PC-21 Mission System Flashcards
What functions does the MC provide?
1) EICAS
2) Systems display and monitoring
3) Electronic checklists
4) Tactical Navigation and operational training
5) Mission Data recording
What is the MC the primary control of?
1) UHF/VHF radios
2) ATC transponder
3) VOR/ILS receivers
4) DME transceivers
5) TACAN
6) Attention Getters
7) Aural Warnings
8) Intercom
What does the MC provide as a general design philospohy?
Provide a tactical training environment for the student pilot and a tactical training tool for the instructor.
When does the MC load a particular mission?
When the PMM is inserted into the PMM-Cockpit bay and the desired mission has been selected.
What is continually recorded during flight?
1) MFD display data
2) Navigation data
3) Systems data
4) HUD video picture
5) All audio
What are the principle units used by the Mission Computer?
1) MC
2) UFCPs
3) MFDs
4) HOTAS
5) PMM
6) RIOCs
7) MC/HUD switch
Where is the mission computer installed?
In the avionics bay
What is the main control for the mission computer?
UFCP
What are HOTAS pilot inputs provided to the MC through what?
RIOCs
What are the three positions for the MC/HUD switch and what do they do?
1) OFF = MC, HUD and HUDR are switched off.
2) MC = Mission system is powered, HUD and HUDR are off
3) MC/HUD = Mission system, HUD and HUDR are powered.
How many RIOCs are there and what do they do?
4
- They concentrate data and pass it directly to the MC for processing
- They also receive data from the MC for onwards processing.
How are the UFCPs connected to the MC?
Through the RS 422 BUS
What provides a high capacity data link between the MC and the PMM?
The MISSION BUS
What is the Input Output BUS?
1553 data bus that provides a high integrity datalink between the RIOCs, transponder and the MC.
What are the MFDs connected to the MC through?
1) RS 422 and DVI buses.