Block 9 Phase III - Mission Systems

Question 1

State the purpose of the Mach Airspeed Warning System

Answer 1

Gives an aural warning to flight crew when the airspeed is more than the mach or airspeed limit

Question 2

What information is displayed on the pilot’s HUD?

Answer 2

Pitch
Roll
Artificial Horizon
Heading
Altitude
Airspeed
Flight path
Flight path acceleration

Question 3

State the 2 primary functions of the Air Data Inertial Reference System.

Answer 3

Air Data Reference (ADR)
Inertial Reference

Question 4

State the purpose of the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS)

Answer 4

Helps the flight crew maintain safe air traffic separation from other ATC transponder equipped airplanes.

Question 5

What 3 functions does the flight management computer system (FMCS) perform?

Answer 5

Navigation
Performance
Guidance

Question 6

State the purpose of a static discharger

Answer 6

decreases radio receiver interference

Question 7

Nomenclature of the P-8A RADAR?

Answer 7

APY-10

Question 8

What does RADAR stand for?

Answer 8

Radio detecting and Ranging

Question 9

Purpose of the Early Warning and Self Protection (EWSP) System?

Answer 9

Warns and protects the crew and aircraft from infrared and radar guided weapons.

Question 10

Purpose of the ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing System (CMDS)

Answer 10

Dispenses expendable decoys that give protection from hostile missiles.