ASSEMBLY AND RIGGING

The purpose of the vertical fin is to provide
Longitudinal stability
Directional stability
Lateral stability
A universal propeller protractor used to measure the degrees of aileron travel should be zeroed
With the aileron in the NEUTRAL position
With the aileron in the DOWN position
When the aircraft is in a level flight attitude
Other than the manufacturer maintenance manual what other document could be used to determine the primary flight control surface deflection for an imported aircraft that is reassembled after shipment?
Import manual for the aircraft
The certificate of airworthiness issued by the importing country
Aircraft type certificate data sheet
If all instructions issued by the swaging tool manufacturer are followed when swaging a cable terminal, the resultant swaged terminal strength should be
The full rated strength of the cable
70 percent of the full rated strength of the cable
80 percent of the full rated strength of the cable
If control cables are adjusted properly and the control surfaces tend to vibrate, the probable cause is
Oil can effects on the control surfaces
Worn attachment fittings
Excessive cable tension
Fairleads should never deflect the alignment of a cable more than
12°
Movement about the longitudinal axis (roll) in a helicopter is affected by movement of the
Cyclic pitch control
Collective pitch control
Tail rotor pitch control
What physical factors are involved in the aspect ratio of airplane wings?
Span and chord
Thickness and chord
Dihedral and angle of attack
A reduction in anti-torque thrust will cause the
Anti-torque system to become more efficient in the hover mode
Tail pivot in the opposite direction of torque rotation around the main rotor axis
Tail to pivot in the direction of torque rotation around the main rotor axis
Which statement concerning the 100-hour inspection of an airplane equipped with a push-pull tube-type control system is true?
The threaded rod ends should be checked for the amount of thread engagement by means of the inspection hole provided
The terminal end threads of the turnbuckles should be visible through the safety hole in the barrel
The threaded rod ends should not be adjusted in length for rigging purposes because the rod ends have been properly positioned and staked during manufacture
Main rotor blades that do not cone by the same amount during rotation are said to be out of
Track
Balance
Collective pitch
An airplane which has good longitudinal stability should have a minimum tendency to
Roll
Pitch
Yaw
Movement about the lateral axis (pitch) in a helicopter is effected by movement of the
Collective pitch control
Tail rotor pitch control
Cyclic pitch control
The chord of a wing is measured from
Wingtip to wingtip
Wing root to the wingtip
Leading edge to trailing edge
The purpose of spring tabs or servo tabs is to
Contribute to the static balance of the control surface
Make in-flight trim adjustments possible
Assist the pilot in moving the control surfaces
Why is it generally necessary to jack an aircraft indoors for weighing?
So that air currents do not destabilize the scales
So weighing scales may be calibrated to 0 pounds
So aircraft may be placed in a level position
Which is an acceptable safety device for a castle nut when installed on secondary structures?
Star washer
Lock washer
Cotter pin
As the angle of attack of an airfoil increases, the center of pressure will
Remain stationary because both lift and drag components increase proportionally to increased angle of attack
Move toward the trailing edge
Move toward the leading edge
During inspection of the flight control system of an airplane equipped with differential-type aileron control, side-to-side movement of the control stick will cause
Each aileron to have a greater up travel (from the streamlined position) than down travel
The left aileron to move through a greater number of degrees (from full up to full down) than the right aileron
Each aileron to have a greater down travel (from the streamlined position) than up travel
What nondestructive checking method is normally used to ensure that the correct amount of swaging has taken place when installing swaged-type terminals on aircraft control cable?
Measure the finished length of the terminal barrel and compare with the beginning length
Check the surface of the swaged portion of the terminal for small cracks which indicate incomplete swaging
Use a terminal gauge to check the diameter of the swaged portion of the terminal
Aircraft flight control trim systems must be designed and installed so that the
Operating control and the trim tab will always move in the same direction
Pilot can determine the relative position of the trim tab from the cockpit
Trim system will disengage or become inoperative if the primary flight control system fails
Which statement is correct concerning torque effect on helicopters?
As horsepower decreases, torque increases
Torque direction is the same as rotor blade rotation
Torque direction is the opposite of rotor blade rotation
In a hovering helicopter equipped with a tail rotor, directional control is maintained by
Tilting the main rotor disk in the desired direction
Changing the tail rotor RPM
Varying the pitch of the tail rotor blades
Movement of the cockpit control toward the nosedown position during a ground operational check of the elevator trim tab system will cause the trailing edge of the trim tab to move in which direction?
Downward regardless of elevator position
Upward regardless of elevator position
Downward if the elevator is in the UP position and upward if the elevator is in the DOWN position
Where would you find precise information to perform a symmetry alignment check for a particular aircraft?
