1
Q
What are cables used for?
A
- transmit forces
2
Q
1 x 7 / 1x19
is what cable?
A
- non flexible
3
Q
What is 7 x 7 ?
A
- flexible
4
Q
What is 7 x 19 ?
A
- extra flexible
5
Q
Terminal fittings are generally of the swaged type and available with the following fittings…
A
- Threaded ends
- Fork ends
- Eye ends
- single shank and double shank ball ends
6
Q
Cable terminal types for lock clad cables?
A
- Ball
- Stud end
- Fork end
- eye end
7
Q
What are the advantages of Lock-Clad cables?
A
- sagging eliminated
- reduced vibration
- stretch is reduced
8
Q
What do turnbuckles do?
A
- make minor adjustments to cable length
- adjusting cable tension
9
Q
Turnbuckles used when a great deal of externaltension is required (T or F)?
A
T
10
Q
Definition of pulleys?
A
- guide cables
- change direction of cable movement
11
Q
What are guards used for in pulleys?
A
- prevent jamming
- prevent cables from slipping
12
Q
What is fairleads?
A
- prevents cable contact with aircraft structure
13
Q
What are the 2 common flexible control systems?
A
- Bowden cables
- Teleflex control systems
14
Q
What is a Bowden cable?
A
- inner steel cable, inside an outer housing
- if water gets in, it can freeze cable
15
Q
Explain Teleflex controls?
A
- installed on modern day aircraft
- transmit force by a push and pull motion through single cable
