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How is the fire extinguisher armed?

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Electronically

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Where is the control quadrant located and what does it provide?

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The Engine control quadrant is located on the over head console. It provides a means to start and shutdown the engines. Also allows for setting engine power.

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What is the maximum weight the MH60 cargo hook is capable of handling?

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600 pound

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How many cabin lights are there and where are they located?

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There are three cabin lights. They are located in cabin overhead, forward, midsection and aft cabin

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What is the purpose of the main gear box oil filter?

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It ensures clean oil is being supplied to main gear box to deter wear.

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The air data computer supplies what four things to the avionics system?

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They supply airspeed, altitude, vertical acceleration and outside air temperatures to avionics systems

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Where are the aux fuel tank receptacles located and what us their purpose?

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aft cabin bulkhead. They allow for transfer of fuel from auxiliary tank to main fuel cells during fuel transfer

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Explain helicopter in flight fueling receptacle.

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Hifr

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Explain control flight function.

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Collective stick changes the angle of all four blades at the same time increasing or decreasing lift

Cyclic stick changes the pitch of the swash plate which changes the angle of one blade at a time allowing the aircraft to roll left, right, pitch up or pitch down

Rudder pedals changes the angle of the tail paddles which controls heading

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Explain cycle stick function.

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changes the angle of all four blades at the same time increasing or decreasing lift. It is attached to the flight control rods inside the broom closet then linked to the torque shafts that lead into the boost servo and the mixer. This moves the primary servos forward or aft which moves the pitch control rods up or down which then changes the angle of the blades allowing for increased or decreased lift

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What is the purpose of non-skid?

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Designed to prevent skidding or sliding, (general safety of all personnel on the aircraft

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What agent may cause cancer and what are the components?

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Copper Beryllium, droop stops, tail pylon bushings etc

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What interval are aircraft washed on shore and at sea?

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14 days ashore 7 days sea

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What two areas must be pain particular attention during corrosion inspection?

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Underside of A/C and transmissions where moisture tends to collect

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Explain how a helicopter should be washed and why?

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Washed from bottom to top to prevent streaking

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What are the two methods that the tail wheel lockpin can be locked and unlocked?

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Manually and electronically

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How many factors affect helicopter flight and what are they?

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Four. Lift, height, drag, thrust

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What are some of the components located in the tail cone section of the helicopter?

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Flight control cables, avionic boxes, hydraulic lines, and drive shafts

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What are some of the components located in the tail rotor pylon of the helicopter?

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Drive shaft, LGB, TGB, Tail servo, Tail Paddles

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What are some of the components located in the main rotor pylon of the helicopter?

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MGB, Flight controls, primary and pilot assist servos

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What are the 3 forces that affect helicopter flight?

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Weight, weather, and engine performance

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Discuss the danger areas of the H-60 engine?

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The H-60 danger areas include suction form #1 and #2 engine inlets, heat from #1 and 2 engine exhausts, heat from ECS exhaust on right side of A/C, exhaust from APU left side of A/C and main rotor arc and tail rotor blades

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What kind of power plant does the H60 utilize?

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T700-GE-401C- front driven turbo shaft engine, with 1800 shaft horsepower

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What sections make up the engine and what are they?

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four modules that make up the engine. They are the Cold section module, hot section module, power turbine module, and accessory section module

