Real landing gear
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 fun
ctions - Ideal for those in the aviation field
Early development of aircraft used what type of landing gear?
Bicycle
Skidded
Tricycle
Tail wheel
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
This component provides longitudinal support for the gear.
Drag strut
Side strut
Up lock
Down lock
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
Rigid gear is quite common on what type aircraft?
Supersonic
Rotary Wing
Fixed Wing
Bi-Planes
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?
X
B
Y
A
How many actuators are required on an aircraft equipped with fully retractable tricycle gear?
3
4
2
1
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
Down & locked indication is provided by a _____ light for each gear. Question
Green
Amber
Blue
Red
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