MH65 1U-65A-1 Study Flashcards
Rotor diameter
39 ft 2 in
Overall static length
44ft 5in
Height to top of rotor head
12 ft 9in
Height to top of fin
13 ft 5in
Cyclic full forward, dynamic
5 ft 2 in
What are the engines named?
Turbomecca Adriel 2c2-cg
What are the shp ratings?
1058 shp single engine operation, 853 shp for dual engine operation, 100% mob torque represents 1294 shp
What are the five modules?
- Transmission shaft and accessory gearbox
How many fuel nozzles in each engine?
2
At what rpm does the centrifugal wheel rotate inside the combustion chamber?
52000 rpm
How is the free power turbine connected to the gas generator?
It is mechanically independent
What does the reduction gearbox do?
Reduces engine power turbine speed from 39000rpm at 100% n2 to 6000 rpm engine output shaft speed
What does the gas generator turbine turn at at 100% n1?
52000 rpm
Where is n1c sent?
Ebcau and vemd
What is n1c measured by?
Electro magnetic sensor mounted on the fadec alternator driveshaft
What are n1a andn1b derived from?
Dual channel engine alternators
What does the gas generator drive?
Oil pump, starter generator, fuel pump, and faded alternator
Where are the three sensors that measure n2?
Reduction gearbox casing and power turbine case
Where is n2a transmitted?
Nr gauge in cockpit
Where are n2b and n2c transmitted?
Faded and vemd for n2 speed control and overspeed protection
What does the power turbine drive?
Output shaft and engine compartment cooling fan
Each engine is protected from overspeed by what?
It’s respective faded in conjunction with the engine interface unit (bim)
When will the fadec operate the stop electro-valve via the bim and shut the engine down?
When n2 b and n2c sensors detect an n2 speed of 122.5% /-1%
Once an engine is shut down by the faded/bim, what is inhibited?
Overspeed protection on the second engine
Once tripped the system will remain in overspeed mode until what?
Bim is reset
The bim acts as a what between the faded and respective engine?
Start relay
At what pressure does the respective eng oil 1 and eng oil 2 p, located on the wca panel, illuminates in addition to the red engine status light on the overhead quadrant?
When oil pressure drops below 25 psi minimum
What does the conformation box do?
Provides average tot signal to faded and vemd
What are the three vemd modules?
One display module and two processing modules
Where do the vemd processing modules receive info?
Both fadecs and air data unit
What are the three vemd modes?
Operational, maintenance, configuration
What do the processing modules receive info from?
Both fadecs and air data unit
What are the three modes?
Operational, maintenance, configuration
How do you set the vemd in nvg compatible mode?
Pressing both brt and brt- buttons simultaneously for 3 seconds
What does vemd stand for?
Vehicle and engine multifunction display
Under normal conditions what will the screens display?
Top LCD: first limit indicator
If either screen fails, what will remain on other screen?
Scrollable between fli, vehicle, and fuel pages. Epc and system status page will no longer be available
What is the bleed air symbol and when is it displayed?
Green and white striped rectangle, anytime respective bleed air valve is open
What parameters does the fli zone display?
Torque (trq) turbine outlet temperature (tot) and engine turbine speed ( n1)
What does the single needle in the center of the screen measure in fli?
Parameter closest to reaching it’s limit
What is displayed on fli page when training mode is active?
A yellow triangle with the letter t inside
What is displayed on fli page when bleed air is used for cabin heating?
White circle inside a white square with a diagonal bar through it
When will the fli appear in aeo (all engine operating) mode?
Both engine n1 are above 40% and neither fadec is in oei, training or idle status
What is max continuous?
8.8 fli
What is max takeoff?
10
What is max transient?
10.7
What does the hips arm counter look like?
White pie shape underneath the needle
When will the hipsarm counter appear?
When fli needle exceeds 8.8 for 5 minutes with either n1 or tot as the limiting parameter or anytime max takeoff power is exceeded and either n1 or tot is the limiting parameter
How long will the hipsarm counter flash before turning solid white at 30 minutes?
2 minutes and 30 seconds
When will the fli start mode appear?
