AIRCRAFT GENERAL Flashcards
How many people allowed on the stairs?
Max 3
Aircraft measurements?
Length: 98ft
Height: 22ft 2in
Wingspan: 65ft 9in (68ft 11in XR)
What does the crew awareness system do?
It provides a variety of visual, aural and sensitive to notify the crew regarding the system status, malfunctions and abnormal aircraft configurations
What is Vfs?
Vyse
Best rate of climb SE
T/O and LDG speeds:
T/O: |V1| |Vr| |V2| |Vfs|
LDG: |Vap| | Vref| |AC| |Vfs|
(AC-Approach climb)
Aft electronic bay is cooled by?
- Gasper Fan
* Outflow valves
Avionics Integration (7)
2- IC600..... 2- ADC...... 2- AHRS...... 2- DAU (2 channels A,B)....... 4- FADEC (A,B)....... 1- Aural Unit (2 channels A,B)........ 1- SPS (2 channels A,B)
Will auto pilot disconnect if you get shaker or pusher?
YES
Abbreviations: • EGPWS • TCAS • SPS • AHRS
- Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System
- Traffic and Collision Avoidance System
- Stall Protection System
- Attitude Heading Reference System is
Windshear Guidence engagement:
Manual: TOGA pressed in Windshear
Auto:
- Go around or T/O mode in Windshear
- TLA above 78° (windshear warning)
PFD msg: WSHR ➡ ️ROL
SPS is composed of: (4)
1 SPS computer (2 channels)
2 AOA sensors
2 Stick shakers
1 Stick pusher
IC-600 build in tests: (3)
- Power Up
- Continuous (comparison test: “CAS” msg on PFD if IC-600 disagree
- Pilot Initiated: (2 tests, second starts after 6 sec)
PLI indications:
Green: 10-5°
Amber: 5-2°
Red: 2-0°
Different Windshields
- Sierracin (busses are vertical)
2. PPG (busses are horizontal)
What’s the purpose of ATTCS?
ATTCS will provide full power (TO-1) in case of Emergency
Where does DAU take its info from?
DAU #1 monitors #1 engine and forward systems
DAU #2 monitors #2 engine and aft systems
Taxi:
If you turn right/left and your wingtip clears
will tailtip clear?
Not necessarily
What is Amber windshear?
Increasing performance
When do you need to drain water tank?
When freezing or 2°C is to be forecasted
Parking overnight
What do red msg or Amber represent? On ICAS
Red - deeply out of range
Amber - out of range
Sierracin Windshield
heating sensors
- Senses heat
- Senses overheat
- Can be used for either above
ICAS Messages
Warning (RED)
Caution (Amber)
Advisory (Blue)
What is a red windshear?
• Decreasing performance
SPS/ICE SPEEDS
Compensation to stall AOA for flaps 9° and 22° only
- ICAS msg is present after ice detection
- Low-speed awareness goes up on airspeed tape
SPS/ICE SPEEDS INHIBITATION
• Compensation is inhibited during 1st 5 min after
T/0 (for engine out because V2 will be too close to low-speed awareness tape)
The stick pusher will not push (7)
- On ground / Except for test
- Less than 1/2 g.
- Quick disconnect button is pressed
- Below 200 Agl. or 10 sec. after T/O if RA is failed
- Any cut out button is pressed
- Above 200 kts
- If one channel inop
How many Vortex generators are on each wing?
12
Groups of 9 and 3
What does the pitch limit indicator represent?
The remaining margin left for the stick shaker AOA set point
How do you know it’s wet runway?
Shiny appearance
What is DAU?
Data Acquisition Unit
How do you know when DAU channel “A” fails
ICAS msg and Amber dashes on ICAS
Can you adjust seat / pedals just on batteries?
No
What does IC-600#1, 2 controls?
1
PFD 1
MFD 1
ICAS
PFD 2
MFD 2
When can’t you use take off Alt T/O? (5)
- No ATTCS
- If you don’t have the #’s
- Windshear
- Contaminated runway
- MEL
When will escape guidance be canceled? (3)
- Any vertical mode selected
- Any failure in a system
- Above 1500 ft
ICAS msgs
Inhibitation logic
Take-off — V1-15 to •RA 400’ Agl
•CAS below 60 kts
•After 1 min
Landing — from RA 200’ Agl to • WOW + 3 sec
• After 1 min
Chronometer / Clock
Captains clock must have flight# set to sync flight data recorder with:
Date, time and flight# data
EGPWS will give you
Warning msg
Caution msg
How far from the obstacle?
Warning msg (30 sec)
Caution msg (1 min)
EGPWS will give you
Warning msg
Caution msg
How far from the obstacle?
Warning msg (30 sec)
Caution msg (1 min)
When does voice rec.
data rec.
turn on?
Voice Rec. - When batteries ON
Data Rec. - Red beacon ON or Weight off wheels
Wx Radar operations on ground
To turn on on ground you have to press stab 4 times in 3 sec.
You can have Wx on PFD
Have to select Wx
Static Wicks
22 total (26 XR)
1 Nose gear (touching the ground)
10 wings (5 on each) (7 on XR)
8 Elevator (4 on each)
3 Rudder
Doors and Hatches
Doors: • Main door • Service door • Over Wing EMER Exits • Refueling door • Cargo door Hatches: • FWD electronics comp. hatch • Under cockpit hatch • Rear electronics hatch
What is the difference between EGPWS and GPWS?
EGPWS has terrain mapping
When resolution Advisories inhibited?
- Below 600ft AGL (in climb)
* Below 400ft AGL (in descent)
What are the TCAS altitude bands?
- Above -2700 to +7000ft
- Normal +- 1200ft (auto TA)
- Normal +- 2700ft (manual TA)
- Below -7000 to + 2700 ft
How many chimes is Warning or Caution and how ofter is it repeated?
Warning 3 (every second) Caution 1 (every 5 sec)
Emergency Light switch logic
FA overrides CA, Batteries charging in ARM position only
Go Around mode stays for…?
20 seconds
How many SPS channels required for pusher to push? Shaker?
2 channels for pusher and 1 for shaker
T/O Config Warning for?
Spoiler, Parking Brake, Flaps, Pitch Trim
