AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS Flashcards
On a AV-8 aircraft, the brake accumulator must be depressurized to a minimum of what psi using the hand pump before pushing or towing the aircraft?
2,000 psi
The LPD is capable of launching or landing how many helicopters at the same time?
TWO (2)
When the flight deck is slick with moisture, hand pushing of the AV-8 should not be attempted if the ships pitch exceeds 5 or the roll exceeds what?
10
Maximum continuous APP run time is how many minutes in any 1 1/2 hour period?
30 minutes every hour and a half.
What is the condition of geometric imbalance in helicopters?
Ground resonance
On pitch and rolling deck, the nose of skid equipped helicopters may pitch up and cause the tail stinger to contact the deck. What aircraft are particularly susceptible to this problem?
AH-1 COBRA
Use of the LHA port-side elevator for V-22 transit will require the aircraft to be defueled to how many pounds at a maximum?
40,000 lbs
Engaging or disengaging the V-22 with the SD-2 spotting dolly, even with V-22 nose hiked, at angles of what and higher during moderate and heavy weather conditions may result in nose landing gear damage due to contact with spotting dolly?
60 degree angle
Who on the ship is responsible at all times for the safety of embarked aircraft and personnel?
COMMANDING OFFICER
What is the principle cause of aircraft engine failure or damage that necessitates costly and time-consuming repairs and reduces operational readiness and combat effectiveness?
FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE (FOD)
Who shall be assigned as FOD prevention officer?
ACHO
Upon leaving port, how many FOD walk downs shall be completed prior to the first aircraft launch?
TWO
The aviation fuel maintenance officer shall provide the FOD team with how many fuel spill carts?
TWO
What is responsible for the cleanup of all POL and liquid FOD from aircraft/aircraft maintenance, associated support equipment utilized, and fuel spills?
AIR COMBAT ELEMENT (ACE)
Who is responsible for the safe and expeditious launch of AV-8 aircraft aboard a ship?
LANDING SIGNAL OFFICER (LSO)
Who Shall ensure that on signal, helicopters are safely started, engaged, armed, launched , recovered, dearmed (safed), and shut down and that all tiedowns are removed prior to liftoff and secure after landing?
LANDING SIGNAL ENLISTED (LSE)
Potential downwash hazard may extend as much as how many feet from a CH-53E or MH-53E?
300 feet
Under zero wind conditions, maximum average velocities for H-53E aircraft occur at 49 feet from the rotor center and can vary from 50 to how many knots, depending on aircraft gross weight?
95 knots
The static discharge device ( grounding wand) and insated glove, with a minimum of how many volts protection, shall be used when working with H-53E?
20,000 volts protection
Because H-60 rotor arc can dip as low as how many feet above the flight deck, all personnel shall enter and exit the rotor arc at the 3 or 9 oāclock position?
4 feet
All pre-flights shall be completed how many minutes prior to launch, and pilots shall be strapped in the aircraft with the priest art checklist completed as far as possible?
30 minutes prior
The jet efflux produced during vertical operations will exceed 200 degrees at a distance of how many feet from the center of the landing spot when the AV-8 is below 10 feet?
25 feet
The maximum safe relative wind conditions for folding or unfolding the propeller rotor blades and wing stow/unstow is how many knots from any quadrant?
4 knots
With an inoperable Coanda exhaust deflector system on the over-deck engine, launch aircraft or shut down over-deck engine within how many minutes of engine start or landing?
5 minutes
What is always the preferred area to load/unload aircraft?
FLIGHT DECK
Aircraft deafening signals are in accordance to what?
NAVAIR 00-80T-113
What is not authorized on aircraft when hot refueling?
GRAVITY REFUELING
All blade spread shall be done under the supervision of what?
LSE DIRECTOR
PRIFLY shall ensure relative winds are within aircraft limitations prior to blade spread. The maximum non turbulent winds relative to the helicopter shall be less than how many knots from any quadrant?
45 knots
Personnel shall not pass under tail booms or tail rotors of turning aircraft with the exception of loading/unloading evolutions on what?
H-53 helos
Who shall ensure that amphibious assault crash crane (AACC) and firefighting is manned and ready?
FLIGHT DECK OFFICER (FDO)
The LSE aboard an LHA, LHD, LPD or ship is normally stationed on a how many-foot bearing to the port or starboard side of the helicopter?
45 foot bearing
Minimum illumination for night vision device (NVD) training is how many lux as determined by the Navy/ Marine Corps- approved light level a bing calendar computer program?
0.0022 lux
Ships should make 1MC announcement every how many minutes during NVD operations to remind personnel of required light discipline?
Every 30 minutes
Each NVD LSE will attend 1 hour of classroom instruction or practical training in the NVDs every how many days of non NVD operations?
Every 90 days
Taxiing shall be under the control of the plane director or whom?
LAUNCH OFFICER
The V-22 may taxi with other aircraft launching, recovering to spots aft of the taxiing. The taxiing aircraft shall not be less than one spot (minimum how many-foot separation nose)ahead of any launching or recovering?
105 feet nose to nose
By virtue of having their proprotors positioned laterally rather than fore-and-aft, tilt rotors can be spotted or stacked with and interval of how many feet between the nosecone and trailing edge of the empennage?
15 feet
What permits the tilt rotor to launch at higher weights and/or with higher pressure altitudes and temperatures than would otherwise be possible with a vertical take off (VTO)?
SHORT TAKEOFF (STO)
Due to the large cross-section of the CH-53E, damage to the main rotor and tail rotor blades may occur from blade-to-blade or blade-to-fuselage contact when the aircraft is parked in the forward slash/bone position winds over deck in excess of how many knots?
45 knots
Presently configured AV-8 aircraft have how many tiedown points?
Four points
Permanent tiedown requires how many tiedown chains for the AV-8?
10 chains
The integrity watch officer/non-commissioned officer (CNO) may be filled by qualified personnel designated by the embarked squadron CO or detachment officer in charge in what pay-grade?
E-5 and above