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What does SPDS Mean

A

Secondary Power Distribution System

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What does the SPDS control?

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Mission Systems/Weapon systems

ECS

Fuel Systems

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What is the ECS?

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Environmental Control System

Provides cooling for equiptment

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4
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What is the SPDS CDU?

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Secondary Power Distribution System Control Display Unit

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What is the two modes of the SPDS CDU

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Normal Operating Mode (OPS)

SSPC (Solid State Power Controller)

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6
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What are the 4 States of the SSPC

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On

Off

Locked Out

Tripped (The one option we can’t select)

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7
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After tripping and resetting 3 times…..

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The SSPC will LOCKOUT

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8
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SPDA is

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Secondary Power Distribution Assembly

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9
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What are the ECS five sub-systems?

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Draw-thru

LAPS

Weapons Bay

Radar Fan

ESM Supplemental

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10
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APU

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Auxilary Power Unit

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What is the APU and What is its purpose

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12
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6 Components of the APU

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Vortex generator (Directs air into inlet door)

Cooling air inlet (Feeds cool air to prevent overheating)

Exhuast outlet (Gas out)

Generator (Additional Power)

Surge Control Valve (Controls blled air to prevent surges)

ECU (Electronic control unit - monitors and triggers a protective shutdown)

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13
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APU Indicators

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Running Light - Running

Maintainence - Needs maintainence (Service-esque light)

Fault light - Automatic Shutdown

Overspeed Light - RPM Exceeded (Auto Shutdown)

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14
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When will the APU auto shutdown

A

APU Fire

High Oil Temp

Low Oil Pressure

Over Speed/RPM

EGT Overtemp (Exhaust Gas Temp)

Fuel Control Unit Failure

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15
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What are the APU Operating Limits

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APU can be used to generate electrical power up to 41,000 Ft

Above 33,000 Ft electrical power is 68%

17,000 ft or below for bleed air

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16
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What colour is the SPDS fault light

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Green

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17
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Name the Racks on the AC and Where they are

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From the entrance, facing aft:

E870 (starboard forward)

E101 (starboard forward)

E102 - SPDS (Port forward)

E810 and E820 (Port aft)

E830, E840, E860 (Starbaord aft)

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18
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What rack does E870 do

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Radar/ESM

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19
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What rack does E810 do

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Comms

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20
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What rack does E820 do

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HF Comms

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21
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What rack does E860 do

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Acoustics/ESM

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22
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What rack does E830 do

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Displays/computing/CPU (The brains)

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23
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What rack does E840 do

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Displays/computing/CPU (Brains)

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24
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The SPDS rack is know as

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E102

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Max number of faults can be shown on the SPDSCDU
24 Find Failures (4 Pages of 6) of tripped can be shown
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Turning the power back on after killing a rack...
it will return to the last state it was in
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QEP
Quad external Pre-amplifier (Cooling system behind the rack)
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What is ESM
A passive system to detect, identify and locate Target tracking, fixing/geolocation, Threat warning, Track identification
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What RADAR do we have?
Airborne Pulsed Radar 10 (Apy-10)
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What are the 6 modes on the radar
Navigation - no sea clutter supression, weather, asw, asuw.. Periscope - Low level, small targets Search - Long range asw, asuw ISAR - Inverse Synthetic Apeture Radar SAR - Synthetic Apeture Radar (Overland imagery) Weather - Only colour display
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Name the different radar tracking methods
Track whilst scan (Max 256) Raven (ATI) - Indian system, useful for straight line tracks Inverse SAR - Use of doppler SAR - Land and coastal images IFFI - Interigate, synched with radar (Seperate to IFF)
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What is AIS
Automatic identification system Introduced to help prevent sea collisions, Works on VHF
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What is the frequency of updates on AIS
2-10 Secs for Dynamic data (Course, speed) 6 Mins for static data (Ship name..)
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Who is legaly required to use AIS
Vessels 300+ tonnes Fishing Vessels 50ft+ Passenger ships Are exceptions (Military, Operation in hostile waters)
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What EO/IR Camera do we have?
MX-20 HD
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What is the name of the MAS
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What are the 5 phases to acoustic process
Search Detect Localise Track Attack
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What are the main components to the Aco System
Blade antenna set (Receiver) Quad external amplifier QEP (Amp) Mission acoustic Sub Sytem Receiver (MASR) MAS Processor (MASP) Embedded acoustics data recorder (EADR) MCW
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Describe the Acoustics Rack
QEP behind rack E840 MASK,MASP, EADR - Rack E860 E860 RHS Top (Receiver), RHS Bottom (Recorder)
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What is a TSD (Dsiplay)
Tactical Situational Dispaly
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What is a PEP (Display)
Programmable Entry Panel
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4 Groups of buoys
Active Passive Environmental Multi-static
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3 types of buoys
DICASS SSQ 62F DIFAR SSQ-53G BATHY SSQ-36B
44
Describe the Sonobuoy deployment sequence
Launch (Fired out, Parachute retards) Entry (Seawater battery activates) Float (Co2 bottle inflates bag) Depth (Hydrophone drops to selected depth) End of life (8 hour = scuttle)
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MAOC
Maritime Operations Centre
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MAP
Mission Audio Panel
47
Describe the comms aerial pos on A/c
VHF-1 (First) V/UHF-2 (4th) V/UHF-3 (5th) VHF-2 (Last) V/UHF-1 (Under) INMARSAT (Tail plane top)
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What is in RACK E810 (Detail)
ARC-210 V/UHF R/T (RHS UPPER) Antenna Interface Unit AIU (LHS LOWER) RF Switch (RHS MID-UPPER) SATCOM (RHS LOWER)
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CIK
Crypto Ignition Key
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What is INMARSAT Used for
Internation Maritime Satellite Needed for Chat and BI
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BI
Broadcast Intelligence
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What is BI
Broadcast Intelligence A recieved package of data via SATCOM containing parts of global intelligence
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What is HF used for
Long Range comms Used for Link 11
54
What are the HF Travel paths
Direct Surface Sky
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Name 3 Data Links
Common Data Link (CDL) - Two way live video (Coming soon) Link 11 - Maritime data link (hf/uhf satcom) Link 16 - Integrated betweek A/C
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What is the PID, Where is it installed, and what does it tell you
Preflight Insertion Data E840 rack Name, call sign, operational status...
57
What is on the ICS
Intercom station inludes : 3 Nets PA All call (called 'Service' for Flight Deck)
58
What should you watch out for in order to operate safely on ICS
Check/don't transmit on ground (HERF/O/P) Stepping on/ Transmitting on used freq for other aircraft (ILS Freq)
59
3 Methods to transmit on ICS
PTT on headset connector PTT Knee switch HTMC (Hot Mic Setting)
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How to remain Disciplined on the ICS
Listen out/don't step on high priority Security - Accidental transmits 'Hello you, this is me' ABC
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What is condition 1 of flight
Low level operations Less than 1000ft = LSJs
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What is condition 2 of flight
High altitude/transit Continous headset wearing not required Observer may be required
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What is condition 3 of flight
Opertational Check (After t/o) Four tasks: ICS Check, Check Alerts, Obtain Kit health status, Clear Alerts)
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Condition 4 of flight
Aircraft inspection Inspect overall condition Called after lightening strike, servere turbulance...
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Condition 5 of flight
T/O and Landing Stow kit, Don Appropriate Flight Gear, Fasten Seatbelt
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