Aircraft Electrical Systems Intro

Label the 4 stages of a Jet Engine

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c

d

e

f

Compression

Fuel Mixture

Intake

Combustion

Exhaust

Power

Modern day Jet Engines have ___ compressors

(how many?)

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Label the 4 stages of a Piston Engine

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c

d

e

f

Intake

Exhaust

Fuel

Turbine

Compression

Power

Match the aircraft with it's engine

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• Turboshaft Engine

• 
• Turboprop Engine

• 
• Turbofan Engine

• 
• Piston Engine

• 

Press where fuel and air enters the piston engine

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Turboprop engines produce most of their thrust from the (a)   ​ instead of the ​ (b)  

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• propellers
• main engine
• piston engine
• ramjet engine
• gear box

Aircraft electrical systems usually use a (a)   or​ (b)   volts Direct Current (DC) system.

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• 14
• 28
• 7
• 21
• 12

Aircraft power is produced from the (a)   when the aircraft engine is running or a ​ (b)   when the aircraft engines are not running.​

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• Alternator
• Battery
• Solar Pannel
• Avgas
• Jet A1
• Hydrogen

The electrical system powers the...

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• Lights

• Starter Motors

• Radios

• Fuel Boost Pumps

• Flaps

Name this piece of equipment

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• Circuit Breaker

• Switchboard

• Bus Bar

• Power Bank