As the aircraft speed increases over 450 mph the propeller will rapidly ------?
Gain efficiency
Lose efficiency
Experience high airflow
Turbo-propeller engines, use a propeller to convert ------ into thrust and do not rely on gas exit velocity ?
Centripetal force
Compressor power
Turbine power
The governor flyweights spin ---- and ------ to lift the control valve ?
Faster, outwards
Slower , inward
Faster , forward
Most reduction gear assemblies use a ------- reduction ?
Planetary gear
Spur gear
Epicyclic reduction gear
The function of ----- is to reduce the high rpm from the engine to a propeller rpm ?
Propeller speed governor
Power lever
Reduction gear assembly
The power output of a turbo-propeller engine is stated in ?
Horsepower
Thrust horsepower (thp)
Shaft horsepower (shp)
The maximum propeller speed for any power lever angle is controlled by the ?
Propeller speed governor
Propeller pitch control unit (pcu)
Fuel supply
When it is increased the propeller blade angle increases to absorb the increased engine power output ?
Engine rpm
Aircraft speed
Fuel supply
Turbo-propeller control assemblies have a feathering system that feather the propeller when the engine is shut down -----?
During take off/ landing
At ground
In flight
Over-speeds cause extreme ------ to the propeller and the engine and can lead to rapid and total failure and in some cases to the loss of the aircraft in flight ?