Whenever either fadec is in stop mode or the n1 of the engine is increasing and lower than 60% or decreasing and lower than 40%
In fli start mode the digital value for tot will be underlined with flashing red line when? Solid red line?
Tot greater than 750c … Tot reaches 840c
When will the fli oei mode be displayed?
Whenever n1 of either engine is lower than 40% or either engine is in idle
What does the single engine display include?
- Yellow dashed bar indicating continuous oei power
When will the fli oei training mode be displayed?
Anytime both engine n1’s are above 40% and fadec is in training mode
What are the engine parameters displayed on the simulated failed engine?
Actual engine values of trq tot and n1
When will the oei gov mode be displayed?
Whenever n1 on both engines is higher than40% and one of the fadecs is in an oei state but not in an idle state
Oei gov mode resembles aeo display with what exceptions?
The current oei setting will be displayed in the upper information zone and the maximum transient limit ( red diode) will shift to match the max takeoff power
What parameters does the vehicle page display?
Engine oil temperature, engine oil pressure, mgb oil pressure, mgb oil temperature, primary and secondary hydraulic pressures
What does the vehicle page display?
Engine oil temperature, mgb oil temperature, engine oil pressure, mgb oil pressure, primary and secondary hydraulic pressures, oat fuel state and fuel endurance
What does the fuel page display?
Fuel pressure, fuel flow, quantity and endurance
When fuel bar and quantity change to amber and a “low” alert appear?
Whenever fuel quantity drops below 3%
What annunciations does the fuel page contain?
Eng 1 chip, eng 2 chip, mgb chip, tgb chip, servo limit, pedal limit, ldg lock
When can an epc be performed?
Whenever nr is between 340 and 360 rpm, n1 is between 92 and 101% and the bleed air valve is closed
What does the system status page display?
Fadec system data
What is generated automatically at the end of each flight?
Flight report
The maintenance mode allows the recall of what?
Past 256 internal vemd failures, last 8 epc results, last seven flight reports, last two flights worth of over limit recording
The maintenance mode is only accessible when?
On ground, and when vemd is off
How many boost pumps are incorporated into each fuel system?
2
The outlet side of the low pressure pump is fitted with a switch that will activate the eng fuel p on wca whenever fuel pressure is less than what?
8.4 psi
When fuel filt 1 or fuel filt 2 caution light illuminate?
If pressure differential across the filter increases to approximately 10 psi and pre blockage switch closes
Actual bypassing of the fuel filter occurs at what?
17 psi differential
Fuel enters the metering assembly where flow is controlled by what?
Fadec
On startup fuel flow is preset to a basic flow amount based on what to allow proper starting of the engine?
Oat and residual tot
What maintains a constant fuel pressure differential across a metering valve?
A bypass valve
What is actuated when the fadec sends a fuel demand and controls the fuel flow and returns a signal to the fadec?
Dual stepper motor
What will illuminate in the event of a dual stepper motor failure?
Fadec fail
Upon shutdown the stepper motor automatically goes to what position?
Closed
Which part of the engine driven fuel pump is centrifugal and includes an impeller that is driven proportional to the n1 speed?
Low pressure pump
Which part of engine driven fuel pump is a gear type pump?
High pressure pump
How many cells does the number 1 fuel system have?
- Right forward, left forward, left center
What is the combined capacity of the number one fuel system?
964 lbs
How many cells does the no. 2 fuel system have?
- Right center and aft
What is the combined capacity of the no. 2 fuel system?
1005 lbs
Each fuel system has an engine feed tank..what is the capacity of each tank?
43 lbs
What shall be on if operating above 8000ft to prevent a possible feed tank failure?
Both boost pumps
What is the fuel jettison rate?
270 lbs per minute
When will jettison able fuel be exhausted?
6.5 minutes
What will remain after jettison able fuel is exhausted?
43 lbs in each feed tank plus residual fuel which is retained by cells without a jettison valve…158 lbs in no. 1 system and 174 lbs in the right system
The remaining fuel after jettisoning is consumable except for what?
27 lbs in the left system, 14 lbs in the right system
What functions during hifr to provide overfill protection?
