270, Flight Controls Flashcards
What power setting does Alpha Floor command?
- Cruise thrust
- Idle
- TOGA
- No change
TOGA
In Direct Law, how is pitch trim controlled?
- Through MCDU inputs.
- Manually using the Pitch Trim Wheels.
- It is frozen in position.
- Automatically.
Manually using the Pitch Trim Wheels.
Which controls are available in Mechanical Back up?
- Ailerons
- Elevators
- Rudder and THS
- Spoilers
Rudder and THS
Your aircraft is currently in a climb with a nose-up pitch attitude. You are hand-flying the aircraft and both sidesticks are currently in the neutral position. You are asking the flight control computers for:
- A negative change in load factor.
- No change in load factor.
- A positive change in load factor.
- A specific elevator deflection.
No change in load factor.
Pitch protections provided in normal law include:
- Maneuver protection
- Pitch attitude protection
- High speed and alpha protection
- All of the above
All of the above
The A320 cannot be stalled in normal law.
True
False
True
Which statement below is true concerning the FACs?
- In addition to rudder control, the FACs provide backup control of the Ailerons
- The FACs are depicted on the F/CTL page.
- Three FACs control rudder movement for automatic turn coordination, yaw damping, rudder limiting, and rudder trim.
- Two FACs control rudder movement for automatic turn coordination, yaw damping, rudder limiting, and rudder trim.
Two FACs control rudder movement for automatic turn coordination, yaw damping, rudder limiting, and rudder trim.
If both sidesticks are moved in the same direction at the same time:
- The aircraft will roll twice as fast.
- Both red arrows on the pilots glareshield will illuminate.
- The total demand is never more than what can be realized with full deflection on only one sidestick.
- The input of the first sidestick moved from neutral is the only input processed by the flight control computers.
The total demand is never more than what can be realized with full deflection on only one sidestick.
You are hand-flying the aircraft. According to the indications shown:
- The CA has pressed and held the left sidestick takeover pb and the right sidestick is making unwanted inputs to the flight control computers.
- The CA has pressed and held the left sidestick takeover pb and the right sidestick is no longer making unwanted inputs to the flight control computers
- The FO has pressed and held the right sidestick takeover pb and the left sidestick is making unwanted inputs to the flight control computers.
- The FO has pressed and held the right sidestick takeover pb and the left sidestick is frozen in the neutral position.
The CA has pressed and held the left sidestick takeover pb and the right sidestick is making unwanted inputs to the flight control computers.
Hydraulic power for the elevator servos comes from which system?
Yellow
All 3 Systems
Green
Blue
All 3 Systems
There is a manual elevator control in the event of multiple computer or hydraulic system failures.
True
False
False
While flying with the autopilot engaged, if you move the THS the autopilot will disengage.
True
False
True
The spoiler panels on the A319/A321 function as:
Speed Brakes
Roll Spoilers
Ground Spoilers
All of the above
All of the above
Control of the rudder is provided by the:
- FACs
- SECs
- ELACs
- SFCC
FACs
Mechanical control of the THS is available from the __________ at any time, if either the Green or Yellow system is functioning.
- Aft Mechanical Servojack
- Pitch Trim Wheel
- Mechanical Step Handle
- Dual Mechanical Dampers
Pitch Trim Wheel
In Normal Law what does a lateral side stick input command?
- A roll rate
- Autopilot disconnect
- A thrust change
- A pitch change
A roll rate
The failure of a single flight control computer:
- Does not cause normal law to downgrade to another law.
- Will cause normal law to downgrade to direct law.
- Will cause normal law to downgrade to alternate law.
- May cause normal law to downgrade to alternate or direct law depending on the nature of the malfunction.
Does not cause normal law to downgrade to another law.
You are in level flight in a 20° bank to the left. You are hand-flying the aircraft and both sidesticks are in the neutral position. You are asking the flight control computers for:
- 0° per second roll rate
- A roll rate equal to your current bank angle
- 15° per second roll rate
- 10° per second roll rate
0° per second roll rate
Which of these flight control computers will function during emergency electrical configuration?
- ELAC 1, SEC 1, FAC 1
- SEC 1, FAC 1, ELAC 2
- ELAC 1, SEC 2, FAC 2
- ELAC 2, SEC 2, SEC 3, FAC 2
ELAC 1, SEC 1, FAC 1
If either ELAC fails, the other ELAC can provide full control with no loss of system functionality.
False
True
True
Control of the rudder is provided by the:
ELACs
SFCC
SECs
FACs
FACs
Which statement below is true concerning the SECs?
- Three SECs provide direct control of the elevators and rudder.
- Three SECs provide direct control of the spoilers and ailerons.
- Three SECs provide direct control of the rudder and spoilers.
- Three SECs provide direct control of the spoilers. SECs 1 and 2 provide backup control of the elevators and THS.
Three SECs provide direct control of the spoilers. SECs 1 and 2 provide backup control of the elevators and THS.
The elevators are:
- Each operated by two servos that are powered by a single hydraulic system.
- Not depicted on the F/CTL page..
- Independently moved by one of two electronically-controlled servos that serve each elevator.
- Mechanically connected.
Independently moved by one of two electronically-controlled servos that serve each elevator.
In normal flight operations, pitch trim is:
- Automatic and can be monitored on the F/CTL page and on the trim position scales next to the trim wheels.
- Automatic and the trim wheels do not move when automatic trimming is taking place.
- Only used when in Mechanical Backup
- Manual with trim inputs made using the manual trim wheels in the flight deck.
Automatic and can be monitored on the F/CTL page and on the trim position scales next to the trim wheels.
Rudder trim is:
- Accomplished by displacing a rudder trim tab and is automatic when the autopilot is engaged.
- Accomplished by displacing the entire rudder surface and is automatic when the autopilot is engaged.
- Accomplished by displacing the entire rudder surface and is always performed by making inputs using the RUD TRIM knob on the pedestal.
- Accomplished by displacing a rudder trim tab and is automatic when you are hand-flying the aircraft.
Accomplished by displacing the entire rudder surface and is automatic when the autopilot is engaged.
There is no mechanical connection between the sidesticks.
True
False
True
If both the captain and first officer displace their respective sidesticks in the same direction:
- The priority arrows will light up on each pilot’s glareshield.
- The total demand will never be more than what can be achieved with full deflection of any one sidestick.
- The inputs will cancel out resulting in no aircraft movement.
- The input will cause the aircraft to enter alternate law.
The total demand will never be more than what can be achieved with full deflection of any one sidestick.
Engaging the autopilot causes both sidesticks to be centered.
True
False
True
The pitch trim wheels do not move when automatic trimming is in progress.
False
True
False
