ACFT systems

Question 1

What materials are used in the construction of the EC fuselage

Answer 1

Aluminium
Composite material
Acrylic plastic
Titanium

Question 2

3 main sections of the fuselage

Answer 2

Cabin structure
Main fuselage structure
Rear structure

Question 3

Cabin roof is composite material, there for is a _____ area

Answer 3

No step

Question 4

The body structure which carries the flight and landing gear is composed of?

Answer 4

Aluminium alloy

Question 5

The primary function of the centre post is to _______

Answer 5

House vertical push rods

Question 6

In forward flight the horizontal stabiliser creates a down force which will then pitch the aircraft ___

Answer 6

Up

Question 7

Stabilises and tail bumper are cantered too one side in order too _____

Answer 7

Provide lift to counter torque of main rotor

Question 8

Cargo door can only be operated from ______ the aircraft

Answer 8

Outside

Question 9

Purpose of “spoiler position”

Answer 9

Allow increased speed with main cabin doors open

Question 10

Cockpit doors are only to be jettisoned after _____

Answer 10

Touchdown

Question 11

All 6 doors are made of _____

Answer 11

Composite material

Question 12

In emergency, can the entire main cabin door can be jettisoned?

Answer 12

No

Question 13

The gas springs on the cockpit and cargo doors are used to hold the doors _____

Answer 13

Open

Question 14

The main cabin doors can only be locked in the closed position T/F

Answer 14

False

Question 15

Maintenance steps must be ___ in order to prevent damage when opening

Answer 15

Flush / closed

Question 16

3 hand operated panels that are located on each side of the fairing assembly are:

Answer 16

Transmission
Forward engine panel
Aft engine panel

Question 17

Fuel filler neck access door must be opened with a _____

Answer 17

Key

Question 18

An open engine cowling hatch will display?

Answer 18

Red

Question 19

The external power receptacle access door/point should be opened with your ____ and has a _____ connection point

Answer 19

Hand
Inter communications system

Question 20

Landing gear provides a mounting point for what 3 other items?

Answer 20

Wire deflector
Emergency floats
Ground handling wheels (manta ray)

Question 21

How are the landing skids attached?

Answer 21

Shoes with clamping rings

Question 22

Height of landing gear

Answer 22

Intermediate

Question 23

The skids are installed on the landing gear to provide a _____ for the landing gear

Answer 23

Sacrificial wear surface

Question 24

Grounding straps electrically connect the fuselage to the cross tubes and the cross tubes to the _____

Answer 24

Skids

Question 25

Function of wire strike system

Answer 25

Provide measure of protection against collision with HORIZONTALLY strung wires and cables

Question 26

Cockpit seat have a ____ point harness

Answer 26

5

Question 27

Cabin seats have a ____ point restraint harness

Answer 27

4

Question 28

Can cabin seats be adjusted forward/ aft and vertically by crew?

Answer 28

No

Question 29

Cockpit seats have a _____ shoulder harness inertia reel

Answer 29

Lockable

Question 30

Characteristics of Martin Baker

Answer 30

Four point restraint harness Shoulder belts with lockable inertia reel Rotatable 360

Question 31

Can you store under seats?

Answer 31

No it’s prohibited

Question 32

Max floor loading is _____

Answer 32

600 kg/m2

Question 33

Common feature of cockpit and MB seat

Answer 33

Crash attenuating

Question 34

3 sections of instrument panel from L-R

Answer 34

Left hand section Centre section Right hand section

Question 35

Top to bottom L/R hand display

Answer 35

Primary flight display Navigation display

Question 36

2 indications available in cockpit for the firs detection system

Answer 36

Visual and Audio

Question 37

How many fire detectors on each engine

Answer 37

2

Question 38

Purpose of fire wall

Answer 38

Contain fire

Question 39

How many bottles of extinguishing agent

Answer 39

1

Question 40

Where are the fire detection elements located?

