avionics management

Question 1

What are the 6 CAAS systems?

Answer 1

1553B bus 1&2, ASL1&2, ARINC, SMPTE, Discretes, RS-429

Question 2

What are the 6 CAAS components?

Answer 2

Data transfer unit, MFD, CDU (control display unit), General purpose processor unit, Data concentrator unit, Mass memory server

Question 3

location of DLU (data loader unit)?

Answer 3

center console

Question 4

Which switch is used to adjust the MFD brightness during normal day and night operations?

Answer 4

BK LT BRT rocker switch on the lower left of the MFD

Question 5

Which MFD bezel keys generally select other display pages or modify existing display pages?

Answer 5

T-T7 and B1-B7

Question 6

Does the MFD display manger have any redundancy?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

Does the EICAS manager have any redundancy?

Answer 7

yes, it is redundant on MFD 1 and MFD 4

Question 8

does MFD DP VMOS have any redundancy?

Answer 8

No

Question 9

does SYSTEM MANAGER have any redundancy?

Answer 9

Yes, on MFD 1 and 4

Question 10

does MISSION SENSOR MANAGER have any redundancy?

Answer 10

Yes, on MFD 1 and 4

Question 11

Does FLIGHT DIRECTOR have any redundancy?

Answer 11

Yes, on MFD 1 and 4

Question 12

Does FLIGHT PLAN SERVER have any redundancy?

Answer 12

Yes, on MFD 1 and 4

Question 13

Does TACTICAL SIT AWARENESS have any redundancy?

Answer 13

Yes, on MFD 2 and 3

Question 14

Does MFD MP VMOS have any redundancy?

Answer 14

No

Question 15

Does CDU DISPLAY MANAGER have any redundancy?

Answer 15

No

Question 16

Does COMM MANAGER have any redundancy?

Answer 16

Yes, on CDU 1 and 2

Question 17

Does CDU I/O manager have any redundancy?

Answer 17

Yes, on CDU 1 and 2

Question 18

Does COMMERCIAL - FMF have any redundancy?

Answer 18

Yes, on CDU 1 and 2

Question 19

Does MILITARY - FMF/NDS have any redundancy?

Answer 19

Yes, on CDU 1 and 2

Question 20

Does CDU MP VMOS have any redundancy?

Answer 20

No

Question 21

Which component provides routing services and digital map generation?

Answer 21

The GPPU

Question 22

What are the two components of the GPPU?

Answer 22

Processor switch module and Video processor module

Question 23

What is the role of the data concentrator unit

Answer 23

is a data bus interface for all sensors and LRU’s which are not controlled through data buses

Question 24

What does the Mass memory server do?

Answer 24

Stores data from DAFIF and holds two memory banks for the helicopters computers

Question 25

Which system acts as a server for the Avionics System LAN?

Answer 25

The MFD system manager

Question 26

Where do the system managers reside?

Answer 26

In MFD 1 and 4

Question 27

Which transfer medium transfers a command in one direction and a response in the other?

Answer 27

the 1553B bus system

Question 28

Which data system allows for one direction of information flow only?

Answer 28

the ARINC 429 system

Question 29

Which CAAS system is the standard for digital map display?

Answer 29

Society of motion picture and television engineers (SMPTE 292M)

Question 30

Which data transfer medium is able to send and receive data simultaneously?

Answer 30

The Avionics System Lan (ASL)

Question 31

The comm radios are controlled by which CAAS system?

Answer 31

1553 B bus

Question 32

On the CDU what does pages does the CNI button cycle through?

Answer 32

Comms, Nav, and IFF pages

Question 33

on the CDU what is the function of the PAD key?

Answer 33

copy and paste essentially

Question 34

Which manager controls system initialization and shutdown?

Answer 34

the systems manager