Tech Flashcards
What Control Laws and flight protection exist on Airbus?
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
What is fly by wire?
System which…
What is a slat?
A slat is…
What are winglets? How do they work?
Winglets are…
What is critical Mach Number?
Critical Mach number is..
Advantages and Disadvantages of a swept wing?
Advantages..
What is Dutch Roll?
Dutch roll occurs…
What is Induced drag?
Induced drag…
What are the stages of a Jet Engine? How do they work?
A jet engine…
What is a centrifugal compressor?
A spinning duct…
Axial flow compressor?
Compressor which…
What is Engine bypass?
This is…
What is Engine spool?
Refers to
Why have multiple spool sections?
Increased efficiency…
Tell me about the Kingair?
The Kingair..
Tell me about the Kingair’s electrical system?
The Kingair…
Tell me about the Kingair Engines?
The PT6A..
How does Pressurisation work?
Bleed air…
What is Adverse Yaw?
The yawing motion…
Take-off segments?
First segment…
Vmca in the Kingair?
91 kts
What is ETOPS?
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What is the A350’s ETOPS rating? The 777’s?
A350 - 370 mins
777 - 330 mins
Electrics on Kingair? Electrics on Airliner?
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