AE 334

MIDTERM EXAM
Name:

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YR & SEC _______________________

Date: __________
Rating

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NOTE: NO USE OF CELLPHONES DURING EXAM. USE BLACK BALLPEN ONLY. ANY
FORM OF ERASURE OR ALTERATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED INVALID. TALKING TO
ANY OF YOUR CLASSMATE WILL BE A FORM OF CHEATING AND THE EXAM PAPER
WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE RECORDED AS A GRADE OF 50% OR 5.0.

I.

IDENTIFICATION.
1. It is normally consists of two or more blades attached to a
central hub which is mounted on an engine crankshaft.
2. Its purpose is to convert engine horsepower to a useful
thrust.
3. It is the distance that an aircraft actually moves forward in
one revolution of the propeller.
4. The distance from the level ground to the edge of the
propeller disc.
5. This device is used to measure the propeller blade angle at
a specific blade to determine if the propeller blade is
properly adjusted.
6. What is the greatest force acting on a propeller?
7. Where is the most critical location for vibration and
stresses on a propeller blade.
8. The angle between the propeller plane of rotation and the
chord line of a propeller airfoil section.
9. The distance in inches that a propeller will move forward in
one revolution.
10.
The difference between the geometric pitch and
effective pitch.

II.

MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. WRITE TRUE IF THE STATEMENT IS

TRUE. IF FALSE, UNDERLINE THE WORD THEN WRITE THE CORRECT
ANSWER.

1. A fixed pitch propeller may be made of wood, aluminum or

steel and is considered to be of one piece construction
with a blade angle that is fixed.
2. If the wood propeller is slight horizontally imbalance,
apply a coat of paint to the light blade.
3. Propeller blade angle is adjusted by the governor to
maintain the engine speed (RPM) in which the has set on
the throttle.
4. The frame of protractor is made of aluminum and has two
sides which are ninety degrees to each other.
5. The propeller must be positioned at least one inch in front
of, or behind any part of the airframe, other than in the
area of the spinner and cowling where only a positive
clearance is required.
6. Red line on the tachometer indicates for maximum
operating limit.
7. As a propeller rotates, it produces thrust and causes an
aircraft to move forward.
8. The amount of thrust produced depends on the airfoil
shape, RPM, and angle of attack of the propeller blade
sections.
9. Centrifugal force tends to decrease blade angle and
opposes aerodynamic twisting moment.
10.
FAR part 45, Certification and Registration Markings.

III.

ENUMERATION.
1. Give 5 types of a propeller.
2. Give 5 operational forces
3. Give 5 information that can be found on the propeller hub.