High level shutoff
What is the maximum allowable pressure for pressure refueling?
55 psi
Which cell is not provided with a variable capacitor fuel gauge transmitter?
Forward right cell
When will the feed tank 1 and feed tank 2 lights illuminate?
Feed tank drops below approximately 37 lbs
What is indicated fuel at normal hover attitude (4 degrees nose up)?
10% less than actual fuel
A pressure relief valve refitted oil to the inlet side of the pump at what?
218.5 psi
The oil filter also incorporates what?
Fuel- oil heat exchanger
The pre blockage indicator will activate at what in the oil system?
36 psi
Actual bypass of filter occurs at what?
82 psi
The low pressure switch activates when oil drops below what?
25 psi
How many magnetic plugs will give the pilots an indication on the vemd and wca panels?
One
When will the oil bypass the cooler?
Oil temp is less than 45 degrees
Each oil tank has what capacity?
2 gallons
Proper servicing levels of oil will be checked when?
Within 15 minutes of engine shutdown
Where should the oil level be during a preflight?
Between minuend max lines
What provides air flow through the coolers?
A fan driven by the mgb, above 75 kias forward, ram air alone is sufficient
What are the main functions of the fadec?
Starting, speed control, automatic backup control, overspeed protection, system monitoring, and fault management
The fadec is redundantly powered by what?
Engine driven, dual channel alternators as well as aircraft power supply
What will happen if both alternators fail?
The internal transformer rectifier will allow the fadec to operate normally on dc power
The fadec is designed to match what in both engines?
N1
What happens if neither channel can control the engine?
A major fadec failure has occured and fuel metering is frozen
Backup operation is available through what?
Emergency backup control auxiliary unit ( ebcau)
When is the fadec energized?
When the battery is turned-on and will perform a self test
Fadec fault detection logic will prevent the second engine from starting on what?
An alternate power source
What will happen if there is a failure of tot or oat inputs upon start?
Fadec will use conservative baseline parameters to avoid overtemperature
When will automatic engine shutdown occur during the start phase?
Fadec detects a tot of 840 degrees c or if the tot does not exceed 100 degrees c by 27% n1
In the event of an inflight restart, the start sequence will not initiate until when?
N1 is below 17%
What happens when the fcs is placed in the idle position?
The engine will complete the start sequence and remain at 68% n1
In idle, the fadec is powered by it’s dual channel alternator once n1 reaches what?
65%
What enables the rotor brake to remain engaged for the start of one engine only?
Engine start-low idle function
What will the engine idle at with start RBk/ on?
52%
The engine will remain at 52% with engine start- low idle function until what?
Mode is canceled and rotor brake is released
During flight, collective lever position represents the power required and will determine the n1 operating datum. What is this function also known as?
Anticipation
What are the nr hi limitations?
135 kias and 40 degrees angle of bank
How is n2 datum calculated?
Calculated according to the control mode and dependent on aircraft altitude
What is designed to increase rotor rpm at higher altitudes to maintain rotor efficiency and reduce surcharge noise signature?
Variable nr system ( which is a function of the n2 controller)
Above 1650 ft nr is increased 1 rpm for every how many feet? It will increase to a maximum of 360 rpm at what altitude?
840 ft, 5740 ft
If the nr system fails, the nr will default to what?
360 rpm
In normal torque limitation flight envelope, where does the fadec stop torque at?
110%
The fadec will begin increasing trq up to 118% (11.8) when nr decreases to what?
< 335 rpm
If nr continues to decrease to less than 317 rpm, the torque stop will increase up to a minimum of what?
125% (12.5)
At what drooping rate will the torque stop be immediately increased to a minimum of 125% as soon as nr reaches 324 rpm?
2 rpm/ second
What is a level 1 fadec failure?
Loss of redundancy
Level 1 fadec failures will be annotated by what?
Flashing gov light on the wca panel
What is a level 2 fadec failure?
Loss of non redundant resource
What will a level 2 fadec failure manifest?
Steady gov light on the wca panel
What is a level 3 fadec failure?
Major fadec failure
What is the hips arm power rating and when is hips arm used?
