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1
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What 4 electronic instruments make up the basic T?

A

Altitude, attitude, speed, direction

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2
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What’s the most popular type of data buses?

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Arinc 429

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3
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What was a disadvantage of eids and how was it worked around?

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In sunlight screens where hard to visualise and they worked around this by increasing the brightness of the screens

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4
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What’s the difference between the EFIS on a Boeing and an airbus

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Boeing displays called-
electronic altitude director indicator
Electronic horizontal situation indicator

Airbus displays called-
Primary flight display
Navigation display

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5
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What’s a CPU

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Central processing unit that’s the brains of a computer and controls the machines operating system

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What’s the difference between ROM and RAM

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ROM- read only memory
RAM- random access memory
Ram is volatile information that’s stored in your files whereas Roms non volatile memory

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7
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What’s hardware?

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Hard ware is the electrical and mechanical devices that make up a computer

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8
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What’s data processing

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Handling,storage and analysis of information in a sequence of systematic and logical operations

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9
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Incase of electrical failure whats displayed on the standby system ?

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Airspeed, altimeter, artificial horizon

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10
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What’s an MCDU and what’s it stand for

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Multipurpose control and display unit
And it’s primary purpose is to be the interface between the pilot and flight management systems

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11
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What’s EICAS and what do they display

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Electronic indicating and crew alerting systems
During flight upper screen displays engine parameters and bottom screen displays nothing but during flight if a fault occurs the message is then displayed on top screen and lose screen shows the faulty system parameters

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12
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What does the Modern EHSI display and what does it stand for

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Electronic horizontal situation indicator
Way points
Distance
Radio steering commands
Magnetic heading

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13
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What’s EADI stand for and what’s it capable of displaying

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Electronic attitude direction indicator
Displays pitch and roll info,ground speed, flight director info, glide slope, warning messages

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14
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What are the six flight instruments

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Turn and bank
Airspeed indicator
Attitude indicator
Altimeter
Direction
Gyrohorizon

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15
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Advantages of EIS

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Less components
Displays relevant information and subsides the less relevant
Coloured displays
Variability

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16
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What’s EADI stand for

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Electronic attitude direction indicator

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17
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EADI - Boeing

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Electronic attitude director indication

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18
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PFD - airbus

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Primary flight display

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19
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EHSI - Boeing

A

Electronic horizontal situation indicator

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20
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ND - airbus

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Navigation display

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21
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EICAS - Boeing

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Engine indicating and alerting system

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22
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ECAM - Airbus

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Electronic centralised aircraft monitor

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23
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MCDU

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Multi function control displays

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24
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What is ASI and where is it found in the EADI/ PFD

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Airspeed indicatator and top left

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25
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What is ADI and where is it found

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Attuitude middle top. Attitude direction indicator

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26
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What is VSI and where is it found

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Altitude. Vertical speed indication - top right

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27
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What is the basic T made up of

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Airspeed, attitude, altitude and heading.

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28
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What is HSI and where is it

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Horizontal situation indicator. Bottom middle

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29
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What does the ECAM or EICAS do

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It is comprised of two displays in the middle. The top one shows the engine parameters. When a fault occurs then it comes up in detail in the bottom screen

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30
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What is an LCDS and what are the adv

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Liquid crystal display.
Lower and supplier power supply required.
Produce less heat than CRT
more robust
Brightness set by pilot

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31
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What happens when there is total failure of EIS (electronic instrumental systems)

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There is standby artificial horizon airspeed and altimeter

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32
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What are the buses that transmit that data called

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ARNIC 429

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33
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What are the advantages EIS

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Does not require all info during flight. Reducing clutter
Variability and variety
Coloured displays
Fewer components needed
Displays are interchangeable reducing redundancy

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34
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What’s a disadvantage of EIS

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Bright sunlight. Could be difficult to read

35
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What’s does the EADI or PRD display

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Pitch and roll information
Ground speed
Flight director info
Glide slope info
Status

36
Q

What does EHSI display

A

Magnetic heading
Radio steering commands
Way points airports and nav aids
Distance to go

37
Q

What can EHSI or ND be switched to

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From rose which is a full compass to arc or sector which is more zoomed in to see for terrain weather etc

38
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Which EIS has priority

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EADI or PFD. Of display is lost then it moves onto EHSI or ND.

39
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What was the earliest airspeed meter made from

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Consisted of flexible bamboo strip or metal strip with a paddle on its end. As speed increase airflow pushed the paddle rearward.

40
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What does the ADI provide

A

Attitude direction indicator provides positive and negative indications of altitude. It’s the master instrument.

