Unit 1 Flashcards
Which components of the MA-1A arresting barrier provide a certain amount of slack for the arresting cable?
Deck hooks
On an MA-1A arresting barrier, the arresting chain is doubled after the first…..?
90 feet
Which component of the MA-1A arresting system is used to pre-tension the hook cable?
Pull lift
When an aircraft nose wheel engages the webbing on an MA-1A arresting barrier, this actions triggers a steel cable to engage the aircraft’s…..?
Main landing gear
On the MA-1A arresting barrier compressor, what is the normal air pressure stored in the accumulators?
1500 psi
Where is the E-5 unidirectional barrier typically installed on the runway?
On the overrun
When an aircraft engages the pendant on an E-5 arresting system, tension increases rapidly and causes the…?
Shear pins to break
To avoid obstructing landing aircraft, the BAK-15 arresting system can lower the net in about…?
Three seconds
On a BAK-15 arresting system, what holds the net upright and centered on the runway in its arrestment position?
Suspension system
What component of a BAK-15 arresting system holds the bottom of the net in place on the runway?
Anchor straps
What is the 23-foot post that holds the net in position in order to pe form the arrestment on a BAK-15?
Mast assembly
On a BAK-15, what is used to tighten or loosen the net tensioning wire, this determining the height of the net during an arrestment?
Lever chain hoist
When the BAK-15 stanchions are elevated, they are held securely in the upright position by the….?
Over-center locking arm mechanism
To prevent damage to the equipment when it is in the fully raised and fully lowered positions, the BAK-15 stanchion system is fitted with….?
Limit switches
When an aircraft engages the BAK-15 arresting system, what causes the net to release from the stanchions?
Shear link devices
What is one of the many advantages the textile brake system offers?
Easy transportation
What size is the pendant on a textile brake system?
1 1/4 inched
What protects the yoke on a textile brake system?
Neoprene cover
When an aircraft engages the textile brake arresting system, the kinetic energy of the aircraft is absorbed when the…..?
Two tearing straps separate
In a bidirectional configuration of the textile brake arresting system, how many braking modules are on each side of the braking stage unit?
10
