Indigo airline interview questions

(avionics stream)
V.L.SINGH
 Why 400 Hz is used in aircraft ? why not 50hz or 500hz?
 Aircraft batteries, advantage of Ni Cd over Pb acid battery
 Principle of tachometer,altimeter?
 Avionics components installed on engine (including instruments)
 How does Induction Motor starts? Why Induction motor is
preferred? What is the princple of I.M?
 Cell voltage of Ni Cd & Pb acid battery
 Why VHF communication is preferred over HF?
 Details of APU ? How its output is kept constant with increasing or
decreasing load?
 What supply does GPU provides?
 Types pf ELT? Operating frequency? Who monitors it ? Testing ,
Battery shelf life? When battery is to be replaced?
 What is Dry Torque , Wet Torque, Breakaway Torque & Running
Torque? Why torque is given?
 Type of Torque wrench? Numerical on extension of Torque wrench.
 Rating of IDG,Details of IDG,How voltage is constant? Why CSD is
required?What protection do GCU provides to IDG?What is the
position of IDG on engine?
 ATA codes (preferably avionics related)
 Kirchoffs law ,Ohms law.
 Gases law (charles law, boyles law , avagadros law etc..)
 What is LRU? What are the components that comes under LRU?
 No. of computer systems in FMS?
 Thermocouple bases, Seeback effect,Peltier effect
 Multimeter ( construction & operation)
 Megger ( construction & operation)
 Carbon pile voltage regulator
 What is wiring diagram?
 To find the value of Resistance by Color coding
 Difference between Bonding, Grounding & Shielding?
 Archimedes principle ? Its application in Aviation industry?
 Define Moment, Momentum,Work ,Energy , Impulse, Torque along
with units.
 From where we take part no. of Components & maintenance
procedure is given in which manual?
 Newtons (1st 2nd 3rd ) law of motion ? Jet Engine is an application of
which law?
 Volume of Cone ,Cylinder,Sphere?
 What are the 5 basic requirements of Airconditioning system?
What are the components of Airconditioning system?
 Define Specific Gravity ? Why it is unitless?
 How philips screwdriver is classified? (ans: size no.1,2,3,4,5)
 How Screw Driver is classified? (ans: 1.bladelength 2.type of
blade 3. Size )
 Why IDG construction reduces vibration ?
 Why IDG color is Black?
 Why 115V/200V is written on the rating plate of IDG? How do we
get 200 V? How this 200V is reduced to 115V ?
 Explain Fly By Wire system? Give its advantage.
 What is Force? What is pressure? What is pressurization?
 Brushless Alternator? Draw its figure?
 Principle of Motor, Generator?
 What is TCAS? What TCAS will operate while ground approach?
What is the role of Ground Controller in TCAS?
 Draw the Diagram of Vernier Calliper?
 Explain ALTERNATOR, INDUCTION MOTOR,SYNCHRONOUS
GENERATOR,with diagram.
 At what altitude Oxygen system operate normally?
 What are the main components of Alternator?
 What is difference between Hygrometer & Hydrometer?
 Which antenna is there in centre line of Aircraft? (ans: Marker
Beacon)
 Explain Solid State Invertor?
 How wire cutters are classified?
 What is the location of emergency GCU in AB320?
 What are primary and secondary Radars? Which antennas in
aircraft are examples of primary & secondary antenna?
 What is the source of Electrical Power in Aircraft?
 What is DME? Where in DME is transponder installed? Ground or
Air?
 If you issue an O ring from stores, what are the things that you
will see first?
 In case of snag which manual is to be referred?
 What is Thermocouple? What principle is used? Where in aircraft
you will find an application of Thermocouple? Which
Thermocouple is used in AB320 Family?
 What is there in Pitot probe that gives feedback to Air Data
Computers regarding dynamic pressure?
 Explain Flight Control system? What are the computers related to
Flight control system?
 Difference between IRS & INS ?
 What are the different types of Amplifiers?
 What are semiconductors?
 What are Logic Gates? Name some Universal gates?
 What is difference between VSI & IVSI?
 What kind of work is carried out in Line maintenance?
 What are the precautions during fuelling & refueling?
 Without air traffic control what is the minimum descent rate?
 Why it is necessary to switch off mobiles and laptops during
flight?
 How many types of emergency landings are there? Explain?
 What is SB & AD?
 What are the Legislations in aviation industry?
 What is ESDS?
 How static electricity affect radomes?
 What is resonance?
 Why we use delta connection in primary and star connection in
distribution transformer which converts 400 V a.c into 33 Kv ?
 What is ram jet?
 Can we put engines at the end of wings? If not then why?
 What is difference between TAT & SAT?
 What is difference between Line voltage & Phase voltage?
 Difference between aircraft and aeroplane?
 What are swept back wings? What are its advantages?
 What is thermal runaway?
 What is difference between stall and surge?
 Define Angle of attack?
 What is Bowser?
 How to convert Litre in Kg?
 Why do we measure Fuel on board in terms of Kg? Why not Litre?
 What is the unit of Engine oil Consumption?
 What type of fuel in used in Aviation Industry?
 How to identify between Boeing and Airbus Aircrafts?
 How bleed air comes from APU? How does engine starts?
 How do we do IDG servicing? What are the safety precautions?
 What is the purpose of Acoustic panel?
 Difference between A319-20-21?
 What is fuel tank capacity of Airbus 320?
 What is MOE?
 Advantages of High Bypass Turbofan engine?
 What are the two standards of Measuring scales?
 Explain : Archimedes principle, Bernoulli’s principle, Charle’s law,
Dalton’s Law, Gaylusac’s law, Boyle’s law, Pascals Law?
 What is Humidity? What is Relative Hunidity,Absolute Humidity?
 What is THS? What is it purpose? Why it is called Trimmable?
 Explain Anti-Skid system?
 What is the material of turbine blade and fan ?
 What are the types of hydraulic fluid? In landing gear, which
hydraulic fluid is used?
 At the time of landing, how do we stop aircraft?
 Where in engine , self locking nuts are used ?