Aviation Safety: Pre-course Flashcards
What do Australia registered AC codes look like?
VH-(ABC)
What are the main area’s of the fuselage?
- FD
- Forward cargo
- Aft cargo
- Passenger cabin
What terms refer to close and further away from the centre line of the AC?
Outboard and inboard
What terms refer to the front and the back of the AC?
Forward and aft
What is the fuselage?
The body of the AC
What are the main parts of the AC?
- The fuselage
- The wings
- Engines
- Vertical and horizontal stabilisers (tail)
- Landing gear (wheels and struts) (on nose and body) (sometimes on wings)
What is the name of the surfaces that help airflow over AC?
Critical or control surfaces (moveable)
What are the axes of flight?
- Pitch (clim/descend)
- Roll (bank left or right)
- Yaw (steers AC nose left or right)
What features are on the tail of the AC?
- Rudders (vertical stabiliser)
- Elevators (horizontal stabiliser)
Both flight control surfaces
What are the features on the wings?
- Ailerons (rolling/banking)
- Flaps ( increase lift at low speeds - inc wing size)
- Spoilers (work with ailerons + slowing after landing)
All flight control surfaces
What is the primary danger around AC?
Engines (jetblast beind engine)
How do engines work?
- Suck air into engine
- Air accelerates through engine, creating thrust
What radius to keep around engines?
8m
What are the red flashing lights on the AC and what do they signal?
- Anti collision beacons (on top of and under fuselage)
- Switched on when AC engine is about to start / if AC is being moved
What are the areas of the airport?
The terminal (2 security area):
- Landside (public access)
- Airside (staff ID needed)
- The gate (where people can access AC) (aerobridge or standoff)
- The ramp / tarmac (engineering, maintainence and loading) (parked and ready for flight)
- Ramp to Taxiway to Runway
EXAMPLE: Ailerons are:
- Moveable surfaces hinged to the rear of the wing
- Used to control the roll or banking of the AC
- Designed so that when one moves up on the wing, the corresponding one moves down on the other wing
EXAMPLE: Reverse thrust is used to help slow down the aircraft after landing. This is done by:
Redirecting the engines’ air forward
EXAMPLE: On an aircraft, LEFT and RIGHT is determined by:
Taking the pilot’s perspective; facing forward
EXAMPLE: Aircraft wings are designed to create lift and:
Flex and bend so that they don’t snap off
What are the 4 forces that act on an AC?
- Weight
- Lift
- Thrust
- Drag
Force = Push or pull in a specific direction
What generates lift?
Airflow over the wings
More SA on top of the wing than below - so air must move faster on top of the wing
Low pressure created on top of wing
High pressure on bottom of the wing
What provides thrust?
The engines
How do engines go forward?
- Suck in cold air
- Compressing air and adding energy with fuel
- Expelling hot air as thrust out
Can the AC survive if an engine dies?
Yes
Can FC see the engines?
Often not
Can FC see wing?
Often only tip
What are the wing edges called?
- Leading edge (forward)
- Trailing edge (aft)
- Winglet
What are the 3 axis of flight and their relevant control surfaces?
- Pitch (elevators)
- Roll (ailerons)
- Yaw (rudder) (pedals)
How to get more lift?
Use flaps/slats - inc wing SA (lever)
How to slow down AC?
Spoiler (dec SA) (lever)
What AC systems are used inside the cabin?
- Electrical power system
- AC/Pressurisation system
- Fuel system
When is electrical power used?
Before takeoff
(from APU or external) (switches to engine in flight)
Are cargo holds pressurised?
Yes + heating facilities
EXAMPLE: To overcome drag, the aircraft uses:
Thrust
EXAMPLE: Thrust is created by the aircraft’s:
Engines
EXAMPLE: When an aircraft is flying, the four different forces that act upon it are:
Weight, lift, thrust and drag
EXAMPLE: Lift is produced by:
Low air pressure above the wing and high air pressure under it
What is the air crew ranks?
- Captain / PIC (4 gold bars)
- First officer (3 gold bars)
- Second officer (2 gold bars) (supernumerary)
- Flight engineer (old AC) (2 gold bars with purple bar in between)
- CSM
- CSS
- BFA
- FA
What are the phases of flight?
- Terminal
- Pushback (engines start)
- Taxi out
- Take off
- Cruise
- Descent
- Landing
- Taxi in
- Terminal
EXAMPLE: Partitions which divide the cabin into sections are called:
Bulkheads
EXAMPLE: Overhead lockers have:
Weight restrictions that apply to everyone
EXAMPLE: The Flight Deck has a security door which is kept locked:
For the duration of the flight, aside from crew entry and exit
EXAMPLE: An aircraft with two aisles in the cabin is referred to as being:
Wide-bodied
EXAMPLE: To pressurise an aircraft’s fuselage:
Air from the aircraft’s engines is pumped through air conditioning packs and into the cabin
EXAMPLE: Plug-type doors are used on aircraft because:
They are impossible to open in the air because of the positive pressure seal that they form at altitude
EXAMPLE: As altitude increases, external temperature:
Decreases
EXAMPLE: As altitude increases, external air pressure:
Decreases
WHat does ICAO stand for?
International Civil Aviation Organisation
What is IATA?
International Air Transport Association
What is CASA?
Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority
EXAMPLE: Qantas’ regulations and manuals are:
Based upon the regulations and policies of governing bodies
EXAMPLE: Flight attendants are on board to:
Manage the safety of the aircraft and its occupants
EXAMPLE: Internationally, civil aviation is governed by:
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
EXAMPLE: In Australia, civil aviation is governed by:
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)
