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Aviation Mechanic - Powerplant
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Turbine Engines
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| Sample Questions
from the FAA
Aviation Mechanic - Powerplant
Test Bank |
- One function of the nozzle diaphragm in a turbine engine is to?
- The blending of blades and vanes in a turbine engine
- Some high volume turboprop and turbojet engines are equipped with two spool or split compressors. When these engines are operated at high altitudes, the
- What is the function of the stator vane assembly at the discharge end of a typical axial flow compressor?
- When starting a turbine engine, a hung start is indicated if the engine
- What must be done after the fuel control unit has been replaced on an aircraft gas turbine engine?
- Some engine manufacturers of twin spool gas turbine engines identify turbine discharge pressure in their maintenance manuals as
- Main bearing oil seals used with turbine engines are usually what type(s)?
- An advantage of the axial flow compressor is its
- In which type of turbine engine combustion chamber is the case and liner removed and installed as one unit during routine maintenance?
- Which of the following is the ultimate limiting factor of turbine engine operation?
- Which turbine engine compressor offers the greatest advantages for both starting flexibility and improved high altitude performance?
- Which two elements make up the axial flow compressor assembly?
- Using standard atmospheric conditions, the standard sea level temperature is
- A purpose of the shrouds on the turbine blades of an axial flow engine is to
- In a turbine engine with a dual spool compressor, the low speed compressor
- The velocity of supersonic air as it flows through a divergent nozzle
- Generally, when starting a turbine engine, the starter should be disengaged
- A gas turbine engine comprises which three main sections?
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(1) In a turbine engine axial flow compressor, each consecutive pair of rotor and stator blades constitutes a pressure stage.
(2) In a turbine engine axial flow compressor, the number of rows of stages is determined by the amount of air and total pressure rise required.
Regarding the above statements,
- What is the possible cause when a turbine engine indicates no change in power setting parameters, but oil temperature is high?
- Severe rubbing of turbine engine compressor blades will usually cause
- Continued and/or excessive heat and centrifugal force on turbine engine rotor blades is likely to cause
- Why do some turbine engines have more than one turbine wheel attached to a single shaft?
- What is meant by a shrouded turbine?
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(1) Accumulation of contaminates in the compressor of a turbojet engine reduces aerodynamic efficiency of the blades.
(2) Two common methods for removing dirt deposits from turbojet engine compressor blades are a fluid wash and an abrasive grit blast.
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