M11.14

Question 1

What are the different types of lights?

Answer 1

• internal
• external
• emergency

Question 2

What chapter is lights?

Answer 2

33

Question 3

What colour is the light on the left hand side?

Answer 3

Red

Question 4

What colour is the light on the right hand side?

Answer 4

Green

Question 5

What angle are the lights on the side visible from?

Answer 5

110°

Question 6

Where is the white light located?

Answer 6

At the rear

Question 7

What voltage is supplied to the navigation lights?

Answer 7

28v

Question 8

Where are the anti collision lights located?

Answer 8

Top and bottom of the fuselage

Question 9

If a light has a rotational speed of 40rpm, what is the lightning frequency?

Answer 9

80

Question 10

What voltage is supplied to the anti collision lights?

Answer 10

28v

Question 11

What is used inside of the strobe lights to build up an electrical charge?

Answer 11

A set of capacitors

Question 12

What is the typical flashing frequency of a light?

Answer 12

60-70 flashes per minute

Question 13

How much voltage do the capacitors store to create the flash?

Answer 13

450v

Question 14

What voltage is supplied to the landing lights?

Answer 14

28v

Question 15

What is the power rating of the landing lights?

Answer 15

600watts

Question 16

When will the retractable lights switch on?

Answer 16

When fully extended

Question 17

Why are retractable lights fitted with a clutch?

Answer 17

So the can retract at excessive airspeed

Question 18

What is the power rating on taxiing lights?

Answer 18

250watts

Question 19

What is fitted inside a combined taxi/landing light?

Answer 19

Two filaments of 400watts and 1000watts

Question 20

Where are ice inspection lights used?

Answer 20

On the leading edge or engine intake lip

Question 21

What voltage is supplied to the ice inspection lights?

Answer 21

28V

Question 22

What is meant by integral lighting?

Answer 22

Part of the instrument

Question 23

What is meant by flood lighting?

Answer 23

External to the instrument

Question 24

Why is a thunderstorm switch installed?

Answer 24

So the pilots can see the instrument in a storm

Question 25

What type of diode is used in the DIM function?

Answer 25

Zener

Question 26

What is meant by wash lighting?

Answer 26

When its indirect

Question 27

What voltage is supplied to the cargo bay lighting?

Answer 27

28v

Question 28

How is the emergency lights controlled?

Answer 28

By a switch in the flight deck