PROPELLOR EXAM

1-Blade with a curve side(camber)

. Blade back

2-Blade with a flat side

. Face

3- What tolerance for Out of track

.Wood = 1/8
.Aluminium = 1/16 ou .0625

4- Un avion est arrêté 3 mois, c’est un hélice à 2 pales,comment qu’on procède pour le
storage ?
. Horizontal

5- On the last 2% defect tip,un dommage dans le dernier 2% en bout de pale, c’est quoi
les limites de réparation?
.Indéfini

6-Quelles sont les limites de réparation sur le shank de la pale?

. Légères égratignures/shallow scratches

7-Si le cône Bottom, tu dois shimer le cone arrière

8-Quel pourcentage le Prussian Blue

.70%

9-Qu’est-ce qu’on utilise pour réparer une légère égratignure sur une pale
.Emery cloth

10-Il y a une scratch sur une pale d’aluminium,dans quel sens doit-on faire la réparation
(sablage ou polissage)
. Sens du diamètre de l’hélice (root jusqu’au tip)

11- Rapport de profondeur/longueur pour une réparation sur la face de la pale

. 30/1 profondeur

12-Une hélice à pas fixe est efficace le plus souvent en ?

. cruise

13-A quoi sert le snap-ring sur le splined shaft?

. Faciliter lors du démontage

14-Hélice à deux pales qui utilise la pression d’huile et non les contrepoids?
. Double effect
15-Un avion en cruise-croisière avec vitesse constante,qu’est-ce qui arrive avec le RPM?
.Flyweight = force du speeder spring (On speed RPM constant)

16- Si on met de la pression sur le speeder spring?

. Augmente le RPM en condition normal

17-Blade cuff
.Cooling for the engine

18-Une hélice qui se met automatiquement en drapeau après l’arrêt du moteur,comment

on fait pour la remettre droite?
.Restart engine

19- Qu’est-ce qu’on utilise comme outil pour vérifier si le propellor est correctement
installé sur le shaft?
.Go No GO gage

20- Le synchrophasing system tient compte de ?

.L’angle

21-Le synchronising system tient compte de?

. RPM

22-La distance réelle que parcourt la pale, avec un tour complet?

.Effective pitch

23-La distance théorique?

.Geometric pitch

24-Quelle est la force qui tire le bout de la pale vers l’avant?

.Thrust bending force

25-L’angle de pale le plus efficace?

.+2% à +4%

26-Avec un moteur démultiplié (reduction gear box), le RPM est?

.RPM de l’hélice diminue

27-Quel est le rendement hélice? (Prop efficiency = Thrust horsepower/torque horsepo.)

.Thrust power/torque power

28-La partie de la pale qui entre dans le hub?

-Butt (pied de pale)

29-Prop turns in regards to engine

.Slower

30-Prop in cruise flight is in what mode

.Alpha mode

31-On quadrant,what controls the prop governor, in beta mode(which lever)

.Power lever

32-Check for proper seating of of hub

.Prussian blue

33- Prop. Synchrophasing does what

.Used to set all propellors at exactly the same angular difference to eliminate noise and
vibration

34-Increasing pressure on speeder spring will

.Increase RPM,blade angle decreases

35- On cruise flight, the flyweight?

.Equal to tension of speeder spring (on speed)

36-Rôle du pitch lock

.Prevent overspeed of engine

37-Snap ring on propellor dom

.1 partie monobloque avec split

38-Réparation suite à un éclair

.0.020 du fond du dommage

39.Qu’est-ce qui arrête la feathering pump

.Microswitch dans le gouverneur de l’hélice

40.Si le prop gouverneur n’a pas de TBO

.En même temps que le moteur

41.Anti-Icing, qu’est-ce qui pousse le liquide en dehors du slip ring

.Force centrifuge

42.Entreposage de la blade (max avant AMO)

.5 ans

43.Force qui agit dans le sens contraire de la rotation

.Torque bending force
45-Théorie qui répare une pale en section comme an airfoil
.Théorie de segmentation de pale

46-What happen when you increase power

.Pitch increase to maintain RPM

47-What force turns the blades to high pitch

.Aerodynamic force

48-Where are blade segments location

.By inches from center of hub to tip

49-How to synchronise prop

. By controlling engine RPM

50-What does feathered mean?

