Auto pilot test paper

Maximum mark : 48

Time : 60 min

Pass Mark : 36

Auto pilot test paper (Mod 13.3)

1 Primary sensing element in auto flight control system is

1 Gyro 2 Accelerometer 3gyro Horizon

2 Vertical reference unit /vertical gyro is is used to provide

1 Roll and pitch attitude 2 Pitch and yaw attitude 3 Roll, pitch and yaw attitude

3 Inner loop of auto flight is related with

1 Control function 2 Stability function 3 Manual input throw control panel

4 Inner loop is connected to outer loop by

1 Switch 2 Solenoid 3 Interlock

5 Simplex system in auto control is also called

1 Dual redundant 2 triple redundant 3 Non redundant

6 The thrust of engine is controlled by auto throttle computer in terms of

1 N1 rotational speed 2 EGT 3 N1 rotational speed or EGT

7 Coupling is related to selection of

1 Auto pilot channel 2 Capture of radio beam navigation signal 3 Engagement of mode of operation of auto pilot

8 Which one of the following is roll control mode

1 Glide slope 2 Air speed select and hold mode 3 VOR

9 The two types of gyro used for attitude sensing in AFCS are

1 Tied and rate gyro 2 Space and rate gyro 3 Displacement and rate gyro

10 When turn control is rotated to right side and the aircraft banks, what is the position of aileron

1 Right aileron displaced upward 2 Right aileron displaced downward 3 Aileron are In neutral position

11 Auto pilot trim indicates displays neutral position of

1 Servo actuator 2 Flight control 3 Trim of the aircraft

1 Pitch leveler mode 2 Stabilization mode 3 Wing leveling mode

13 Speed control servomechanism utilizes a tacho generator to provide

1 position feed back 2 Rate feed back 3 Help in displacement of control actuator

14 A duplex system in auto flight control system consists of

1 Two sensors, two computers and actuator 2 Two sensors one computer and actuator 3 Two sensors, two
computers and duplex actuator

15 In a vertical gyro, the E and I pick off is mounted about

1 Pitch axis and yaw axis 2 Ro;; axis and vertical axis 3 Roll axis and pitch axis

16 Purpose of feed back signal in auto control system is

1 To strengthen error signal to drive actuator 2 to adjust input error signal 3 To limit servo actuator operation

17 The primary control element in outer loop of AFCS is

1 Control panel / controller 2 Gyroscopic sensing element 3 feed back element

18 Position of output shaft of servo actuator In AFCS is transmitted to computer via

1 Torque synchro 2 Differential synchro 3 Control synchro

19 Gain programming of automatic flight control computer r is

1 Pre set value from potentiometer 2 Automatically programmed to adapt system response 3 Both 1 and 2

20 Wash out of standing signal in actuator before engagement of roll/ pitch channel is achieved by

21 The ratio of error input to response of aircraft is called

1 Amplification 2 Demodulation 3 Loop gain

22 Cross wind compensation is required to prevent deviation of aircraft in VOR/LOC mode , which is achieved by

1 Time integrator circuit 2 Differentiator circuit 3 Gain programming

23 Vertical speed select mode is engaged for

1 Changing radio altitude to new value 2 For increasing barometric altitude 3 for selecting new flight level

24 The principle element to detect Dutch roll is

1 rate gyro within coupler 2 Displacement gyro within coupler 3 Accelerometer

25 In transient velocity damping tacho generator output is fed to differentiator circuit, the tacho generator is
connected at

1 Input shaft 2 Output shaft 3 The tacho generator are used at input and output shaft respectively
26 During turning under automatic control, signal inputs are required for yaw channel computer, which are

1 Roll attitude and yaw attitude 2 Roll attitude and yaw rate signal 3 Yaw attitude and yaw rate signal

27 In velocity feedback damping method, the overshoot and instability tendencies of load is compensated by

1 Suitably adjusting feedback signal to be injected into servo amplifier 2 Adjusting gain potentiometer in auto flight
computer 3 Incorporating a tacho generator at the input shaft and signal fed to servo amplifier