Rating is a dual engine rating above max continuous (8.8) and below the maximum takeoff power (10.0)… Used during demanding hover maneuvers
What is not used to determine hips arm time?
Engine torque
What is enabled any time the fadec detects a 6% n1 split or a frozen fuel meter in oei?
The oei hi operation is enabled; if in training mode, the oei lo range
How is the ebcau energized?
Switching the fadec normal/ backup control switch
What happens when the training mode is selected by placing the switch in either idle 1 or idle 2?
The simulated failed engine is governed to 320rpm n2 and the oei training mode is displayed on the vemd
What will happen to the idled engine in training mode if nr droops to 320 rpm?
The n2 controller on the idled engine will increase n1 and power the mgb to prevent excessive droop below 320 rpm
Nr will not increase above 320rpm in the training mode until what happens?
The collective is reduced to a power level below the good engines topping (approximately 62% torque)
When nr droops below 320 in training mode, the idled engine will continue to increase torque without regard to what?
Aircraft limitations
When should the training switch be switchedback to the flight position?
With the fli below8.0 and the nr stable at 355rpm
The two bimetallic fire detectors located on the accessory/ reduction gearbox are rated at what?
200* c
The fire detector located on the gas turbine is rated at what?
400* c
What do the fire bottles contain?
Bromtrifloromethane
When will the caution lights labeled l ext and r ext illuminate?
When pressure in the corresponding extinguisher drops below 230 psi
What kind of leading edge strip does each main rotor blade have?
Stainless steel
What is installed inside the leading to counteract natural flapping frequencies that result from the light composite?
Integral brass weight
What will prevent engine start unless the rotor brake is released or the start rbk function is utilized?
Fadec logic
Each tail rotor blade is constructed of composite materials by what means?
Resin transfer molding
Resin transfer molding eliminates what?
Debonding
What protects the leading edge of the tail rotor blades?
Reinforced stainless steel cap
Why are the tail rotor blades arranged in an uneven pattern?
Reduce the noise signature
The main gearbox is a ———– stage reduction gear system.
Three
At what ratio does the reduction gear system reduce engine input rpm to drive the main rotor?
17 to 1
At what ratio does the reduction gear system reduce engine input rpm to drive the tail rotor?
1.5 to 1
What does the left accessory gearbox drive?
Secondary hydraulic pump and no. 1 alternator
What does the right accessory gearbox drive?
Primary hydraulic pump and no. 2 alternator
What is the total quantity of self contained oil?
9.34 quarts
At what pressure will oil bypass to the mgb sump through the main system relief valve?
130.6 psi
What will occur when the auxiliary pump is providing mgb lubrication?
An increase in oil temperature and a lower oil pressure
At what speed is ram air sufficient for mgb oil cooling?
120 kias
At what pressure at the filter outlet will the mgb press warning light illuminate and the two master warning lights on the instrument panel to flash?
9 /- 1
What is the maximum allowable mgb oil temperature?
120*c
Where does the copilot indicator receive main rotor speed?
Tachometer generator mounted on and driven by the mgb
Where does the pilot indicator receive main rotor speed?
A phonic wheel located on the upper left housing of the mgb
When is the 3 hz modulated tone for rotor under speed heard?
When rpm is less than or equal to 345
When is the 10hz modulated tone for rotor overspeed heard?
Rpm is greater than or equal to 380
During rotor engagement, the under speed warning tone is suppressed until rotor speed reaches what?
172 rpm
The tgb reduces tail rotor drive output rpm by what ratio?
1 to .0914
How is the tgb lubricated?
Splash lubricated from a self contained oil supply
At 100% rpm, what speed does the tail rotor spin?
4000rpm
What do the mgb driven alternators supply what?
200 volts, three phase (115 volts single phase) ac
What do the engine driven generators supply?
28 volts
What does the battery supply?
24 volts
What should not be used to charge the aircraft battery?
Spike suppression swithch
What is the aircraft battery rated at?
43 amperes
How long will a fully charged battery power the dc system?
30 minutes
What supplies 28 vdc emergency power to both main dc buses?
Transformer rectifier
What powers the transformer rectifier?
Three phase 115 vac from alternator no. 2