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Landing Gear Knowledge Quiz

Test your knowledge on aircraft landing gear with this informative quiz! Whether you're a student, a technician, or an aviation enthusiast, this quiz is designed to challenge your understanding of landing gear components and their operations.

29 engaging multiple-choice questions
Learn about various landing gear types and their functions
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29 Questions7 MinutesCreated by FlyingWing27

High speed aircraft use retractable gear, as the ________ ____ associated with having fixed gear _______ the advantage of the lighter weight gear.

Parasite drag, offsets

Compressed drag, offsets

Parasite drag, resets

Compressed drag, resets

Aircraft are able to land on water if they have ______ or ________ installed.

Foats, pontoons

Spontoons, pontoons

Spontoons, sponsons

Floats, sponsons

Large commercial aircraft incorporate a gear component designed with two or more axles called

Trunk

Trunnion

Bogey

Boogie

Main gear that utilize spring steel and bungee chord construction are considered this type of set- up.

Stiff struts

Oleo struts

Non shock absorbing

Shock absorbing

Advantages of the tricycle type gear are?

Easy to land and taxi

Improved visibility

Nose-over during braking is eliminated

All of the above

When the aircraft is on the ground awaiting maintenance from you, the technician, what must be installed prior to moving the plane into hangar?

Wheel chocks

Roller pins

Safety Pins

Brakes

What component can be used to restrict flow in some shock struts?

Orifice block

Crack valve

Clack valve

Piston ring

11. What component is used to attach and secure the outer cylinder and sliding piston to form the oleo strut?

Grand nut

Upper bearing

Gland nut

Lower bearing

To ensure the nose wheel is straight before entering the wheel-well, what components are incorporated within the strut to accomplish this work?

Centering lobes

Centering cams

Straightening lobes

Straightening cams

13. How is the geometry of the gear corrected when it swings up to be accommodated into the wheel-well after take-off? Question

Pitch actuator

Jack pads

Up-lock actuator

Brake pads

What component slides up and down inside of the outer cylinder on most landing gear systems?

Chrome horn

Chrome slider

Sliding piston

Fixed piston

When towing aircraft, what component is usually disconnected prior to installing the tow bar?

Proximity switch

Main gear scissors

Nose gear scissors

Nose gear up lock

Oleo struts are serviced with _________ _____ and ________

Engine oil and nitrogen

Engine oil and air

Hydraulic fluid and nitrogen

Hydraulic fluid and air

In accordance with the Servicing Placard on some aircraft, if you supply the strut with proper Nitrogen pressure, take into consideration the weight of the plane and the outside temperature you should be able to determine what dimension?

How many actuators are required on an aircraft equipped with fully retractable tricycle gear?

What component stops the pump when the gear is retracted? Question 3 options:

Pressure valve

Pneumatic valve

Proximity switch

Pressure switch

What component ensures the gear will remain retracted after the pump stops and restart the pump as required thereafter?

Limit switch

Retract switch

Proximity switch

Slip switch

22. On small aircraft, emergency cockpit release of the gear can be accomplished by pulling a red handle to open the ____-____ _____.

Free-fall valve

Back-up valve

One-time valve

Top-up valve

On large aircraft, what component will prevent gear retraction while on the ground?

Chock

Chaulk

Block

Baulk

When would a gear retraction test be carried out on an aircraft?

Annual inspection

Actuator replacement

Door Up-Lock replacement

All the above

This component uses the over-center linkage to ensure the gear is positively locked and prevents the gear from folding under pressure.

Return spring

Lock actuator

Retract actuator

Down-lock linkage

What safety feature is available to lock-out hydraulically operated landing gear doors?

Black flags

Coolers

Collars

Red Flags

This system is specifically used to interface with other aircraft systems, including brakes, ground spoilers and thrust reversers. What is it called?

Position Event System

Position Sensing System

Interface Event System

Interface Sensing System

An alternate method for confirming the gear is down and locked is by a visual indication on the gear itself. How is this indicated?

Red lines

Yellow paint

Barber polls

Viewing window

The Airbus A340-500 utilizes a modern "fly by wire" system which receives and transmits signals to all the components of each landing gear for precise operation. How is this control achieved?

Digital Display Unit

Cockpit Signal Unit

Colored Light Unit

Interface Unit

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