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Sistemas de aeronaves

Rotorcraft activity

Questions

1. The purpose of the ventral fin on a helicopter is to provide

A. Directional stability
B. Lateral stability
C. Longitudinal stability

2. When the lift of an airfoil increase, the drag will

A. Also increases
B. Decrease
C. Increase while the lift is changing but will return to its original value

3. Ground resonance is a self-excited vibration found in

A. Fully articulated rotors


B. Semi-articulated rotors
C. Semi-rigid rotors

4. The cable operated control system of an all metal helicopter not incorporating a
temperature compensating device, has been rigged to the correct tension in a heated
hangar. If the helicopter is operated in very cold weather, the cable tension will

A. Decrease when the aircraft structure and cable become cold.


B. Increase when the aircraft structure and cables become cold.
C. Be unaffected if stainless steel cable is installed.

5. The elevator of a conventional helicopter is used to provide stability about the

A. Lateral axis
B. Vertical axis
C. Longitudinal axis
6. What is the purpose of the swash plate?

A. Transmits control inputs to rotor head.


B. Coordinates control inputs from hydraulic pack.
C. It disconnects the rotor whenever the engine stops or slows below the equivalent
of rotor RPM.

7. The universal propeller protractor can be used to measure

A. Blade pitch angle.


B. Degrees of blade flap travel
C. Propeller track.

8. The chord of a main rotor is measured from

A. Leading edge to trailing edge.


B. Blade tip to blade tip
C. Blade tip to blade butt

9. The acute angle formed by the chord line of the rotor and the relative wind is
known as the

A. Angle of attack
B. Longitudinal dihedral angle
C. Angle of incidence

10. If a single rotor helicopter is in forward horizontal flight, the angle of attack of the
retreating blade is

A. More than the advancing blade


B. Equal to the advancing blade
C. Less than the advancing blade

11. Which of the following are NOT functions of the tail rotor?

A. Lateral control
B. Sideways flight
C. Compensation for torque
12. An increase in pitch angle of the tail rotor blades on a helicopter

A. Causes the tail to pivot in the opposite direction of torque rotation around the main
rotor axis
B. Causes the tail to pivot in the direction of torque rotation around the main rotor
axis
C. Is required to counteract main rotor torque produced by takeoff RPM

13. A fully articulated rotor head compensates for dissymmetry of lift through the
employment of a

A. Flapping hinge
B. Swash plate
C. Coning device

14. In a hovering helicopter equipped with tail rotor, altitude control is maintained by

A. Changing pitch of main rotor blades


B. Varying the pitch of the tail rotor blades
C. Changing the tail rotor RPM

15. If a severe abnormal vertical vibration developed in a helicopter equipped with a


two blade rotor system, it would indicate that the

A. Rotor blades are out of track


B. Rotor blades are out of balance
C. Blade "droop" stops are not adjusted properly

16. What control is the throttle attached to


A. The top or grip of the collective
B. The top of the cyclic
C. The quadrant on the console

17. If the tail rotor of a helicopter fails to compensate accurately for the torque of the
main rotor

A. The tail rotor is inaccurately rigged


B. The engine power suddenly drops
C. Collective is rigged at too high an angle
18. What does the cyclic pitch control of a helicopter do?

A. Tilts the tip path plane in the direction of desired movement.


B. Changes pitch on both blades equally.
C. Controls rotor RPM and manifold pressure.

19. The main rotor drag brace is adjustable in order to

A. Balance the main rotor in a chordwise direction.


B. It is not adjustable
C. Balance the main rotor in a spanwise direction

20. The swashplate control tilts only when

A. Cyclic is moved
B. Collective control action
C. Collective sleeve movement

21. After accelerating into forward flight, the synchronized elevator tends to

A. Lower the tail boom


B. Rest in the neutral position
C. Raise the tail boom

22. A high frequency vibration may be caused by

A. The tail rotor being out of spanwise balance


B. The main rotor being out of spanwise balance
C. The main rotor being out of track

23. Tracking of helicopter rotor blades is normally done

A. While the blades are rotating at a specific RPM and collective pitch angle
B. On a special fixture before they are installed due to their flexibility
C. By direct measurement from the fuselage structure to a specific blade station
when the blade is parallel to the fuselage centerline
24. Greater down wash effect through the aft part of the main rotor disk compared
to the forward part of the disk is

A. Transverse flow lift


B. Transitional lift
C. Coriolis effect

25. What kind of vibration would an out-of-track helicopter main rotor normally
cause?

A. Low frequency vertical vibration


B. High frequency vertical vibration
C. Low frequency lateral vibration

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