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27 - Flight Controls Flashcards

1
Q

How are the flight controls operated?

A

Electrically controlled

Hydraulically activated

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2
Q

How is the rudder controlled?

A

Mechanically

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3
Q

What are the flight control computer and how many are there?

A

2 FACs
2 ELACs
3 SECs

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4
Q

What does SEC stand for?

A

Spoilers Elevator Computer

Standby elevator and stabiliser control

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5
Q

What does ELAC stand for?

A

Elevator Aileron Computer

Normal elevator and stabiliser control

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6
Q

What does FAC stand for?

A

Flight Augmentation Computer

Rudder control

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7
Q

What controls the pitch? And which computer?

A

2 Elevators
1 THS - trimmable horizontal stabiliser

ELAC 2 normally or ELAC 1.
Failure of ELACs result in the SECs controlling.

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8
Q

How many motors does the THS have?

A

3

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9
Q

How many ailerons and spoilers are there on each wing?

A

1 aileron

4 spoilers

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10
Q

Which spoilers at as speed brakes?

A

2,3 and 4

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11
Q

How many positions do the flaps have?

A

5

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12
Q

What are the computers called that control flaps and slats and how many are there?

A

SFCCs - slat flap control computers

2 of them

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13
Q

Can the WTBs be released in flight?

A

No

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14
Q

What conditions will alpha lock prevent slat retraction when flaps are set to 0?

A

AoA above 8.5
OR
Speed less than 148kts

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15
Q

What is aileron droop?

A

Where ailerons extend downwards slightly when flaps are extended.

5 degrees A319 + A320
10 degrees A321

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16
Q

When does the arrow pointing up appear on the ECAM FCTL page?

A

When the spoilers are deflected by more than 2.5 degrees

17
Q

Which hydraulic systems supply the rudder?

A

Green Blue and Yellow

18
Q

Which are the roll control spoilers?

A

2,3,4 and 5

19
Q

When are speed brakes inhibited?

A 
SEC 1 + 3 fault
Elevator Fault
Flap full
AoA protection active
Alpha floor
Thrust lever at MCT
20
Q

What happens if one speed brake fails on one side?

A

The same on the other side fails

To keep symmetry

21
Q

How many slats and flaps are there?

A

5 slats

2 Flaps

Drews Command Attempt (35 decks)

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