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What models helicopters is the hover infrared suppression system installed on?
H/S
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How many types of fuel can the T700 engine use and what are they?
3 JP-5, Primary fuel (NATO Code F-44; JP-8, flashpoint too low for shipboard use, Alternate fuel (NATO Code F-34); and JP-4, not on the ship, Restricted fuel (NATO Code F-40)
27
What percentage must the main rotor head be rotating before the centrifugal force pulls the anti-flap assemblies outward?
35%
28
Explain how the 1 and 2 fuel cell tanks operate
1
29
What are the 2 methods to fuel the H60
The first is Pressure fueling, the receptacle for which is located on the port side of the aircraft on the aft cabin section. The second is gravity fueling, which is located on the port side of the aircraft on the aft cabin section above the pressure refueling receptacle
30
What are the 2 different pneumatic sources for engine start?
They include external ground source, the APU and engine cross bleed
31
The H60 power train consists of five main components. What are they?
main transmission module, the drive shafts, the oil cooler, the intermediate gearbox and the tail gearbox
32
Explain how the main transmission operates.
drive and support the main rotor and the tail rotor. The secondary function is to drive the accessory modules and the utility hydraulic system pump
33
How many types of APU are there?
turbo mach and the garrett
34
What takes place when hydraulic fluid is decomposed by heat?
Toxic gasses are released
35
Explain what the patch test is.
A method of evaluating fluid contamination, as Hydraulic fluid passed through a filter/membrane
36
Which pumps are located on the input modules inside the Hyds bay?
1 and 2
37
Where are the back up pumps located in the helicopter? What is it used for?
3- back up for first and second stage pumps | 4- Mounted to the MGB used for utility systems that are powered by hydraulics
38
What are the utility pump and the reservoir located in the helicopter? What are they used for?
Mounted to the MGB used for utility systems that are powered by hydraulics
39
What is the purpose of the selector valve?
Used to select what hydraulic system is to be serviced
40
The priority value opens at a minimum pressure of what psi?
2500
41
What is the purpose of reservoirs?
A means of contain hydraulic fluid for the hydraulic pumps
42
Name 4 servos in the helicopter.
Yaw, Roll, Pitch, Collective, Fwd, AFT, LAT, Tail
43
What is the purpose of the rescue hoist and where is it located?
Used to reserve people from hard to reach places
44
What are several warning signs to be observed prior to applying external power?
1
45
Each generator provides how many volts?
115/200 Volts A/C 3 Phases 400 Hz
46
How many generator control units are on the H60 and what are their purpose?
1 | They regulate generator output and provide over and under voltage protection as well as under frequency protection
47
Circuit breakers are a meant to protect circuits from what?
Circuit breakers are a means to protect circuits from an over current condition
48
What does the alternate current monitor bid breaker supply?
supplies main rotor blade deice | supplies windshield anti-ice and tail rotor blade deice
49
Battery bus and battery utility bus provide what?
provide power to circuit breakers on the lower console circuit breaker panel
50
What does the acronym DAFCS stand for?
Digital Automatic Flight Control System
51
What does the attitude indicator provide?
Provides displays aircraft attitude also known as artificial horizon
52
The barometric altimeter reads what?
Reads aircraft position above sea level
53
What is used to measure the difference between impact pressure and static pressure?
Measures difference between impact pressure and static pressure
54
Discuss the position lights on the H60.
White light located tail rotor pylon/ red light on the left and green on right main landing gear sponsons or stub wings
55
What is the primary source of battery and where is it located?
Start apu | Under copilot seat
56
What is a thermocouple?
junction of two dissimilar metals that produce voltage when heated
57
What is the purpose of a digital multimeter?
measures voltage, amperage, and resistance ohms also diode check
58
What is the range of the radar altimeter?
0 feet to 5000 feet, with an accuracy of +3ft or +4%, whichever is greater
59
Explain how IFF works.
IFF replies to interrogations from other aircraft or ships. H-60 has respond only capability. Five modes 1-4 and C, Mode 4 is military use only
60
DALS locks on a signal from what type of radio to assist with locating down pilots.
PRC-112
61
The missile warning set (MWS) is an electronic countermeasure unit designed to what
protect helicopters and low, slow flying aircraft against surface to air and air to air missiles
62
What does the flir provide?
real time infrared and daylight imagery for a variety of missions including: Target detection and recognition Search and Rescue Surveillance. Provides target distance via an onboard laser range finder. Provides a targeting laser to designate targets for laser guided missiles
63
TACAN navigation set consist of the following?
consists of a receiver/transmitter and control
64