Aircraft Specification or Type Certificate Data Sheet
Manufacturer's service bulletins
Aircraft service or maintenance manual
If the right wing of a monoplane is improperly rigged to a greater angle of incidence than designated in the manufacturer's specifications, it will cause the
Airplane to be off balance both laterally and directionally
Airplane to pitch and roll about the lateral axis
Right wing to have both an increased lift and a decreased drag
The universal propeller protractor can be used to measure
Aspect ratio of a wing
Propeller track
Degrees of flap travel
One purpose of the freewheeling unit required between the engine and the helicopter transmission is to
Disconnect the rotor from the engine to relieve the starter load
Automatically disengage the rotor from the engine in case of an engine failure
Permit practice of autorotation landings
An airplane that has a tendency to gradually increase a pitching moment that has been set into motion has
Good lateral stability
Poor longitudinal stability
Poor lateral stability
The primary purpose of stall strips is to
Provide added lift at slow speeds
Stall the inboard portion of the wings first
Provide added lift at high angles of attack
The auxiliary (tail) rotor of a helicopter permits the pilot to compensate for and/or accomplish which of the following?
Attitude and airspeed
Torque and directional control
Lateral and yaw position
If the control stick of an aircraft with properly rigged flight controls is moved rearward and to the left, the right aileron will move
Down and the elevator will move down
Up and the elevator will move down
Down and the elevator will move up
The correct dihedral angle can be determined by
Measuring the angular setting of each wing at the rear spar with a bubble protractor
Using a dihedral board and bubble level along the front spar of each wing
Placing a straightedge and bubble protractor across the spars while the airplane is in flying position
Excessive wear on both of the sides of a control cable pulley groove is evidence of
Cable misalignment
Pulley misalignment
Excessive cable tension
What is the purpose of the free-wheeling unit in a helicopter drive system?
It releases the rotor brake for starting
It relieves bending stress on the rotor blades during starting
It disconnects the rotor whenever the engine stops or slows below the equivalent of rotor RPM
The angle of incidence is that acute angle formed by
The angular difference between the setting of the main airfoil and the auxiliary airfoil (horizontal stabilizer) in reference to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft
A line parallel to the wing from root to tip and a line parallel to the lateral axis of the aircraft
A line parallel to the wing chord and a line parallel to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft
Which should be accomplished before jacking an aircraft?
Install critical stress panels or plates
Determine that the fuel tanks are empty
Make sure the aircraft is leveled laterally
The acute angle formed by the chord line of a wing and the relative wind is known as the
Longitudinal dihedral angle
Angle of attack
Angle of incidence
An airplane is controlled directionally about its vertical axis by the
Ailerons
Elevator(s)
Rudder
When the lift of an airfoil increases, the drag will
Decrease
Also increase
Increase while the lift is changing but will return to its original value
Very often, repairs to a control surface require static rebalancing of the control surface. Generally, flight control balance condition may be determined by
The behavior of the trailing edge when the surface is suspended from its hinge points
Checking for equal distribution of weight throughout the control surface
Suspending the control surface from its leading edge in the stream line position and checking weight distribution
If a single-rotor helicopter is in forward horizontal flight, the angle of attack of the advancing blade is
Less than the retreating blade
Equal to the retreating blade
More than the retreating blade
A helicopter in forward flight, cruise configuration, changes direction by
Varying the pitch of the main rotor blades
Changing rotor RPM
Tilting the main rotor disk in the desired direction
Differential control on an aileron system means that
The down travel is more than the up travel
The up travel is more than the down travel
One aileron on one wing travels further up than the aileron on the opposite wing to adjust for wash-in and wash-out
The vertical flight of a helicopter is controlled by
Collective pitch changes
Cyclic pitch changes
Increasing or decreasing the RPM of the main rotor
What is the smallest size cable that may be used in aircraft primary control systems?
¼ inch
5/16 inch
1/8 inch
The cable-operated control system of an all-metal aircraft, not incorporating a temperature compensating device, has been rigged to the correct tension in a heated hangar. If the aircraft is operated in very cold weather, the cable tension will
Decrease when the aircraft structure and cables become cold
Increase when the aircraft structure and cables become cold
Be unaffected if stainless steel cable is installed
Washing in the left wing of a monoplane, for purposes of rigging corrections after flight test, will have what effect on the lift and drag of that wing?
Both drag and lift will decrease due to decreased angle of attack
Both drag and lift will increase due to increased angle of attack
The drag will decrease due to the effect of the lift increase
A tension regulator in the flight control cable system of a large all-metal aircraft is used primarily to
Increase the cable tension in cold weather
Provide a means of changing cable tension in flight
Retain a set tension
Buffeting is the intermittent application of forces to a part of an airplane. It is caused by
An unsteady flow from turbulence
Incorrect rigging of flaps
Incorrect rigging of ailerons
Wing dihedral, a rigging consideration on most airplanes of conventional design, contributes most to stability of the airplane about its
Vertical axis
Longitudinal axis
Lateral axis
Where is the buttock line or buttline of an aircraft?