Answer 40

Under the starter generator Under combustion chamber casing

Question 41

Will pressing fire button always release the extinguisher agent

Answer 41

No

Question 42

Where are the float circuit breakers located?

Answer 42

Essential bus 1 and 2 on the overhead panel

Question 43

What additional item is fitted on skids with hoist and floats fitted?

Answer 43

Cable deflector

Question 44

Purpose of HEEL system

Answer 44

To guide crew to exits in emergency

Question 45

Extinguishing agent in portable extinguisher

Answer 45

HALON

Question 46

Frequencies for ELT

Answer 46

121.5 MHz and 406

Question 47

Acceptable band for portable extinguisher

Answer 47

Green

Question 48

Location of first aid kit

Answer 48

Clam shell door, LH side

Question 49

Purpose of cockpit camera

Answer 49

Record video and audio

Question 50

Where to view cockpit camera

Answer 50

Only on the ground through playback software

Question 51

When is HEEL activated if EMER EX LT switched to arm

Answer 51

Crash, total power lost and contact with water

Question 52

Where is the CVFDR located

Answer 52

On tail boom, underneath the left hand side engine cowl

Question 53

The purpose of the data transfer unit is to?

Answer 53

Record maintenance data

Question 54

MARMS is used for?

Answer 54

Records and stores flight data and usage monitoring of components

Question 55

Does the cockpit camera send information to the CVFDR

Answer 55

No

Question 56

CVFDR will record voice for____

Answer 56

CVFDR will record cockpit voice for 120 minutes

Question 57

Data transfer unit records the UMS data on a ________

Answer 57

PCMCIA card

Question 58

Venting lines allow the equalisation of _______ across the different tanks

Answer 58

Pressure

Question 59

Thermal expansion will cause excess fuel to flow into the ______

Answer 59

Expansion tank

Question 60

Difference between RH engine and LH engine

Answer 60

RH 4.5kg less

Question 61

Total fuel in all tanks? Unusable fuel?

Answer 61

568kg 7.6kg

Question 62

If we burn 200kg/h how much fuel will we burn a minute

Answer 62

3.3 kgs / min

Question 63

Which supply tank has foam in it and why?

Answer 63

RH side, engine 2 So flame out of engines doesn’t occur at the same time

Question 64

Crash worthy adaptations of EC135 fuel system

Answer 64

Flexible bladder Flexible hose Suction fuel feee Fuselage structure Fuel supply shut off

Question 65

Fuel is provided from the main tank to the 2 supply tanks through the use of _____

Answer 65

Transfer pumps

Question 66

Fuel is provided under pressure from the supply tanks to the engines during the start by the ______

Answer 66

Prime pumps

Question 67

The F PUMP AFT/FWD caution light appear after ____ with no fuel pumped

Answer 67

3 minutes

Question 68

Secondary fuel shut off

Answer 68

Depress the EMER OFF SW (Fire)

Question 69

Once an engine has been started turning the Prime pumps will cause?

Answer 69

Do nothing as the engine will now draw fuel from the supply tank on its own

Question 70

Fuel remaining in tanks with “Fuel” caution and “low fuel” warning

Answer 70

Caution: 36kgs for 1 or 32kgs for 2 Warning: 32 for 1 or 28 for 2

Question 71

Flight time when low fuel warning light comes on

Answer 71

10 minutes

Question 72

If the CAD lane fails what would your indicators be on remaining fuel quantity

Answer 72

Audible gong

Question 73

If CAD displays 300kg of fuel but low fuel warning has come on which is assumed to be correct

Answer 73

Low fuel

Question 74

Can you see the white position light when the EC135 is flying directly at you

Answer 74

No, it’s located rearward

Question 75

What EC135 lights are NVD compatible

Answer 75

Position lights, anti collision, formation lights

Question 76

Which light can be slewed

Answer 76

Search light (not landing light)

Question 77

Do both landing lights and search lights have an IR operating mode

Answer 77

No, only search light has an IR mode

Question 78

Hoist light is located next to the ____

Answer 78

Hoist/ standby switch/button