28 During coordinated turn, the signal produced by CG (center of gravity) accelerometer and forward accelerometer ,
for calculation of actual yaw rate, which is fed to

1 Yaw control channel 2 Roll control channel 3 Yaw control and pitch control channel

29 Long term rudder displacement is achieve by yaw rate gyro signal to rudder channel

1 High pass filter 2 Turn coordination filter 3 Low pass filter

30 The oscillatory response of ramp input in servo mechanism is due to

1 Viscous / Velocity lag 2 Coulomb friction 3 Damping

31 the versine generator calculates true pitch rate signal for pitch channel , for nose down correction, which works on

1 ! - cosine theta 2 cosine theta – 1 3 cosine theta , where theta is angle of roll

32 The rate at which different aircrafts responds to their flight controls displacements is adjusted / controlled by

1 Demodulator 2 Gain programming 3 Synchronization

33 Flap compensation is achieved by

1 Displacing stabilizer appropriately 2 displacing stabilizer as per position of flap 3 Displacing stabilizer as per flap
position via speed change relay

34 the neutral shift position of elevator is the position of elevator at which

1 Stabilizer moves upward 2 Stabilizer moves downward 3 stabilizer starts displacing

35 In duplex servo actuator system in operation , if one servo motor fails/malfunction / hard over

1 Auto pilot is disconnected as a whole 2 Auto pilot is disconnected for particular channel 3 Failed motor is locked
by speed monitoring and brake system and in series actuator

36 Hydraulic supply to yaw damper actuator is controlled by

1 Control valve 2 Additional actuator operated control valve 3 Transfer valve

37 Illumination of yaw damper fail light on yaw damper panel displays

1 Synchronization of rudder control system/control surface with rudder servo actuator

2 DE synchronization of rudder control surface with rudder actuator 3 Damper system failed

38 In case of automatic Mach trim system using Mach coupler, illumination of fail indicator shows
1 Feedback signal from Mach trim actuator and Mach speed signal are equal 2 Mach speed signal from ADC is
unavailable 3 Feed back signal from Mach trim actuator and Mach speed signal from ADC are not within tolerance

39 Purpose of LVDT (linear variable differential transformer) position feedback signal in yaw damper actuator circuit is

1 To provide centering signal to yaw damper actuator 2 To provide centering signal to main rudder actuator 3
Reduce error signal to transfer valve

40 Monitoring in auto control system defines

1 Comparison between outputs of different system 2 Comparison between inputs of different systems 3
Comparison of inputs and outputs of different systems

41 LAND 3 status of auto land represents

1 Triple redundant system 2 Triple redundancy of engaged AFCS computer, sensors, power supplies 3 AFCS
computer is triple redundant and monitoring of output of all computer s is ensured by monitoring circuit.

42 Purpose of auto throttle is to maintain

1 Aircraft speed and lateral path 2 Aircraft speed and vertical path 3 Speed of aircraft

43 N1 target and N1 limit speeds for auto throttle system is calculated as per flight profile, is done by

1 AFCS computer 2 Auto throttle computer 3 Flight management computer

44 The purpose of air soeed switch in used in turn coordination circuit is to

1 Disconnect desired yaw rate signal at speed > 135 Knots 2 Disconnect desired yaw rate sinal at speed < 135
knots 3 Connect switch at speed > 135 knots

45 Softening of control movement and preventing harsh movement of control surface is achieved by

1 Synchronization circuit 2 Programming circuit 3 Limiting circuit

46 In auto control processing conversion of alternating waveform signal into unidirectional waveform signal is achieved
in

1 Integrator 2 Differentiator 3 Demodulator

47 When aircraft is under auto control and subjected to turbulence, the control response tend to become stiffer , which
is compensated by

1 Selecting turbulence penetration mode which reduces gain of pitch channel 2 Selecting turbulence penetration
mode which reduces gain of pitch/ roll channel 3 Selecting turbulence penetration mode which increase gain of pitch/
roll channel

48 During auto pilot control by transfer valve, the main control valve is locked by

1 Auto pilot engage mechanism 2 Auto pilot solenoid valve 3 Auto pilot select valve