Systems

Question 1

size of a Fuelling Zone

Answer 1

6m radially from filling & venting points

Question 2

What colour is the word AVTUR on fuelling vehicles?

Answer 2

White on a black background

Question 3

what colour is AVGAS 100LL

Answer 3

Blue

Question 4

What colour is AVGAS 100

Answer 4

Green

Question 5

What colour is AVGAS 115

Answer 5

Green

Question 6

What is the waxing point, flash point, and Specific Gravity of JET A1

Answer 6

Waxing point: -47 degrees C
Flash Point: 38 degrees C
SG: 0.8

Question 7

What is the waxing point, flash point, and Specific Gravity of JET A

Answer 7

Waxing point: -40 degrees C
Flash Point: 38 degrees C
SG: 0.8

Question 8

What is the waxing point, flash point, and Specific Gravity of JET B

Answer 8

Waxing point: -60 degrees C
Flash Point: -20 degrees C
SG: 0.77

Question 9

What colour is the word AVGAS on fuelling vehicles?

Answer 9

White on a red background

Question 10

what is the target cabin rate of climb

Answer 10

<= 500 ft/min

Question 11

what is the target cabin rate of descent

Answer 11

<= 300 ft/min

Question 12

What is the maximum permissable rate of climb or descent for a cabin

Answer 12

1500 ft/min

Question 13

What is the normal cabin altitude range in the cruise?

Answer 13

6,000-8,000 ft

Question 14

Fire extinguishers carrying BCF are painted which

colour?

Answer 14

Primarily green, though BCF can be stored in red, purple, or brown containers.

Question 15

What are the reactive compounds in a chemical oxygen generator?

Answer 15

Iron and Sodium Chlorate

Question 16

what is the minimum time a chemical oxygen generator must function for

Answer 16

10 minutes (long enough to carry out an emergency descent to 10,000 ft)

Question 17

What is the typical pressure of a pressurised oxygen system?

Answer 17

1800 psi

Question 18

What colour are oxygen cylinders

Answer 18

Primarily green, though some british ones are black with a white neck

Question 19

What are the probabilities and consequences associated with a ‘minor’ failure

Answer 19

No more likely than a 1 in 10^3 chance per flying hour (‘probable’)

causes physical discomfort

Question 20

What are the probabilities and consequences associated with a ‘major’ failure

Answer 20

No more likely than a 1 in 10^5 chance per flying hour (‘remote’)

causes physical distress or injuries

Question 21

What are the probabilities and consequences associated with a ‘Hazardous’ failure

Answer 21

No more likely than a 1 in 10^7 chance per flying hour (‘extremely remote’)

causes serious or fatal injury to a small number of people

Question 22

What are the probabilities and consequences associated with a ‘catastrophic’ failure

Answer 22

No more likely than a 1 in 10^9 chance per flying hour (‘extremely improbable’)

causes multiple fatalities

Question 23

What is the DLL for a transport aircraft

Answer 23

+2.5g/-1.0g

Question 24

What colour is DTD / Def Stan

Answer 24

Red

Question 25

Waht colour is Skydrol

Answer 25

Purple or Green

Question 26

What pressures do constant delivery hydraulic pumps generally deliver

Answer 26

2000 psi

Question 27

What pressures do constant pressure hydraulic pumps generally deliver

Answer 27

3000 - 4000 psi

Question 28

What are the typical maximum differential pressures between cabin and atmosphere

Answer 28

+8/9 psi, -0.5/-1.0 psi