Contacts Ground School: Systems #1 Flashcards
If left rudder is used, which direction will the leading edge of the rudder move? Which direction will the nose move?
Both will move to the left
What devices does the primary hydraulic system control?
- Landing gear/main gear inboard doors
- Flaps
- Speed Brake
- Nose Wheel Steering
What is the T-6B hydraulic system pressurized to?
3000±120 psi
It is engine driven
What does the reservoir piston do in the power package?
Protects the engine driven hydraulic pump by reducing the hydraulic pressure on the return side of the reservoir to 50 psi
What does the slide valve do in the power package?
Isolates the hydraulic pressure coming from the engine driven pump from the rest of the hydraulic system when the emergency system is activated
What does the detenet on the landing gear handle do?
Prevents the landing gear from being raised accidentally
T-6B flaps are ____ controlled and ____ operated.
Electrically controlled
Hydraulically operated
When extending gear using the emergency system, what actuators does the emergency lines actuate?
The hydraulic pressure from the emergency lines activates the normal landing gear actuators
What happens when you use the emergency system to extend the landing gear?
The main inboard gear doors remain open
What three things will cause the speed brake to retract?
- The speed brake switch is moved forward
- Flaps are extended
- PCL is moved to MAX
How can you steer the aircraft on the ground?
- Nose wheel steering
- Differential braking
- Use of the rudder
What provides fluid pressure to the wheel brakes?
The master cylinders and the brake reservoir
The UFCP persistent display is the ____ presentation and displays after ____ seconds of inactivity.
Default
20 secs
What does an asterik mean on the UFCP?
Invalid frequency data
What does a left-justified, filled circle mean for the UFCP?
Press and hold function
Basically, what does a yellow UFCP # FAIL message on the CAS mean?
That UFCP is not communicating with IAC1 or IAC2, or the unit has failed.
What radio naviagtion systems does the T-6B have?
- VOR
- ILS
- DME
It does NOT have TACAN
What system is NOT part of the integrated avionics system?
The Backup Flight Instrument (BFI)
What does the bottom half of the PFD consist of?
- Horizontal situation indicator (HSI)
- Primary heading
- Navigation display
- Course selection
- Indication
- NAV source
- Localizer
What does the BFI display?
- Airspeed
- Altitude
- Attitude
- Vertical velocity
- Heading
Where does the BFI’s attitude indicator gyro inputs come from?
Its own internal three-axis gyro stabilization system
What normally powers the BFI?
The battery bus
The warning tone volume control is ____.
Fixed and cannot be changed.
What are the pilot warning tone outputs given by the electronic tone generator?
- Landing gear position warning
- Overspeed warning
What devices does does the AOA computer receive inputs from?
- AOA Vane
- Flap position microswitch
- Landing gear (when extended)
When does the AOA indexer provide AOA information?
When the landing gear is down and locked
What is the accelerometer (G meter) scale?
-4.0G to 7.5G
What are the HUD master modes?
- NAV
- Air-to-Air
- Air-to-Ground
Which way do you push on the UHF/VHF key on the PCL to transmit on UHF? VHF?
Push up on the key for UHF.
Push down on the key for VHF.
How many seconds is the ID page displayed after pressing the ID squawk key on the UFCP?
5 seconds
What mode allows a transponder to automatically reply to a ground or airborne interrogation addressed to a specific aircraft?
Mode S
What does a TCAS Advisory symbol look like?
Filled yellow circle
What does a TCAS non-threat traffic symbol look like?
Unfilled white diamond
TCAS analyzes the replies from another aircraft’s transponder to determine what?
- Range
- Bearing
- Relative altitude
What are the NAV display format options?
- Rose Map
- Arc Map
- Rose Plan
Which NAV display format is used to review the flight plan, waypoint by waypoint?
Rose Plan
What inputs does the TAD compute rudder trim based off of?
- Pitch rate
- Engine torque
- Airspeed
- Altitude
What devices does the emergency hydraulic system used to operate (in the event of an emergency)?
- Landing gear
- Main gear inboard doors
- Flaps
