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| Sample Questions
from the FAA
Aviation Mechanic - Airframe
Test Bank |
- One purpose of a growler test is to determine the presence of
- What is a cause of generator brush arcing?
- The method most often used in overcoming the effect of armature reaction is through the use of
- If the reverse current cutout relay contact points fail to open after the generator output has dropped below battery potential, current will flow through the generator armature
- The type of electric wire terminals used for most aircraft applications, in addition to providing good current carrying capabilities, are designed primarily
- Which of the following is not one of the purposes of interpoles in a generator?
- A voltage regulator controls generator output by
- What does a rectifier do?
- Which of the following is most likely to cause thermal runaway in a nickel-cadmium battery?
- For general electrical use in aircraft, the acceptable method of attaching a terminal to a wire is by
- What is the minimum bend radius for an electrical wire bundle?
- The pin section of an AN/MS connector is normally installed on
- What is normally used to bond noncontinuous stainless steel aircraft components?
- If one switch is used to control all navigation lights, the lights are most likely connected
- What protection to wires and cables does conduit provide when used in aircraft installations?
- The nominal rating of electrical switches refers to continuous
- The navigation lights of some aircraft consist of a single circuit controlled by a single switch which has an ON position and an OFF position, with no additional positions possible. This switch is referred to as a
- In installations where the ammeter is in the generator or alternator lead, and the regulator system does not limit the maximum current that the generator or alternator can deliver, the ammeter can be redlined at what percent of the generator or alternator rating?
- A circuit breaker is installed in an aircraft electrical system primarily to protect the
- The three kinds of circuit-protection devices used most commonly in aircraft circuits are
- What is the purpose of the selection of derated switches for known continuous load current applications?
- In aircraft electrical systems, automatic reset circuit breakers
- The circuit breaker in the instrument lighting system protects the
- The voltage in an ac transformer secondary that contains twice as many loops as the primary will be
- Which of the following must be accomplished when installing an anticollision light?
- A voltage regulator controls generator voltage by changing the
- The most common method of regulating the voltage output of a compound dc generator is to vary the
- How can the direction of rotation of a dc electric motor be changed?
- A battery generator system provides direct current. On installations requiring alternating current from the battery generator system, it is necessary to have
- In an ac circuit with no phase lead or lag, which is true?
- What is the frequency of an alternator dependent upon?
- CSD driven generators are usually cooled by
- When necessary during operation, CSD disconnect is usually accomplished by
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