Flight Control System 1-40

Question 1

What are the primary flight controls?

Answer 1

ailerons, elevator, and rudder

Question 2

Secondary flight controls include?

Answer 2

electrically actuated pitch/

roll/yaw trim systems and a rudder trim aid device (TAD).

Question 3

A trim disconnect switch, placarded TRIM DISCONNECT, is installed on the trim control panel in the front cockpit only.

Answer 3

False. It is in both cockpits

Question 4

What are the two trim annunciators on the CWS panel?

Answer 4

Green TRIM OFF and TAD OFF

Question 5

The trim indicator provides a

pictorial indication of the aircraft trim condition. What does the green bands indicate?

Answer 5

T/O position

Question 6

The front and rear control sticks are interconnected by an _______ tube

Answer 6

interconnect

Question 7

Aileron travel is limited to _____ trailing edge up and

_____ trailing edge down

Answer 7

20°; 11°

Question 8

Aileron travel on the ground for roll trim is approximately ____ trailing edge up for either aileron and ____ trailing edge down for the opposite aileron

Answer 8

6°; 6°

Question 9

Elevator travel is limited to

_____ trailing edge up and _____ trailing edge down deflection.

Answer 9

18°; 16°

Question 10

A bobweight is installed on the front control stick to do what?

Answer 10

It increases stick forces as G-load on the aircraft increases, to improve control feel and help prevent overstressing the airframe.

Question 11

Rudder pedal position can be adjusted a total of ____ inches from forward to aft.

Answer 11

7

Question 12

Rudder travel is limited to ____ to each side.

Answer 12

24°

Question 13

Manual yaw trim input from the pilot overrides the trim input that the TAD commands

Answer 13

False. Manual yaw trim input from the pilot is additive to the trim input that the TAD commands

Question 14

The TAD automatically sets _____ trim in the yaw axis when the trim aid system is switched on after engine start.

Answer 14

takeoff

Question 15

Once takeoff trim is set, the system will make no further trim inputs until when?

Answer 15

the aircraft accelerates to at least 80 KIAS and there is no

weight on the wheels.

Question 16

The gust lock system is located where?

Answer 16

in the front cockpit only

Question 17

What position does the gust lock hold the elevator in?

Answer 17

in a nose-down configuration

when the aircraft is parked