1. How do we call wire diameter ?

The Americain wire gage is used to

indicate the size of electrical wire. The area of a round conductor is
measured in circular mils (MIL : 1sq.mil = lenght x width)

2. A 20 gauge wire us a red terminal : 22-17 red ; 16-14 blue ;12-10 yellow

3. How many lugs are allowed on a single stud ? 4

4. What should be the minimum distance between a wire bundle and a

control cable ? 3 inches

5. A dent on a wire should not exceed ? Nomore than 20%

6. What is the minimum bundle bend allowed ? The minimum radius for
bends in wire groups or bundles must not be less than 10 times the outside
diameter of their largest wire.

7. What is the minimum bend allow for a coaxial cable ? Should not ben on
a radius of less than 6 times the outside diameter of the cable.

8. What is the standard spacing between idents on a single wire ? (direct

marking) Each end of the wire and to 15 inch intervals along the lenght of
the wire. Wire less than 3 inch long need not be identified. Wires 3 to 7
inches in length should be identified approximately at the center. (Indirect
marking) Wire or cable should be identified with printed sleeves at each
end and at intervals not longer than 6 feet. The individual wires inside a
cable should be identified within 3 inches of their terminations.

9. What is the standard spacing between idents on a coax cable ? they should
be identified by printing the identification code on a nonmetallic material
placed externally to the outer covering at the terminating end and at each
junction or pressure bulkhead. Cables not enclosed in conduit or a
common jacket should be identified with printed sleeves at each end and
at intervals not longer than 3 feet. Individual wires within a cable should
be identified within 3 inches from their termination.

10. What is the chemical composition of the ambient air ? 78% nitorgen, 21%
oxygen, 1% other gases

11. What is the center of an atom made of ? Neutrons and protons

12. How many valance electrons are found in an atom ? Between 1 and 8
13. 24 Veff is equal to how many volts RMS ? Vrms = 0.707Vmax(peak)

14. What sae means ? Society automobile engineering.

15. Define the below terms :

AN Army/Navy
CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
JFET Junction Field Effect Transistor
FET Field Effect Transistor
ARINC Aeronautical Radio Incorporated
MS Military Standard
NAS National Aerospace Standard
MOSFET Metal Oxide Silicon Field Effect transistor

16. What is 1 micro ohm in decimal ? 0.000 001 or 1x10-6 ohm

17. What is the value of one hp ? 1hp = 550lbs-ft/sec(250kg-30cm/sec)=

33000lbs-ft/min=746 watts

18. In what material is a control cable made of ? Carbon steel or corrosion-

resistant steel wire. (stainless steel 7x19 extra flexible (minimum size of
primary control system:1/8 or greater))

19. A cable with 7x19 means ? 7 strands of 19 wire each

20. What rule should be observed when safetying a turnbuckle ? It should

have no more than three threads exposed on either end.

21. With what type of cable may the 5 tuck woven splice be made of ? 7x7
flexible and 7x19 extra flexible (3/32) diameter or greater.

22. Nicopress process gives what strength of cable? 100%

23. Do lead refract or absorb X-ray? absorb

24. What type of bearing is designed to take a radial load? straight roller
bearing

25. What type of steel is heat treatable? Magnetic

26. What is the term for the leading edge of the mean aerodynamic chord?
Lemac
27. Where is the weight installed on a flight control ? Forward of the hinge
center line

28. What is the equivalent of one BTU ? 778 ft lbs

29. What method is used which form a spherical impression into the surface
of the metal ? Brinell tester

30. What is the % of material contained in Monel ? 68% nickel, 29% copper,
0.2% iron, 1% manganese and 1.8% of other elements.

31. What is the normal quenching media for steel ? Brine

32. When steel is hardened, it is heated above its critical temparature. When
cooled rapidly, what provides the fastest quench ? Brine

33. What does precipitation heat treating ? Greatly increases strenght plus
hardness, artificial age hardening.

34. What is annealing ? Production of fine grained, soft, ductile metal by

heating it for a specified time and the slowly cooled.

35. Why is Nitriding preferred ? Causes minimum distortion and requires no

quenching.

