Flight Instruments Flashcards
CDS …
Control and Display System
CDS (Control and Display System) is a system that …
Provides the main interface between the crew and the avionic system
CDS (Control and Display System) is composed of …
- 5 DU
- 6 Control Panels (ICP, VCP EFCP)
- 2 MCDUs
- 2 Reversion Switches
The Reversion Switch allows a manual circular reversion of the DUs between …
Automatic reversion is performed when …
- PFD, EWD, MFD
- DU fails or FWS request
On GND when powering the aircraft with the battery on, only DU … have power supply, configures as …
- 2 & 4
- EWD and SD page
Automatic reconfiguration takes into account flight / ground status, PF side and works as follows …
- PFD out, MFD is reconfigured as PFD
- EWD out, MFD is reconfigured as EWD
CDS is managed by …
Two CAC (Core Aviation Cabinets)
ADS … is comprised of …
- 2 ADU
- 2 PFD
- 2 MFD
- 1 EWD
AHRS …
Attitude and Heading Reference System
AHRS (Attitude and Heading Reference System) provides …
- Magnetic heading
- Attitude data
- VS
- Lateral acceleration
Number of AHRS … and is composed of …
- 2
- AHRU, Flux Valve, RMM (Removable Memory Module)
Alignment phase of the AHRU lasts … on ground, and … in air
- 1 minute / 90 seconds
Flux Valves are installed …
On the outer wings
When a selected heading is within +/- 25 deg, a cyan line will appear on the …
PFD
When reaching the selected DH, the DH annunciator …
Flashes for 3 seconds
