ACFT - Aircraft Ops - General

Question 1

What is a HUD? (1)

Answer 1

Head Up Display

Question 2

Cockpit Control diagram

Answer 2

Question 3

Cockpit - General layout diagram

Answer 3

Question 4

Helicopter Controls diagram

Answer 4

Question 5

What are the Relevant Speeds categories? (6)

Answer 5

V1 - The speed beyond which the take-off can no longer be safely aborted
VR - Rotate speed >speed at which the aircraft’s nose wheel leaves the ground
VLO - Maximum landing gear operating speed.
V2 - Take-off safety speed > speed at which the aircraft may safely become airborne with one engine inoperative
VNE - Velocity Never Exceed
VREF - Landing reference speed

Question 6

What is the Flight Envelope? (1)

Answer 6

Refers to the strict limits in which an event will take place or more generally to the predictable behaviour of a given phenomenon or situation

Question 7

What types of information does a Flight Envelope contain? (6)

Answer 7

• Max Speed
• Min Speed
• Stall Speed
• Ceiling
• Critical Angle of Attack
• Maximum Rate of Climb