Systems Flashcards
Nose Gear
The nose gear strut is of tubular steel construction and is attached to the
steel engine mount structure
Nose gear shock absorption is provided by an oleo strut.
The nose wheel is free castering and can turn through an arc of
approximately 170 degrees (85 degrees either side of center).
Flap description, material, position, other
electrically controlled, single-slotted flaps
Each flap is manufactured of aluminum
three positions: 0%, 50% (16°) and
100% (32°)
Rub strips are installed on the top
leading edge of each flap to prevent contact between the flap and wing flap
cove.
Main gear
The main landing gear are bolted to composite wing structure between the
wing spar and shear web.
The landing gear struts are constructed of composite material for fatigue resistance
The main wheels and wheel pants are bolted to the struts.
Break System
The main wheels have hydraulically operated, single-disc type brakes, individually activated by floor mounted toe pedals at both pilot stations.
The brake system consists of:
- Master cylinder for each rudder pedal
- Hydraulic fluid reservoir
- Parking brake valve
- Single disc brake assembly on each main landing gear wheel,
- temperature sensors
- associated hydraulic plumbing and wiring.
Parking Break
Brake lines from the toe brakes to the main wheel brake calipers are plumbed through a parking brake valve.
With the handle pushed in, poppets in the valve are mechanically held open allowing normal brake operation.
When the handle is pulled out, the parking brake valve holds applied brake pressure, locking the brakes.
Engine
Lycoming Engines IO-390-C3B6
four-cylinder
normally aspirated
fuel-injected engine
215 HP at 2,700 RPM.
The engine has a 2200-hour Time Between Overhaul (TBO)
Power (throttle) Lever function and set up
adjusts the engine throttle setting in addition to automatically adjusting propeller speed.
The lever is mechanically linked by cables to the air throttle body on the fuel servo and to the propeller governor.
Throttle position
Moving the lever towards MAX opens the air throttle butterfly and increases the pressure differential across the air diaphragm. This change in position of the diaphragm opens the servo valve increasing the volume of fuel delivered to the engine.
Throttle and propeller mechanism
A separate cable to the propeller governor adjusts the governor oil pressure to increase propeller pitch to maintain engine RPM. The system is set to command 2500 RPM from idle through the cruise power setting range and 2700 RPM at full power
Mixture Control Mechanism
The mixture control lever is mechanically linked to a sliding valve inside the fuel servo. The pressure regulator within the servo functions to maintain a differential pressure across the fuel metering jet in proportion to the volume of airflow
What happens when mixture control is moved?
The mixture control allows the pilot to effectively change the size of the metering jet. Moving the lever forward (toward RICH) allows the servo to meter the greatest amount of fuel based on the volume of airflow. Moving the lever aft (toward CUTOFF) reduces the size of the metering valve, leaning the fuel-to-air mixture. The full aft position (CUTOFF) closes this valve, which drops the fuel pressure in the flow divider to zero, causing it to close and shut down
Alternate Air Control Operation
To operate the control, depress the center lock button, pull the knob to the open position, and then release the lock button. Pulling the knob opens the alternate air induction door on the engine induction air manifold, bypasses the air filter, and allows warm unfiltered air to enter the engine. Alternate induction air should be used if blocking of the normal air source is suspected
Engine Lubrication System
The engine is provided with a wet-sump, high-pressure oil system for
engine lubrication and cooling. Oil for engine lubrication is drawn from a
seven-quart capacity sump through an oil suction strainer screen, through
the remotely mounted oil cooler, and then directed to a full flow oil filter
Ignition system
Two engine-driven magnetos and two spark plugs in each cylinder provide
engine fuel ignition. The right magneto fires the lower right and upper left
spark plugs, and the left magneto fires the lower left and upper right spark
plugs.
Air Induction System
Induction air enters the engine compartment through the two inlets in the forward cowling. The air passes through a paper induction filter, through the throttle butterfly, into the four-tube engine manifold, and finally through the cylinder intake ports into the combustion chambers
Engine Fuel Injection
An engine driven fuel pump draws fuel from the selected wing tank and passes it to the fuel servo, where fuel is proportioned in response to the pilot-operated mixture control lever position. The fuel servo adjusts fuel flow in response to the pilot-controlled Power Lever position. From the fuel servo, fuel is directed to the fuel injector manifold and then to the individual injector nozzles.
How is fuel flow metered?
The system meters fuel flow in proportion to engine RPM, mixture setting, and throttle angle. Manual mixture control and idle cut-off are provided. An electric fuel pump provides fuel pressure boost when needed.
What does the propeller governor do?
The propeller governor automatically adjusts propeller pitch to regulate
propeller and engine RPM.
How does the prop gov sense speed?
The propeller governor senses engine speed by means of flyweights and senses throttle setting through a cable connected to the power (throttle) control lever in the cockpit.
How does the prop governor regulate pitch
The propeller governor boosts oil pressure in order to regulate propeller pitch position.
Relationship between throttle and propeller pitch
Moving the throttle lever forward causes the governor to meter less high-pressure oil to the propeller hub allowing centrifugal force acting on the blades to lower the propeller pitch for higher RPM operation. Reducing the power (throttle) lever position causes the governor to meter more high-pressure oil to the propeller hub forcing the blades to a higher pitch, lower RPM, position.
what happens to prop pitch during airpseed changes?
During stabilized flight, the governor automatically adjusts propeller pitch in order to maintain an RPM setting (throttle position). Any change in airspeed or load on the propeller results in a change in propeller pitch.
Fuel System - Description and capacity
Wet wing integral fuel tanks
Total fuel capacity: 58.5 Gallons
Total usable fuel: 56.0 Gallons
Total fuel per tank: 29.3 Gallons
Total Usable fuel per tank: 28 Gallons
Maximum allowable fuel imbalance: 7.5 Gallons
How is fuel qty measured by the gauges?
Float-type fuel quantity sensors in each wing tank supply fuel level information to the fuel quantity gauges.
How many gallons of fuel are indiated by the fuel tabs?
13 usable in each tank - 26 gallons total usable
How many fuel sample drains are there?
5 drains
Lwing tank
Rwing tank
L wing collector
R wing collector
Gascolator
what is the boost pump and what does it do?
- fuel flow for priming
- emergency backup
- vapor suppression in a hot fuel condition.
What things does the Fuel Totalizer do?
- monitors fuel flow
- calculates:
- fuel-to-destination
- fuel used, fuel remaining
- time remaining
- fuel range
- nautical miles per gallon.
How does the Fuel Totalizer know the initial fuel qty?
It is separate and independent of the fuel quantity gauge and float sensor system.
fuel totalizer initial fuel screen prompts the user to enter the total fuel on board at start.
What does a white Fuel CAS message indicate
A white Advisory message is generated when either fuel tank goes
below 8.2 gallons
What does an amber Fuel CAS message indicate?
A amber Caution message is generated when both fuel tanks go below
8.2 gallons.