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ACI 2 (Mod 4&5 - Finals) Flashcards

1
Q

Inventor of black box

A

David Warren

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2
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When was the invention of black box

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1953

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3
Q

When was the production of black box

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1957

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4
Q

Parameters recorded by Flight Data Recorder

A
  • Time
  • Pressure Altitude
  • Airspeed
  • Vertical Acceleration
  • Magnetic heading
  • Control-column position
  • Rubber-pedal position
  • Control-wheel position
  • Horizontal stabilizer
  • Fuel flow
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5
Q

How many microphones are connected in the plane’s cockpit

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4

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6
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Any sounds in the cockpit are picked up by these microphones and sent here, where the recordings are digitized and stored.

A

Cockpit voice recorder

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7
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provides pre-amplification for audio going to the cockpit voice recorder

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associated control unit

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8
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Location of the four microphones

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  • Pilot’s headset
  • Co-pilot’s headset
  • headset of a third crew member
  • Near the center of the cockpit
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9
Q

Where is the FDR & CVR located

A

back of the plane

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10
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two technologies used for recording and storage

A
  • magnetic tape
  • solid-state technology
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11
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What tape is used in magnetic tape

A

Mylar tape

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12
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When was magnetic tape first introduced

A

1960s

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13
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uses stacked arrays of memory chips, so they don’t have moving parts

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solid-state recorder

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14
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Data from both the CVR and FDR is stacked in memory boards inside the

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crash-survivable memory unit(CSMU)

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15
Q

test that make up the crash-survival sequence

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  • crash impact
  • pin drop static crush
  • fire test
  • deep-sea submersion
  • fluid immersion
  • salt-water submersion
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16
Q

how many parameters can a magnetic tape track

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100

17
Q

how many parameters can a solid-state recorder track

A

700 or more

18
Q

All the data collected by the airplane’s sensor is sent to the

A

flight-data acquisition unit (FDAU) at the front of the aircraft

19
Q

middle manager of the entire data-recorder process

A

Flight-data acquisition unit (FDAU)

20
Q

Black boxes are powered by one of two power generator

A
  • 28V DC power supply
  • 115V, 400Hz AC power supply
21
Q

Each recorder is equipped with a third essential black box tool,
called the

A

Underwater Locator Beacon (ULB)

22
Q

When the recorder is immersed in water this device is activated

A

pinger

23
Q

The pinger can transmit from depths down to

A

14,000 ft

24
Q

Once the beacon begins “pinging,” it does so

A

once per second for 30 days

25
Q

Following an accident, both recorders are removed from the accident site immediately and transported to the computer labs at the

A

NTSB headquarters in Washington, D.C

26
Q

Significance of black box

A
  • Accident investigation
  • Performance monitoring
  • Compliance
  • Training
  • Safety enhancement
27
Q

If mp3 were integrated to future black boxes how many hours would it be capable of recording

A

500 hrs

28
Q

a set of standards that reduce the vertical separation between aircraft flying at high altitudes.

A

Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM)

29
Q

RVSM allows aircraft to fly with only

A

1,000 feet of vertical separation

30
Q

All aircraft operators intending to fly within RVSM applied Flight
Levels (FLs) are required to be registered with the

A

JASMA

31
Q

Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) was introduced to reduce the vertical separation above flight level (FL

A

290

31
Q

Flight levels that were added

A

FL290 to FL410

32
Q

has responsibility for the provision of monitoring and safety assessment activities in Fukuoka FIR, and maintain a database of RVSM approval aircraft.

A

JASMA

33
Q

Benefits of RVSM

A
  • Increased airspace capacity
  • Fuel efficiency
  • Reduced congestion
  • Environment impact
34
Q

RVSM requirements in terms of equipments

A
  • Precise altimeters
  • Autopilots
  • Altitude alerting systems
  • Mode C/S transponders
35
Q

RVSM requirements in terms of certification

A

RVSM approval

36
Q

RVSM requirements in terms of maintenance

A

Regular maintenance and calibration

1st sem (2nd YR) (24 decks)

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