Term
| Discuss the corrosion prone areas of the P-3. |
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Definition
| Corrosion on P-3 aircraft has been found to exist principally along the seams of 7075-T6 aluminum alloy structures, in box beam skin centroid areas and around cadmium plated steel fasteners. |
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Term
| Discuss the purpose of the Aircraft Automatic Flight Control System. |
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Definition
| The AFCS is designed to maintain the aircraft on any selected heading while keeping it stabilized in pitch, roll and yaw attitude. |
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Term
| State the type and model of the P-3C engine. |
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Definition
| The P-3 is powered by four T56-A-14 turboprop engines. |
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Term
| Discuss the purpose of the constant speed propeller. |
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Definition
| The purpose of a constant speed propeller is to maintain a pre-selected RPM automatically. |
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Term
| Discuss the P-3 aircraft fueling methods. |
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Definition
| The P-3 aircraft is designed to be fueled by two methods: Center-point pressure fueling and overwing gravity feed. |
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Term
| What type of construction is used by the P-3 aircraft? |
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Definition
Box Beam for the wings.
Ribs are provided at frequent intervals to stabilize the structure and maintain contour.
The fuselage is of semimonocoque construction |
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Term
| Describe the type of landing gear used on the P-3 aircraft. |
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Definition
| The landing gear is a fully retractable tricycle type gear consisting of two main gears and a nose gear. |
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