Electrical Flashcards
EAWS (35 cards)
MDG
Multipurpose Display Group
What is in the MDG
5 displays FWD and 4 displays AFT
HUD
Heads-Up Display
What is displayed in HUD
A/C attitude, steering, navigation, A/A and A/G weapons, and navigation FLIR video display into pilots forward field of view
DDI
Digital Display Indicators
What is displayed in DDI
stores status, radar weapons video, cautions and advisories, engine monitor, and BIT displays
UFCD
Up Front Control Display
What does UFCD provide
provides for entry and display of aircraft data
MPCD
Multipurpose Color Display
What is MPCD
mechanical pushbuttons for operator inputs used as a multifunction display
The function of the Digital Map Set
DMS made for TAMMAC system provides enhanced navigational/tactical situational awareness to aircrew, on-board stored moving map and image database
Position Lights
relative position of the A/C at night
left - red ; right - green ; tail - white
Strobe Light
provides coverage FWD, AFT, up, down and outboard to guard against in-flight collisons
Landing/Taxi Light
used for landing and taxi operations at night
Approach Lights
activated when all landing gear is down and locked and weight is off the wheels
Formation Light
10 green lights used during join up after take-off, in-flight, refueling, and routine night formation flights. visible to wingman and indicate changes
DFIRS
Deployable Flight Incident Recorder Set
What is the purpose of DFIRS
the retrieving and storage of flight data, when a/c crashes beacon sends signals on military UHF guard frequency of 243Hz. Operable battery up to 72 hours
Pitot- Static System
measures temp, pitot and static air pressure surrounding the A/C
Standby Pressure Indicator
4 digit display indicating barometric pressure in inches of mercury
Vertical Speed Indicator
senses changes in air pressure and displays them in the form of climb/drive rate from 0-6000ft per minute
Air Data Pressure Transmitter
converts pneumatic static and total pressure inputs from L-shaped pitot static
AOA
Angle of Attack
What is AOA Indexer
operates when the landing gear is down and weight is off the gear, shows approach AOA with lighted signals