FILL IN BLANKS

1. The most common type of exhaust duct for the smaller turbojet and turbofan
engines is a
__________ (convergent or divergent) duct.
2. The exhaust cone is considered to be an----- ------ (engine or airframe)
component.
3. Exhaust gases leave the exhaust nozzle in most turbojet and low-bypass
turbofan engines at the speed of________.
4. A convergent-divergent exhaust nozzle increases the thrust produced at
supersonic flights by increasing the__________ (pressure or velocity) of the
exhaust gases.
5. Exhaust gases enter a CD nozzle at a _________ (subsonic or supersonic) speed.
6. In a CD nozzle that uses two sets of overlapping flaps to control the gases as
they leave the afterburner duct, the flaps are actuated hydraulically and they
are controlled by the .
7. A CD inlet duct and a CD exhaust nozzle serve _________ (the same or a
different) functions.
8. A noise suppressor used on a turbojet engine exhaust system decreases the
total amount of sound the
Engine produces. This statement is----------------------------- (true or false).
9. The amount of noise a turbojet engine produces is related to the ________ of the
exhaust gases.

10. Low-frequency sound waves travel a _________ (greater or shorter)

distance through the air
Than high-frequency waves.
11. Two reasons a turbofan engine produces less noise than a turbojet engine
are:
a. -------------b. -------------
12. A thrust reverser installed on a turbojet or turbofan engine produces a
forward thrust that is between______ and percent of the engines rated forward
thrust.
13. Two types of thrust reversers are those that use ________ doors and _______
vanes.
14. Thrust reversers are most effective on the ground when the speed is
_________ (low or high).
15. An afterburner is used on a supersonic commercial transport to decrease
the time needed for the aircraft to reach it's cruising ---------------------- (airspeed
or altitude).
16. When the afterburner is being used, the area of the exhaust nozzle is
__________ (increased
Or decreased).
17. The engine in a Harrier aircraft produces a component of vertical thrust by
vectoring the
__________ (engine or exhaust).