A height measurement left or right of, and perpendicular to, the horizontal centerline
A width measurement left of, and perpendicular to, the vertical centerline
A width measurement left or right of, and parallel to, the vertical centerline
If a pilot reports that an airplane flies left wing heavy, this condition may be corrected by
Increasing the angle of incidence of the left wing, or decreasing the angle of incidence of the right wing, or both
Increasing the dihedral angle of the left wing, or decreasing the dihedral angle adjusting the dihedral of the right wing, or both
Adjusting the dihedral angle of the left wing so that differential pressure between the upper and lower wing surfaces is increased
If the vertical fin of a single-engine, propeller-driven airplane is rigged properly, it will generally be parallel to
The longitudinal axis but not the vertical axis
The vertical axis but not the longitudinal axis
Both the longitudinal and vertical axes
How are changes in direction of a control cable accomplished?
Pulley
Bell cranks
Fairleads
If travel of an airplane's controls is correct but the cables are rigged exceptionally tight, what probable effect will this have when flying the airplane?
The airplane will tend to fall off on one wing
The airplane will be heavy on the controls
The pilot will be unable to fly the airplane hands-off
The angle of incidence of an airplane at rest
Affects the dihedral of the wings in flight
Is the same as the angle between the relative wind and the chord of the wing
Does not change when in flight
When a fiber or nylon insert-type, self-locking nut can be threaded on a bolt or stud through the insert with only the fingers, it should be
Re-torqued frequently
Rejected
Reused only in a different location
In rotorcraft external-loading, the ideal location of the cargo release is where the line of action passes
Aft of the center of gravity at all times
Forward of the center of gravity at all times
Through the center of gravity at all times
Where does the breakage of control cable wires occur most frequently?
Breakage usually occurs where cables pass over pulleys and through fairleads
Breakage sites are unpredictable and usually occur randomly anywhere along the length of a cable
Breakage usually occurs where cables are swaged to turnbuckle and ball terminals
Stability about the axis which runs parallel to the line of flight is referred to as
Longitudinal stability
Lateral stability
Directional stability
Movement of an airplane along its lateral axis (roll) is also movement
Around or about the longitudinal axis controlled by the elevator
Around or about the lateral axis controlled by the ailerons
Around or about the longitudinal axis controlled by the ailerons
The purpose in checking main rotor blade tracking is to determine the
Relative position of the blades during rotation
Flight path of the blades during rotation
Extent of an out of balance condition during rotation
Where is fuselage station No. 137 located?
137 centimeters aft of the nose or fixed reference line
Aft of the engine
137 inches aft of the zero or fixed reference line
The vast majority of aircraft control cables are terminated with swaged terminals, that must be
Corrosion treated to show compliance with the manufacturer's requirements after the swaging operation
Pull tested to show compliance with the manufacturer's requirements after the swaging operation
Checked with a go-no-go gauge before and after, to show compliance with manufacturer's requirements after the swaging operation
When inspecting a control cable turnbuckle for proper installation, determine that
No more than four threads are exposed on either side of the turnbuckle barrel
The terminal end threads are visible through the safety hole in the barrel
The safety wire ends are wrapped a minimum of four turns around the terminal end shanks
The elevators of a conventional airplane are used to provide rotation about the
Longitudinal axis
Lateral axis
Vertical axis
What type of flap system increase the wing area and changes the wing camber?
Fowler flaps
Slotted flaps
Split flaps
With which system is differential control associated?
Trim
Elevator
Aileron
When used in close proximity to magnetic compasses, cotter pins are made of what material?
Corrosion resisting steel
Anodized aluminum alloy
Cadmium-plated low carbon steel
Improper rigging of the elevator trim tab system will affect the balance of the airplane about its
Lateral axis
Longitudinal axis
Vertical axis
After repairing or re-covering a rudder, the surface should be rebalanced
To its spanwise axis
In its normal flight position
To manufacturer's specifications
The purpose of wing slats is to
Reduce stalling speed
Decrease drag
Increase speed on takeoff
Proper wing twist in a sheet metal constructed wing can usually be checked by utilizing a
Plum bob, string, and straightedge
Bubble level and special fixtures described by the manufacturer
Straightedge, tape measure, and carpenter's square
Placing a piece of cloth around a stainless steel control cable and running it back and forth over the length of the cable is generally a satisfactory method of
Applying methyl-ethyl-ketone
Inspecting for broken strands
Inspecting for wear or corrosion
An airplane's center of lift is usually located aft of its center of gravity
So that the airplane will have a tail-heavy tendency
So that the airplane will have a nose-heavy tendency
To improve stability about the longitudinal axis
The dihedral angle of a wing may be measured by placing a straightedge and level protractor on the
Front spar
Wing root
Wing chord
Rigging and alignment checks should not be undertaken in the open; however, if this cannot be avoided, the aircraft should be positioned
Obliquely into the wind
Facing any direction since it makes no difference if the wind is steady (not gusting)
With the nose into the wind
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