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Gavilan College AMT 110
Aircraft Instrument Systems
Worksheet #1
Points: 25
The three basic instrument classifications:
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4. What is the name of a fourth instrument classification that reports position or condition of
components/systems not in the three basic classifications?
5. What is the type of instrument used in controlling the aircraft’s flight attitude?
6. What is the type of instrument designed to measure operating parameters of the engines?
7. What is the type of instruments that contribute information used to guide the aircraft on
course?
The three fundamental pressure-sensing mechanisms are:
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11. The (closed or open) end of a Bourdon tube is fixed.
12. A Bourdon tube instrument (can or can’t) be used to measure temperature.
13. An evacuated diaphragm is called?
14. What type of pressure gauge measures based on a total vacuum?
15. What type of pressure gauge measures based on atmospheric pressure?
16. What type of pressure gauge compares two different pressures?
What is the value of standard pressure?
17. In inches of mercury:
18. In hectopascal:
What is the value of standard temperature?
19. In °C:
20. In °F:
21. A manifold pressure gauge uses (absolute, differential or gauge) pressure.
22. An EPR uses (absolute, differential or gauge) pressure.
23. A fuel pressure gauge uses (absolute, differential or gauge) pressure.
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24. A hydraulic pressure gauge uses (absolute, differential or gauge) pressure.
25. A vacuum pressure gauge uses (absolute, differential or gauge) pressure.
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