36. The property of a metal which permits it to be permanently drawn, bend

or twisted into various shapes without breaking is called ? Ductility

37. What type of corrosion would you get if the surface were rubbing on each
other ? Fretting corrosion

38. What is the corrosion type between 2 different metals ? Galvanic

corrosion

39. What is the corrosion type between 2 metal alike in a stable

environnement ? Concentration cell corrosion

40. What is the location of a title block on an aircraft production drawing ?

Lower right hand corner.

41. Light lines made up of long dashes alternate whith two short dashes are
called ? Phantom lines

42. Orthographic projection is ? 6 possible views

43. What type of diagram locate components with respect to each other within
the system ? Schematic diagram (Electrical and hydraulic)

44. What is a block diagram ? A block diagram shows the various operations
rather than the components. It gives an overview of the system.

45. The most commotive used in aviation has a dimple on its head ? What
type of materail does this identifies has ? 2117t (aluminium) AD

46. An AN3DD5 aircraft bolt is made of what material and what length ?
Made of 2024 aluminium alloy (DD) and is 3/16 in diameter and 5/16 in
length.

47. How are the rivets identified ? AN and MS

48. Describe the following rivet, AN430AD4-8 ? Roundhead rivet made of

2117 aluminium, 4/32 diameter, 8/16 long.

49. In what increment is a rivet diameter measured ? 32nd of an inch

50. How is the rivet lenght determined ? The thickness of the material + 1 ½
times the rivet diameter

51. What is the minimum rivet pitch when installing rivets ? 3 rivet diameter

52. What is a desirable property of a rivet ? It must be soft or comparatively

soft to fomr a good head.

53. Why are rivets refrigeratd after heat treating ? So it stays soft enough for
use

54. What type of load does a rivet take on a properly designed joints ? Shear

55. What type of load should clevis pins be sujected to ? Shear stresses
(strength)

56. What is Bearing Strength ? The amount of force that is needed to tear out
a hole in the sheet metal.

57. Two dashes on the head of a bolt or rivet means what ? Composed of
2024-t aluminium alloy
 58. What kind of NDT inspection requires freeing electrons which are made
to drift through metal under the influence of an induced electromagnetic
field ? Eddy current

59. Which one of these NDT inspection methods requires less surface
preparation ? X-ray

60. What type of parts is suited for magnetic particle inspection ? Iron parts
and steel

61. Which method of NDT required the least preparation ? Ultrasonic testing

62. What are the steps required for dye penetrant inspection ? Cleaning the
surface, apply penetrant, remove penetrant with emulsifer or cleaner, dry
part, apply developper, inspect.

63. What temparature should the parts be when using liquid dye penetrant
inspection method ? 20˚C

64. What is used to inspect with fluorescent penetrant ? Black light

65. What is the name of the tool required to make exterior threads ? Die

66. The center head on a combination set is used to ? Find the center of shafts
or other cylindrical work.

67. On a micrometer, the thimble is in increments of 1/1000. If the thimble is

turned 1 revolution, how much would the jaws move ? 0.025

68. Where do we use duckbill? Lockwiring

69. What tool is used to open a hole to final size ? Reamer

70. What is the best angle for a drill to cut aluminium ? 90˚

71. When selecting welding torch tip size, what is a very important
consideration ? Material thickness

72. The color code for resistor :

1st 2nd Decimal Tolerance

Multiplier
Black 0 Black 0 Black 1 None ±20%
Brown 1 Brown 1 Brown 10 Silver ±10%
Red 2 Red 2 Red 100 Gold ±5%
Orange 3 Orange 3 Orange 1000
Yellow 4 Yellow 4 Yellow 10000
Green 5 Green 5 Green 100000
Blue 6 Blue 6 Blue 1000000
Violet 7 Violet 7 Violet 10000000
Grey 8 Grey 8 Gold 0.1
White 9 White 9 Silver 0.01

73. The color code for fire extinguishing equipement is ? Brown

74. What color is avgas 100/130 ? Green

75. Hydraulic lines marking ? Blue/yellow band with circles (pneumatic lines
orange/blue with zig zags)

76. Air instrument lines marking are ? Orange/gray band with zigzags

77. What neutralizes battery acid ? Boric acid or vinegar

78. The water lines on an aircraft are defined as ? Imaginary horizontal lines

79. Flexible hoses (Rubber Hoses) under pressure diameter how do they
react ? Expand and lenght contract

80. What is a lay line ? It’s a line situated on flex hoses to indicate whether or
not the line was twisted during installation.