What is the purpose of the embedded global positioning indicators? How many are there?
provide navigation and aircraft altitude information for display and computation 2
65
What is time frequency that high frequency operates at?
2 to 29.9999 MHz, with 280,000 channels at intervals of 100 Hz
66
Explain the intercommunication system
internal communications (talking to one another in the aircraft)
67
What does the multi-mode radar system provide?
provides radar tracking, surface ship imaging, and IFF interrogations for aircraft
68
What countermeasures are used to defeat air intercept, antu-aircraft artillery, and surface to air missiles?
metallic chaff and flares
69
Explain how the AAR-47 and ALQ-144 infrared countermeasure works.
passive system that warns the aircrew of attacks by infrared and laser guided missiles. Can be set to automatically launch countermeasures when a threat is detected provides protection from infrared guided missiles. It continuously emits infrared radiation to decoy incoming missiles. Upper IRCM jammer is mounted on the main rotor pylon. Lower IRCM jammer is mounted underneath the tail cone
70
Pyrotechnics used in the military are items that produce what?
produce their effect by burning, and are consumed in the process.
71
What does a conventional ordnance discrepancy report provide?
reporting malfunctions or induced defects involving live ordnance, ammunition, explosives, explosive systems and devices such as bomb racks, missle launchers, gun systems, rocket launchers, sonobouy launchers, leaking or spilled OTTO fuel, and armament weapons support equipment
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An explosive mishap report is a report that applies to?
explosive incidents involving conventional ordnance, ammunition, explosives, explosive system and devices resulting in actual unintentional detonation, firing, burning, launching of ordnance material leaking of spilled propellant fuels and oxidizers, or chemical agents released
73
When and why is a stray voltage check performed?
performed at the last possible moment before the aircraft takes off. This is to ensure that no voltage has been induced in the aircraft firing circuitry from external sources such as the ship’s radar
74
Purpose of the mh92 fire bottle
contain a cad to discharge the fire extinguishing agent through the lines to put out fires
75
What 3 items are located in the mk79 mod 0 signal kit?
Signal projector, a plastic bandoleer that holds seven Mk 80 Mod 0 signals, and an instruction sheet
76
How many seconds does the mk124 mod 0 burn
20 seconds
77
Chaff and flares both contain cads but operate differently, explain.
Chaff contains CADs to release shower of metal pieces to CONFUSE RADAR MISSILES Flare contains CADs to release hot flares to CONFUSE INFRARED (IR) MISSILES
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Explain the 3 configurations of the m46 torpedo
1
79
Gau-17/21 guns rate of fire.
1150
80
M240 rate of fire?
650-950
81
Raft types available to flight crew
LRU-30: Holds up to eight personnel. | LRU-31: Holds up to 12 personnel
82
Med kits h60 required to carry
2
83
Purpose of AN/AVS-9 and how it operates
image intensifier set, night vision goggles used by the pilots and aircrew to use in low light situations
84
Name and discuss 5 items located in the aircrew endurance vest
Water Bottle, Ground/Air Emergency Code Card, Compass (wrist or unmounted), Sea Dye Marker, SRU-31A/P (individual aircrewman’s survival kit), Tourniquet, Pocket Knife
85
How many fire extinguishers
3 but 1
86
3 items from swimmers TRISAT flotation vest
Hook blade knife, four Chemical lights, divers knife
87
5 Items in BGU-8 bag and purpose of each.
two Wool Blankets, three Chemical Light Straps, three Crewmembers Aircraft Safety Belt
88
Components located in the lpu-32/p life preserver
Whistle, Sea Dye Marker and a Chemical Light
89
Anti-exposure ensemble is required when water and outside air temp are what?
50 Degrees F and bellow or when the air temperature is 32 Degrees F and below
90
Danger of the mq8b
1
91
Genealogy dimensions of mq8
1
92
How many sections is the fuselage divided into and what are they? (Mq8)
1
93
Main components and where are they? Mq8
1
94
Type of engine mq8
Rolls royce
95
Differences in pussy engine operation from the h60
1
96
How does the fuel control system work mq8
1
97
Capacity of fuel cells mq8
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98
How is fuel fed to the engine?mq8
1
99
What limits might there be on fuel quality? Mq8
1
100
Purpose of belt drive Trans
1
101
How is the main trans cooled? Mq8
1
102
Describe tail rotor trans mq8
1
103
Rotor brake system work? Mq8
1
104
Actuators that control flight control system? Mq8
2
105
Describe main rotor flight control system. Mq8
1
106
Tail rotor flight control system? Mq8
1
107
What type of rotor system does the mq8 have?
1
108
Battery requirement mq8
1
109
Components involved in the primary and secondary electrical system. Mq8
1
110
Main components involved in the avionics system mq8
1
111
What computer and how it and the control system interfaces with the mq8
1
112
How many chip detectors mq8
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113
Overall mission of the mq8
1
114
What system comprise the surveillance portion of the mq8
1

Wings (1 decks)

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