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| What tank is the APU fueled from? |
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| What wing is pressure refuel / defuel from? |
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| what is the purpose of the crossfeed? |
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| fuel either engine from either tank |
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| what are the fuel surge tanks? |
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| keep the wing tanks from becoming over pressurized. let pressure out the wing tips |
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| which fuel tank has the temperature reader? |
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primary - engine driven on each tank
back up - AC driven fuel pumps |
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| how is the crossfeed valve powered? |
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| multi function control display unit |
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| How are the flight controls controlled? |
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Ailerons are conventional cable
The other controls are all FDW - fly by wire
FDW (electric hydraulic powered) |
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| purpose of the multi function spoilers? |
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| speed brakes or ground spoilers |
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| What parts of the aircraft are fire protected? |
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Definition
whole airplane
engines / APU / cargo compartments / lavatories / cabin / cockpit |
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| How many portable fire extinguishers are on the aircraft? |
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3
1 in the cockpit and one in the forward and rear of the cabin |
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General Electric CF34-8E5
high bypass dual rotor turbofan |
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| How are the engines and APU controlled? |
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Dual channel FADEC
(Full authority digital electronic control)
one channel for the engines, the other for the APU |
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| Electrical system components |
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Definition
2 IDG's
1 APU generator
1 inverter
1 RAT
1 AC External power unit
2 batteries
3 TRU's
1 DC external power unit |
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| What is electrically heated on the AC |
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windshield
water lines
smart data probes |
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| What is heated with bleed air? |
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wing leading edge slats
engine inlets |
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| Shuttles definition of icing? |
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| 10 degrees C and visible moisture |
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| How is the aircraft steered? |
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low speed - handle
high speed - rudder pedals |
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| steering angle from handle? |
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| 3 ways to lower landing gear? |
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landing gear level
electric override
landing gear switch - primary |
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| How many oxygen tanks are there on the aircraft? |
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| 2. one in the fore and aft cabin |
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| how much oxygen is supplied to the pax? |
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| provide pressurized oxygen to the pax |
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2 bottles that can go to either compartment - 1 high rate to put out fire and 1 low rate to keep it out
1 smoke detector in each compartment |
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2 bottles that can go to either engine
2 loops of 4 sensors in each engine that detect fire and overheat. |
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| what does the shutoff valve close when a bottle is pulled? |
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fuel line
hydraulics
bleed air |
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| how is the lavatory protected from fire? |
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| smoke detector and bottle in the trash can to extinguish fire |
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| can hydraulic fluid be transferred between systems? |
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| no, but the power transfer unit can shift power between systems without fluid exchange |
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