AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS Flashcards
What is the primary purpose of an autopilot?
To relieve the pilot of control of the aircraft during long periods of flight.
Which of the following provides manual maneuverability of the aircraft while the
autopilot is engaged?
Flight controller.
In which control element of an autopilot system is an attitude indicator?
sensing.
What will occur if an aircraft attitude is changed by its autopilot system in order to
correct for an error and the involved control surfaces are returned to
streamline by the time the aircraft has reached its correct position?
normal operation.
What component of an autopilot system applies torque to the control surfaces of an
aircraft?
servo.
Which channel of an autopilot detects changes in pitch attitude of an aircraft?
elevator.
The elevator channel of an autopilot controls the aircraft about which axis of rotation?
lateral.
What component is the sensing device in an electro-mechanical autopilot system?
servo.
A fully integrated autopilot controls the aircraft around how many axes?
Three.
An emergency locator transmitter (ELT) battery must be capable of furnishing power
for signal transmission for at least____________ .
48hours.
