Aircraft general Flashcards
External dimension.
Wingspan without Sharklets?
Wingspan with Sharklets?
Without = 34.10m
With Sharklets = 35.80m
External dimensions
Wingspan without sharklets
34.1m
External dimensions
Height
Length
Height = 11.76m
Length = 37.57m
Unpressurised areas
- Radome
- Nose Gear Bay
- Air Condition Comp
- Main Gear Bay
- Tail Cone
- Vertical Stab
[Note: cargo bays are all pressurised]
Turning radius required on runway (180 degrees)? How much extra for Sharklets?
- Wing tip biggest arc
- 180 degree turn - 22.8m
- Sharklets add another 5% 0.85m
Pilots Field of View from flight deck?
Vertical? Lateral?
- Nose down 20 degrees missing therefore cannot see first 12.54m
- You can see the wing tips
Emergency equipment on flight deck
- Fire extinguishers
- EMK
- Oxygen
- Escape Ropes
- Goggles
- Torches
- Lifejackets
- Axe
- Gloves
Portable oxygen system (Smoke Hood).
Max time for oxygen use?
How do you know when serviceable?
- 15 mins maximum
- Serviceable when clamp is secure / yellow band partially in tact
Doors and Emergency Exits
A) How many cabin doors?
B) how many over wing emergency exits
C) how many cargo doors?
D) how many avionics doors?
A) How many cabin doors? 4
B) how many over wing emergency exit? 4
C) how many cargo doors? 3 (FWD, AFT and BULK)
D) how many avionics doors? 1 or 4 (need to check)
Cockpit door locking system.
What happens when emergency code entered?
- “Open” yellow warning light flashes on pedestal
- Continuous tone
Cockpit door locking system.
What happens when normal entry code entered?
- Short tone - 3 seconds
- Buzzer
- FD to visually check
- Press and hold unlock switch
Exterior lighting. What does a blue light mean if lit next to a normal exterior light?
Bulb is coming close to end of life
Exterior lights. Landing lights - what do the 3 positions do?
- Retract = off and stowed
- Off = off and extended
- On = on and extended
Exterior lights. Strobes - what does the “auto” position do?
- They activate when airborne (when landing gear is no longer depressed on the runway)
Internal Lighting.
EMER EXIT LT button selected “ARM” as per SOP. What does this do?
The emergency exit lights (e.g exit signs I. Cabin) will illuminate if there is a loss of power.
Note: CC can also select emergency lights through their FAP
Internal lights.
No smoking button - SOP is to keep in “AUTO”. What does auto do?
The lights come on when the aircraft is no longer clean (e.g. just before landing / takeoff)