Chapter 4 Flashcards
Maximum altitude
41000 MSL
Icing limits
- prolonged flight in icing conditions shall be avoided
- when airframe icing is visible, intentional stalls or use of full flaps is not authorized
Engine handling limits
- Throttle at idle for:
- abrupt (0.5 sec or less from neutral to full back stick) pulls to full back stick
- abrupt full lateral stick inputs at full back stick
- airspeeds less than 85 KIAS at altitudes above 15000 MSL
- A/S 85-150 KIAS above 35k MSL: slow throttle movements
- except in emer, engine stabilized at idle for 30 sec prior to shutdown
- sustained eng operation <70% N2 above 30k’ MSL may result in a sub-idle condition leading to flameout
Start ____ with throttle _____.
prohibited / above ground idle detent
Minimum RPM required for start
15% N2
Engine light-off must occur within ____ of throttle ___.
15 seconds / moving to idle
Minimum voltage for each battery
24V
_____ start in manual fuel is _____.
ground / prohibited
Manual fuel RPM limit above/below ___K’ MSL.
90% N2 above 20k’ MSL
95% N2 at or below 20k’ MSL
T/F: GTS start with external power is prohibited.
True
GTS start attempt interval
3 minutes between attempts, following 3rd attempt 30 minute cool down period is required
Following unsucessful GTS start attempt…
…further attempts prohibited until GTS exhaust duct and combustor section are inspected and any residual fuel is removed, and the RAT doors are inspected for discoloration/warpage.
GTS starts not reliable above _____.
15K’ MSL
MRT (max RPM/EGT, limit)
104% N2, 610 C, 30 mins per flight hour
Transient/acceleration engine limit
106% N2, 645 C, less than 20 seconds
may reach 645 C during or immediately following accel, but must decrease to 610 C within 20 seconds
Max continuous engine limit
100% N2, 550 C
Idle engine limit
55% N2 +/- 2%, 450 C
- with airflow knob off, idle RPM approx 2% higher
- idle rpm increases ~1% for each 1500’ altitude and 10 C in ambient temperature
Ground start engine limit
550 C
max overshoot 20 C for 10 seconds
Airstart engine limit
600 C
max overshoot 50 C for 10 seconds
(EGT/RPM light operates at 650 +/- 8 C)
Jet A, A++, A++ 100 freeze point / limit
freeze point -40 C
maintain TAT above freeze point +3 C (-37 C)
To be used as primary fuel, commercial fuels require…
Fuel System Icing Inhibitor (FSII) and Corrosion Inhibitor/Lubricity Improver (CI/LI).
(use of aerosol FSII prohibited)
Max AOA with flaps full/half and slats up (emer flaps DOWN)
AOA for pedal shaker / stall warning tone
To prevent damage to ___ and ___, minimize ____ with gear in transition or extended above ___.
nose gear doors
NLG strut door
sideslip
150 knots
Landing gear A/S limit
<= 200 KIAS
Flaps/Slats A/S limit
<= 200 KIAS
Arresting hook A/S limit
<= 450 KIAS
Canopy wind limit
Stationary/towing full open: <= 32 knots
Locked in intermediate position: ingress/egress only, towing/taxi not permitted
Taxi with canopy full open: <= 20 knots
Tire speed limit
<= 176 knots groundspeed
Nose wheel steering speed limit
High gain limit
<= 176 knots groundspeed
< 10 knots groundspeed
Fuel system hot refueling limit
<= 2800# if PRECHECK unsuccessful
Crosswind component limits
- single a/c dry runway
- single a/c wet runway
- section takeoff
- banner tow
- NWS off/failed
- with baggage pod
- 20 knots
- 15 knots
- 10 knots
- 10 knots
- 15 knots
- 15 knots
FCLP landings authorized configuration
sink rate limit for other configurations
- full flaps and
- clean loading
OR - pylons alone or pylons w/ empty racks
- 600 FPM
Prohibited maneuvers
- Intentional spins/tailslides.
- Rolling cross-control maneuvers of more than 60 deg bank angle change.
- Intentional departures except for:
a. Erect rolling departure entered with full aft stick / full lateral stick.
b. Erect rudder-induced departure entered with full aft stick / full rudder.
c. Nose high departures (70 and 110 deg) - Sustained zero or negative g flight for more than 30 seconds.
- Less than 30 seconds between negative g or zero g maneuvers.
- Rolls at less than:
a. Negative 1.0g at less than 260 KIAS
b. Negative 0.2g at or greater than 260 KIAS, but less than .80M.
c. Approx positive 1.0g at or greater than .8M. - Lateral/directional inputs below 3 units AOA.
- Intentional departures with greater than 1000 foot-pounds assymetry.
- Operations with EMER FLAPS selected, when normal HYD 1 power is available, is restricted to 30 seconds with engine RPM less than or equal to 90%. Except in an actual emergency, use of EMER FLAPS is restricted to FCF profiles.
- Intentional accelerated stalls with landing gear extended while carrying stores.
CG limits
- forward (gear up/down)
- aft gear up (+/- __M)
- aft gear down
FORWARD - 14% mean aerodynamic chord for gross weights up to 12k # - 15.5% MAC above 12760#@ - linear variation between 12000/12760# AFT gear up - 21% MAC above .8M - 23% MAC <= .8M AFT gear down - 25% MAC
Pitchup and excessive stick lightening is possible at ___, especially for ___ pilots with ___ fuel. CG may exceed high Mach aft limit by as much as ___. For ___ pilots, CG will move ____. ___ CG condition will cause ____ potential for over-g.
- > .8M, solo, partial
- .5%
- lightweight, even further aft
- aft, increased
Weight limits
- field takeoff
- catapult
- field landing
- FCLP
- carrier landing
- 14,500 pounds
- 14,200
- 13,360
- 13,360
- 13,360
Acceleration limits (gear/flaps transition or extended/half)
- 0-2.0g symmetrical
1. 0-1.5g unsymmetrical
Acceleration limits symmetrical
Below 13,233#:
- 3.0g below .8M, -1.0 at or above .8M
6. 5g below 5k’ MSL, 7.33 above 5k’ MSL
Acceleration limits assymetrical
- 1.0g <260 kts, -0.2g >=260 kts but =.8M
5. 0g below 5k’ MSL, 5.86g above 5k’ MSL
Carrier ops with external stores/pylons are _____.
prohibited
Landings with BRU-38 and 1 or more bomb shall not exceed ____.
600 FPM
Carriage of wing-mounted stores and a baggage pod is ____.
not authorized
Lateral stick and rudder pedal inputs with carrige of baggage pod is limited to ____, except ____.
half
as needed for crosswind landings
Maximum amount of load in baggage pod (and distribution).
60# of soft luggage
- 30# forward, 30# aft
- contents shall be secured to prevent shifting
- CG limits of the loaded pod shall be between 1 and 9 inches aft of the rear suspension lug
Jettison of racks is limited to ____.
between 290 and 310 KIAS
PMBR/BRU airspeed limit
525 KIAS / .8M
Baggage pod airspeed limit
380 KIAS / .8M
Baggage pod acceleration limits
- gear/flaps up
- gear down
- sym/up 0.0-4.0g, assym/up 1.0-3.0g
- sym/down 0.0-2.0g, assym/down 1.0-1.5g
Do not use large lateral inputs at ___ than ____.
less than 8 units AOA
