Gear

Question 1

How many wheels are there?

Answer 1

18

Question 2

What system powers the body and nose gear retraction?

Answer 2

1

Question 3

What system does the wing gear use for retraction?

Answer 3

System 4

Question 4

How is the gear moved in the flight deck?

Answer 4

Gear handle

Question 5

How is the gears position identified?

Answer 5

Tilt sensors in the gear themselves

Question 6

What powers alternate gear drops? And how is it locked in place?

Answer 6

Gear falls under gravity, locked in place by hydraulics

Question 7

What gear can be steered?

Answer 7

All gear

Question 8

What system powers NLG and BLG steering?

Answer 8

System 1

Question 9

How do you control steering from the flight deck?

Answer 9

Control tiller

Question 10

What power does the braking use?

Answer 10

Hydraulics

Question 11

What system powers the main breaking?

Answer 11

System 4

Question 12

What powers alternate breaking?

Answer 12

System 1 Hyds

Question 13

On the eicas what does the number INSIDE the tyre represent?

Answer 13

Temperature

Question 14

What does the number to the side of the wheel represent?

Answer 14

Tyre pressure

Question 15

How many degrees of nose steering can you get off the rudder pedals?

Answer 15

7

Question 16

How many degrees of nose steering can you get off the tiller?

Answer 16

70

Question 17

At what degree of make gear rotation does the main gear begin to rotate?

Answer 17

20