Exam 1 Flashcards
The flight manual consists of how many sections?
9
Name all the sections of the flight manual?
- Description & Operations
- Normal Procedures
- Emergency Procedures
- Mission Equipment & Crew Procedures
- Operating Limits
- Flight Characteristics
- Adverse Weather Operations
- GCS/ Ancillary Equipment
- Variable Info Tables (VIT) & Menus
What does the flight manual do?
Provides Operating Instructions usable in most conditions. Does not alleviate the need for sound judgement in operation.
What is a warning?
Operating procedures, techniques, etc, … which could result in injury to personnel and/or loss of life if not carefully followed.
What is a caution?
Operating procedures, techniques, etc, … which could result in damage to the equipment if not carefully followed.
What is a note?
Operating procedures, techniques, etc, … which is considered essential to emphasize.
What does CMLG stand for?
Composite Main Landing Gear (Old system)
What does TAMLG stand for?
Trailing Arm Main Landing Gear (Current System)
What do the following Acronyms stand for: AV GCS LRE MCE RSO
Air Vehicle Ground control unit Launch and Recovery Element Mission control element Remote split operation
What are the two datalink communication systems for the Reaper?
LOS- C-Band datalink (uplink/ downlink)
BLOS Ku-Band SATCOM datalink (Command/ Return)
What 6 elements make the RPAS System?
In the UK there is also a 7th
RPAS AV GCS Ku SATCOM - BLOS C-Band Antenna - LOS Communications Satelite GPS Satelite 7th = Optical fibres
What is the Performance data manual referred to?
1-1 or Appendix A
What is the RCM?
Redundant Control Module - the brain of the aircraft, located in the avionics bay. Comprising of the flight computer assemblies and vote processor.
How many batteries does the aircraft have?
6 Batteries
How many control surfaces
13