81. What law states that pressure set up in a fluid acts equally in all
directions ? Pascal’s law

82. Pascal’s law, hydraulic pressure exerted everywhere is what formula ?

F=PxA F=force A=Area P=Pressure

83. Speed of sound is affected by ? The temperature

84. Clevis Bolts are for ? Shear load only

85. Abolt with a triangle and a star inside is ? Close tolerance bolt NAS

86. Color code resistance first and second values, the third is the ? number of
zeros required

87. Metal honeycomb core material is often used with? Metal faces
88. The metal ring test is the common method for the inspection of? To verify
if honey comb material is delaminated.

89. Who stated that the pressure of a fluid decreases at points where the
velocity of the fluid increases? Bernouilli’s

90. What is Bernoulli’s principal? As velocity increases the pressure

decreases and as velocity decreases the pressure increases.

91. Mach number is the ratio of? The speed of the aircraft to the speed of
sound.

92. What is the standard sea level pressure and at what temperature?
Pressure: 29.92 in Hg or 760 mm Hg = 1013 mb = 101.325 KPA =
2116 lb/ft² or 10332 Kg/m² = 14.7 PSI (at 15˚C or 59˚F). Abs.
Temperature: 518.688ºR or 288.16ºK. Specific atmosphere weight:
0.076474lb/ft³ or 1.2250 Kg/ m³. Density: 0.0023769 lbSec²/ft4 or
0.12492 KgSec²/m4. Speed of sound: 661.3 Kts. Gravity: 32.17405
ft/sec² or 9.80665 m/sec².

93. Monel metal has? Strength and corrosion resistance value

94. Absolute humidity is the actual amount of? Water vapor in the air

95. What happens to voltage across a resistors in aseries circuit? Drops

96. What happens to voltage across a resistor in a parallel circuit? Stays the
same

97. What happens to current as resistance increases in a parallel circuit ?

Decreases

98. Claculate the voltage drop acros the 10 ohm resistor ? 10 V

99. What is true about current in a parallel circuit ? Total current is equal to
the sum of the currents through the individual branches of the circuit.
(IR= I1+I2+I3)

100. What happens to current in a capacitance circuit ? leads voltage by

90˚

101. Identify I in regards to E in a capacitive and inductive circuit ? I

lead E by 90˚-> capacitive ; I lag E by 90˚-> inductive
 102. What is the name of a circuit that has Xl equal to Xc ? Resonant
circuit (both cancel each other leaving only R in the circuit)

103. What is the frenquency formula for LC circuit ? FR = 1/2π√LC

104. What determines the frequency in a Hartley oscillator ? The amount

of inductance and capacitance in the tank circuit

105. What are rheostat characteristics ? Change the current flow ; Low
resistance value (below 500Ω) ; two terminals

106. What are potentiometer characteristics ? Relatively high resistance ;

Vary the value of the voltage ; made of carbon or graphite, three terminals

107. What is a thyristor ? It’s a solid state device that is use for switching
purposes, It’s biggest advantage over a solenoid or relay is that thyristor
has no moving parts

108. What is the difference between a phototransistor and a photodiode ?

Phototransistor is used in applications where the current flow allowed by
a diode is not sufficient for the circuit.

