Flight Controls Flashcards
When will the wheel-to-rudder cross-tie operate?
In flight below 210 knots
How is the ALTN flap mode selected?
Manually
Bank angle protection provides opposing forces to roll control wheel inputs when the airplane bank angle exceeds approximately _____ degrees.
35
Load relief is available for ______.
flaps in the primary mode
To provide airplane control in the event of a jam, the control _____ are connected through jamp override mechanisms.
columns and control wheels
In the secondary flight control mode, the elevator variable feel system provides _____.
two feel force levels that change with flap position
With the autopilot engaged, the primary pitch trim switches are ______.
inhibited
Can TAC be overridden with the Manual Trim Cancel switch?
No
On the ground, the stabilizer is directly positioned when the pilot uses the ______.
pitch trim switches
The TAC is available during all phases of flight ______.
above 70 knots
If a single spoiler fails, the corresponding spoiler on the other wing _______.
retracts
Autothrottle stall protection (commonly referred to as autothrottle wakeup) is available ______.
in all three flight control modes if valid air data information is present
Bank angle protection starts providing opposing forces to the roll control wheel inputs when the airplane bank angle exceeds approximately _____.
35 degrees
Flap load relief limits flap retraction to Flaps ______.
5
The stab green band is calculated using which of the following pilot CDU inputs?
CG
Which of the following statements is true of the RUDDER Trim Knob?
It is spring-loaded to neutral
The autoslat system enhances stall protection. When approaching stickshaker, if armed, the system moves the slats from the _____ position to the ______ position.
mid, full/down
Autoslat operation is armed at _____.
Flaps 1 through 20 only in primary flap mode
Pilot controls command the _____ actuator control electronics (ACEs) and the ______ primary flight computers (PFCs)
4, 3
A loss of flap/slat position sensing ______.
removes the tape fill and flap lever position indications
In the normal mode in flight, simultaneously pushing both Pitch Trim Switches on the yoke, changes the _____.
trim reference speed
To protect against inadvertent flap deployment during cruise, flap and slat extension form the UP position is inhibited at altitudes above approximately ______.
20,000 feet
TAC can normally compensate for which of the following engine problems?
Engine failure.
The PFCs automatically control pitch to compensate for _______.
flap changes
The autoslat system enhances airplane stall protection characteristics _____.
upon receiving a signal from the stall warning system
Which of the following sequences illustrates the Normal flight control process while hand flying?
Pilot Input>ACEs>PFCs>ACEs>Control Surfaces
In the Normal flight control mode, what occurs with the STAB TRIM switches in CUTOUT?
Pitch trim is still available.
Placing the PRIMARY FLIGHT COMPUTERS disconnect switch to DISC puts the flight control system in which mode?
Direct
In the secondary flight control mode, the primary pitch trim switches and the alternate pitch trim levers move the _______.
stabilizer directly (there is no trim reference speed)
The dual alternate pitch trim levers on the control pedestal _______.
have priority over the control yoke trim switches in all flight control modes.