.Rotate the blades to 90° to stop the propellor

51-You are inspecting a McCauley constant speed propellor and you notice red stains on
the hub.What doyou do?
.Remove and send to repair station

52-Electrical switch on prop governer of Hamilton Standard propellors is for

.Stops the feathering on ground

53- On a H/S prop. What causes the blades to go to high pitch

.counterweight

54-If ice forms on prop what happens

.Decrease thrust, increase excessive vibration

55-What is purpose of the propellor

.Converts engine power to thrust

56-What is the purpose of the distributor valve

.Goes from feathering to unfeathering condition

57-On a H/S hydromatic propellors,the oil pressure is used for what

.All fonctions

58-What is associated with a low blade angle

.High RPM

59-Blades station of a prop. Is measured

.In inches from centerline
60-If the speeder spring breaks, what will occur
.Over speed occurs

61-Where are the high and low pitch stops located

.In the prop dome

62-Why is feathering use on piston engine

.Engine failure

63- A propellor pitch change mechanisme that used oil press+conterweight is called
.Single acting

64-A pitch change mechanisme that uses oil pressure on either side of a piston to
increased or decreased pitch is called
.Double acting

65-The position of the pilot valve, in the governor, is determined by

.Action of speeder spring on flyweight

66.-A blade angle is

.Angle between the blade section chord line and the plane of rotation of the prop

67.-On the thrust and camber faces,remove the damage for form shallow saucer-shaped
depression (lenght will be at least 2 times the width)
.The finish repair (reworked area) shall extend over a distance of at least 10 times the
depth in a chordwise direction, and 30 times the depth in a spanwise direction

68.-On the leading edge,the finish repair shall be blended over a distance at least 10 times
the depth of the damage.Care shall be taken to restore the original cross-sectional profile

69.-Qu’est-ce qui empèche une hélice d’aller en renverse

.It is control by a squat switch on the landing gear strut

70.-Qu’est-ce qui est le plus commun sur un multi-turboprop

.Reversing propeller systems

71.-Centrifugal twisting moment tends to

.Decrease blade angle

72.-Minimum redial clearance

.1 inche
73-Minimum ground clearance
.Tailwheel = 9 inches
. Tricycle-geared = 7 inches
.Seaplane = 18 inches

74.-Minimum longitudinal clearance

.1/2 inche

75.-You can correct the prop tracking with

.Shims

76.-What type of wood is most prop made from

.Birch (bouleau)

77.-How much oil pressure do the prop governor deliver to the prop
.200 to 300 psi

78.-Governor cuts out at what psi for feathering

.650 psi

79.-On a four cylinder A/c, how do you place the prop on the A/C
.In a 10 0’clock and 4 0’clock position

80.-What operational force causes the greatest stress on a prop

.Centrifugal force

81.-What is the stall angle of a propellor

.15 °

82.-How do you adjust the aerodynamic (thrust) of the blade

.Dynamic

83.-Feathering system that uses an accumulator to feather the blades store oil at what
pressure
.290 psi

84.-What prevents a propellor from reversing in flight

.Switch on undercarriage

85.-Purpose of latch mechanism on prop

.Prevent feathering during engine shutdown

86.-When standing in front of plane what portion of the blade are you looking at
.Blade back
87.-What device is used to check blade angle on a ground adjustable prop
.Universal prop protractor

88.How do you top RPM on a constant speed prop

. By adjusting screw and locknut on governor

89.-If the prop controls are moved, what will be indicated

.A setting on the tachometer

90.-Why is the pulley stop screw on a prop governor adjustable

.To limit the maximum engine speed durin takeoff

91.-How is the speed of a hydromatic constant speed propeller changed in flight

.By changing the load tension against the flyweights in the governor

92.-When the centrifugal force acting on the prop governor counterweights overcomes
the tension on the speeder spring, a prop is in what condition
. Overspeed

93.- The centrifugal twisting force acting on a propellor blade is

.Greater than the aerodynamic twisting force and tends to move the blade to a lower angle

94.-The prop blade angle is defined as the acute angle between the airfoil section chord
line and which the following
.Plane of rotation

95.- The thrust produced by a rotating prop is a result of

. An area of decreased pressure immediately in front of the prop blades

96.-The airfoil section of a blade is the

.Blade back

97.- The angle of attack of a rotation prop blade is measured between the blade chord or
face and wich of the following
.Relative airstream

98.-Air pressure for Hartzell prop is stored where

.In the prop cylinder

99.-When power is increased what is the best method for doing so

.Increased the RPM to the desired setting and then advance throttle to the desired
manifold pressure