109. What are the time constants ? T=L/R and T=CR

110. P side of a diode is what ? Anode (the N side is the cathode)

111. What is the ATA chapteer for communication ? 23

0 Time limits / 24 Electrical power 53 Fuselage

5 maintenance 25 Equipement & 54 Nacelles/Pylons
check Furnishings
0 Dimensions and 26 Fire protection 55 Horz. & Vert.
6 areas Stabilizers
0 Lifting and 27 Flight controls 56 Windows
7 shoring
0 Leveling ang 28 Fuel 57 Wings
8 weighing
0 Towing and taxing 29 Hydraulic power 61 Propellers
9
1 Parking, mooring, 30 Ice & Rain protection 71 Power Plant
0 storage and return 31 Indicating & recording 72 Engine turbine
to service system
32 Landing gear 73 Engine Fuel and
control
1 Placards and 33 Lights 74 Ignition
1 markings
1 Servicing 34 Navigation 75 Air
2
2 Standard practices 35 Oxygen 76 Engine Controls
0
2 Air conditionning 38 Water/Waste 77 Engine indicating
1
44 Cabin System 78 Exhaust
51 Structure 79 Oil
2 Communications 52 Doors 80 Starting
3

112. What is the relationship of current and volt in an inductive circuit

and a capacitive circuit ? In an inductive circuit, the current lags behind
the voltage, in a capacitive circuit the current leads the voltage.

113. What should be the working voltage of a capacitor ? 50% more than
the highest voltage applied to it.

114. What are the characteristics of titanium ? Light weight, very hight
strenght, in its pure form soft and ductile.

115. What are the differences between titanium and magnesium ?

Titanium, excellent corrosion resistance ; Magnesium, highly susceptible
to corrosion ; titanium, soft and ductile ; Magnesium, tendency to crack,
difficult to form.

116. What is the most important characteristic about inconel ? It’s

stability to maintain it’s strength and corrosion resistance under extremely
high temperature conditions.

117. What is retentivity ? The ability of a material to retain some

residual magnetism after the magnetizing force is removed

118. What is a welding rod made of used in gas welding ? Mild steel
coated with copper

119. What is the power formula ? P=( Force x Distance)/Time

120. What is the work formula ? Work = Force x Distance

121. What is an intermittent load in an eclectrical circuit ? 2 minutes or
less.

122. What is prooof load test ? 60% of it’s breaking strength applied for
3 minutes

123. What measuring device would you use to find the center of a shaft
and other cylinder work ? Combination set.

124. What are two types of fitting used on lines ? Flared & flareless and
waged (AN fitting conventional & pipe threaded)

125. What is the advantages of Teflon line hoses ? Unaffected by any

known fuels or hydraulic liquid and it’s operating strength.

126. What has the lowest specific gravity ? Fuel 0.72

127. What are the 4 forces acting on an aircraft ? Thrust, lift, gravity
(weight) and drag.

128. Lift formula ? Q = pV2 Q-> dynamic pressure measured in pounds

per square foot

129. Calculate the center of gravity : CG = Total moment / Total weight.

130. Which flight control is not a primary one ? Secondary flight

controls : Flaps, slats, spoilers

131. Which control produces helicopter movement in a vertical axis ?

Collective stick

132. What does cyclic control do (helicopter) ? Provides control for the
pitch and roll attitudes, allowing fore-aft and turning motion.

133. What are the antenna lengths ? Marconi = ¼ of the wavelength ;

Hertz dipole = ½ of the wavelength

134. What is the resistor on a spark plug ? This resistor reduces the
duration of the spark while is no way affecting the production of the
initial spark and increase electrode life.

135. Electrolyte for NICAD battery and it’s porcentage ? 70% disille
water ; 30% KOH potassium hydroxide
136. Electrolyte for LEAD-ACID battery ? 70% distille water ; 30%
acide sulfuric H2SO4

137. The positive plate of a LEAD ACID battery is made of what ? Lead
peroxide (PBO2)

138. If the SPG of a LEAD ACID battery is 0.05 or more difference

between cells, what do you do? Change the battery ; you can add distilled
water and recharged the battery

139. What is used to clean NICAD battery spill? Boric acid and clean
water

140. What is the voltage per cell of a fully charged NICAD battery?
between 1.28 Vdc to 1.35 Vdc

141. What determine the capacity of a LEAD ACID battery ?

Hydrometer

142. What is the fully charged SG of a LEAD ACID at 80˚F ? 1.275-

1.300 Vdc

143. What is the result of overcharging a NICAD battery ? Overheating

144. How to deep cycle NICAD ? Completely discharge and recharge to

140% or slowly to 150%

145. When using a constant voltage charging method for NICAD … life
of battery decreases.