Tech Flashcards

1
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What Control Laws and flight protection exist on Airbus?

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Normal Law - Alpha protection for high and low speed boundary. Vmo protection, nose high, nose low, roll protection

Alternate - Loss of protections through loss of computers, loss of hydraulics

Direct Law - C172

Mechanical back-up - simply allows the aircraft to fly straight and level while systems are troubleshooted and rebooted

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2
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What is fly by wire?

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System which…

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3
Q

What is a slat?

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A slat is…

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4
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What are winglets? How do they work?

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Winglets are…

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5
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What is critical Mach Number?

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Critical Mach number is..

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6
Q

Advantages and Disadvantages of a swept wing?

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Advantages..

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7
Q

What is Dutch Roll?

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Dutch roll occurs…

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8
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What is Induced drag?

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Induced drag…

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9
Q

What are the stages of a Jet Engine? How do they work?

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A jet engine…

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10
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What is a centrifugal compressor?

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A spinning duct…

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11
Q

Axial flow compressor?

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Compressor which…

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12
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What is Engine bypass?

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This is…

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13
Q

What is Engine spool?

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Refers to

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14
Q

Why have multiple spool sections?

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Increased efficiency…

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15
Q

Tell me about the Kingair?

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The Kingair..

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16
Q

Tell me about the Kingair’s electrical system?

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The Kingair…

17
Q

Tell me about the Kingair Engines?

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The PT6A..

18
Q

How does Pressurisation work?

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Bleed air…

19
Q

What is Adverse Yaw?

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The yawing motion…

20
Q

Take-off segments?

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First segment…

21
Q

Vmca in the Kingair?

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91 kts

22
Q

What is ETOPS?

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23
Q

What is the A350’s ETOPS rating? The 777’s?

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A350 - 370 mins

777 - 330 mins

24
Q

Electrics on Kingair? Electrics on Airliner?

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25
Q

Difference between voltage and frequency?

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26
Q

INS vs IRS?

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27
Q

Sector entries

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Direct

Parallel

Offset

28
Q

What is EDTO?

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EDTO is…

29
Q

What is the difference between JetA and JetA1?

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JetA…

30
Q

What is the difference between AR, RNP and RNAV approaches?

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AR -

RNP

RNAV

31
Q

Limitations of yaw damper?

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