41
Q

What does a glass cockpit use now.

A

Cathode ray tubes (CRT) or liquid crystal displays (LCD)

42
Q

What is an address

A

A name or number of info on the location that it’s needed to go to

43
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What is a bit

A

A binary digit of 0 or 1

44
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What is a word of bits

A

A number of bits

45
Q

What is a byte

A

8 word bits

46
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How many values can a byte have

A

256

47
Q

What is data processing

A

The handling, storage and amylases of info in a sequence of operations done by the computer

48
Q

What is firmware

A

Software that is stored in the ROM

49
Q

What is hardware

A

Electronic and mech devices that make up a computer - RAM, ROM, MOTHERBOARD

50
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What is an instruction

A

A machine word that direct a computer to take a certain action.

51
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What is a computer

A

An electronic device that accepts and processes data by carrying out a set of instructions in a sequence made by a program

52
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At what speed does the electronic calculator operate

A

Few milliseconds

53
Q

What is a memory device

A

A semiconductor device for memory

54
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What is ROM

A

read only memory. It’s non volatile. Permanent

55
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What is RAM

A

Random access memory. Volatile. Non permanent

56
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What is peripheral input/output devices

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Enables a computer to communicate. Keyboard, mouse etc

57
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What is software

A

The program that enables a computer to function and carry out operations.

58
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What is system software

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Designed to directly operate the computer hardware. Includes OS and I/O. Start up, file management etc

59
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What is application software

A

Provides specific functions for user under supervision of operating system. Microsoft word, paint etc.

60
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What is hardware

A

Stuff that you can touch. CPU, ROM, RAM, I/O system, joined by buses. Consist of CPU which has arithmetic memory uni (ALU) and control unit (CU) and main memory unit. Based on the JohnnVon Neumann architecture.

61
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What is a controlling computer

A

Primary task of controlling.
Largest category of computers.
Controls other systems.
FSEU - flap slat electronic unit. Provides the means to monitor a flap lever. Stops danger

62
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What is an interactive computer

A

Displays info to operate and manipulate the data based on interaction.
FMC - flight management computer
Calculates climb, cruise and autopilot, but has to input what we want firstly.

63
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What is reference computer

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Used for a source of information or data
It only outputs, providing info
IRS - inertial reference system which shows attitude, heading and acceleration. Feeds 4 systems.

64
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What are information computers

A

Collects data, processes it and displays it.
EICAS/ECAM is an example.

65
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What is a storage monitor computer

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They retain information provided to them by other systems.
EECM - Electronic energise control monitor
When abnormalities occur in engine the data is collected and stored in the EECM

66
Q

What are the 5 types of computers on aircraft’s

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Interactive, storage, monitor, control and info and can be analogue, digital or hybrid

67
Q

What is PROM

A

programmable read only memory
Chips that are manufactured blank and can put your on code on there

68
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What is EPROM

A

Erasable programmable read only memory.
Can be reprogrammed after using ultra violent light on it

69
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What is EEPROM

A

electronically erasable prom
Can be block erased and written while pc is running

70
Q

When is flash or EEPROM used

A

For flight management system nav data base as can be changed at periodic points

71
Q

What is the clocks timing signals

A

Periodic square wave pulse train

72
Q

Which is quicker parallel or series

A

Parallel

73
Q

What is 1KB in Bytesb

A

1000Bytes

74
Q

What is 1MB in Kb and Bytesb

A

1000KB or 1000000Bytes

75
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What is 1Gb in Mb and bytes

A

1000MB or 1000000000Bytes

76
Q

What happens when there is an ESD discharge

A

Local over heat
Evaporation
Bending
Layer splitting
Holes

77
Q

How do you prevent ESD discharges

A

Good facilities
Personal protection
Training
Grounding everything back to 0

78
Q

How do you handle new LRU

A

with same care as a faulty one
Use natural bristle brush when cleaning

79
Q

What does the hazard symbol for ESD look like

A

Yellow triangle for universal one.
Government one has a circle with arrows pointing in

80
Q

What factors effect static electricity

A

Humidity
Temperature
Type of material

81
Q

What is the effect is the materials are conductors and static electricity gets in

A

Very low. The effect would be big if the materials were non conductive

82
Q

What are the rates that voltage would shock you

A

Slight shock 1500-2000v
Shock causes pain - 5000v
Intense pain - 15000v

83
Q

What is an electrostatic conductive bag made out of

A

Outer layer - metallic sheeting/ aluminium foil
Middle insulation layer
Inner antistatic layer
Then sealed with a warning label

Kemble (39 decks)

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