct statements is

18. If the turn and slip indicator shows needle left and ball left in a banked turn, the aircraft is ____ and the required corrective action is ___?

19. What type of gyro has a horizontal spin axis and one degree of freedom?

20. An a/c turns left from Hdge 045° to 315° at rate 1. Time taken will be. Bank = TAS/10 + 7

21. Rigidity in a gyroscope is

22. For a coordinated rate 1 left turn at an AOB of 27 degrees, the TAS should be?

23. On the ground, during a left turn, the turn indicator indicates

24. For a coordinated rate 1 right turn at 250 Kts TAS, in clean configuration the correct AOB is approximately?

25. On the ground, during a right turn, the turn indicator indicates

26. On a TSI what does it indicate when the turn needle is out to the left and the ball out to the right?

27. During take off roll an a/c fitted with vacuum driven A?H will show

28. The gimbal error of the directional gyro is due to the effect of

29. When, in flight, the needle of a needle-and-ball indicator is on the right and the ball on the left, the aircraft is

30. If both the ball and needle are out to the left in a turn, the ball can be centralized by?

31. Increasing altitude at constant TAS will ____ the angle of Bank required to achieve a rate 1 turn

32. An airborne instrument, equipped with a gyro with 1 degree of freedom and horizontal spin axis is a

33. A turn indicator is built around a gyroscope with

34. If the mass of the aircraft was decreased from 60000 Kg to 45000 Kg?

35. An airborne instrument, equipped with a gyro with 2 degrees of freedom and horizontal spin axis is

36. The indication of the directional gyro as an on-board instrument are valid only for a short period of time. The causes of this inaccuracy are: 1. the earth's rotation 2. the longitudinal acceleration 3. the aircraft's motion over the surface of the earth 4. the mechanical defects of the gyro 5. the gyro's weight 6. the gimbal mount of the gyro rings. The combination of the correct statements is

37. What are the essential properties of a turn indicator? 1. Two degrees of freedom 2. One degree of freedom 3. Horizontal spin axis 4. Vertical spin axis 5. Longitudinal spin axis

38. The indications on a directional gyroscope or gyrocompass are subject to errors, due to: 1. rotation of Earth 2. aero plane motion on Earth 3. lateral and transversal aero plan bank angles 4. north change 5. mechanical defects The combination of correct statements is

39. To maintain same rate of turn, if CAS is increased, bank should be

40. If the turn and slip indicator shows needle left and ball right in a banked turn, the aircraft is ____ and the required corrective actions is_____?

 

 

41. Among the flight control instruments, the artificial horizon plays an essential part. It uses a gyroscope with: (Note: in this question, the degrees of freedom of a gyro are determined by the number of gimbal rings it comprises)

42. What error is introduced into a DGI due to movement of the gyro relative to the earth?

43. What will be the immediate turn and slip indications when a left engine fails in climbing flight

44. The basic properties of a gyroscope are: 1. The gyro's weight 2. The rigidity in space 3. The inertia 4. The high RPM 5. The precession. The combination of correct statements is

45. What will a classic artificial horizon indicate when turning through 90 degree at constant attitude and bank angle?

46. The heading read on the dial of a directional gyro is subject to errors, one of which is due to the movement of the aircraft. This error

47. What would be the indication on an attitude indicator in a right turn?

48. When an aircraft has turned 360 degrees with a constant attitude and bank, the pilot observes the following on a classic artificial horizon

49. In a Turn-indicator, the measurement of a rate - of -turn consists of

50. Sources of power for Gyroscopic operations in an aircraft are