System 1 Amalgamated

Question 1

What are the major sub-assemblies of an airframe?

Answer 1

Wings, Fuselage, empennage (tail plane), under carriage, engine installation

Question 2

There are 5 considerations that affect aircraft design specifications. One is mission, name two others.

Answer 2

Speed
Altitude
Range
Payload

Question 3

What are 3 common materials used in the construction of an aircraft?

Answer 3

Metals, Plastics, composites

Question 4

What are 5 engineering forces that act on an aircraft and influence design?

Answer 4

Tension
Compression
Torsion
Shear
Bending

Question 5

What are operating limits?

Answer 5

Limits the pilot can routinely apply while manoeuvring without exceeding the limitations of airframe structural integrity.

Question 6

What are the types of aircraft structural construction?

Answer 6

Truss
Monocoque
Semi-monocoque - PC21

Question 7

What are the major parts of the wing construction?

Answer 7

Spars
Ribs
Stingers
Skin
(Flaps, ailerons and fuel tanks are also acceptable)

Question 8

PC21 Length?

Answer 8

36.85ft (11.2m)

Question 9

PC21 Height?

Answer 9

12.3ft (3.75m)

Question 10

PC21 Wing span?

Answer 10

29.88 ft (9.11m)

Question 11

PC21 Propeller Diameter

Answer 11

7.83ft (2.39m)

Question 12

Is locked main wheel recommended for turning on ground?

Answer 12

No, due to tyre damage

Question 13

Turn radius using nose wheel steering and differential braking.

Answer 13

Outiside wingtip - 5.9m

Nose wheel - 2.9m

Outside wheel - 2.7m

Outside horizontal stabiliser - 6.9m

Question 14

PC21 turning circle using nose wheel only

Answer 14

Outside wingtip - (LH - 15.4m) (RH 17.4m)

Nose wheel - (LH - 11.3m) (RH - 13.3m)

Outside wheel - (LH - 12.4m) (RH - 14.4m)

Outside horizontal stabiliser - (LH - 15.1m) (RH17.1m)

Question 15

PC21 Weight - Maximum ramp weight MRW

Answer 15

3120kg - 6878lbs

Question 16

PC21 weight - Maximum take off weight MTOW

Answer 16

3100kg - 6834lbs

Question 17

PC21 Weight - Min Flying weight MFW

Answer 17

2330 kg - 5136lbs

Question 18

PC21 weight - Maximum landing weight MLW

Answer 18

3100kg - 6834lbs

Question 19

PC21 weight - Maximum zero fuel weight MZFW

Answer 19

2750kg - 6062lbs

Question 20

PC21 Maximum operating speed (Vmo)

Answer 20

370KIAS - Not to be exceeded at any time

Question 21

PC21 Maximum Mach number (Mmo)

Answer 21

0.72m - Not to be exceeded at any time

Question 22

Manoeuvring speed for ailerons (Vo)

Answer 22

370KIAS

Question 23

Maximum manoeuvring speed for rudder and elevator?

Answer 23

220KIAS

Question 24

Maximum Speed with flaps/landing gear extended (Vfe, Vlo, Vle)

Answer 24

180KIAS

Question 25

What is the basic stall speed in clean config (Vs), Idle power, 0deg AoB

Answer 25

92KIAS

Question 26

Basic stall speed in landing config (Vso), idle power, 0deg AoB

Answer 26

81KIAS

Question 27

G load limit in clean config?

Answer 27

+8 or -4 Gz

Question 28

G load if flaps are not fully retracted?

Answer 28

+4 or -0Gz

Question 29

G Load in landing config?

Answer 29

+2 or -0Gz

Question 30

Abrupt movement of ailerons from neutral to full deflection prohibited at?

Answer 30

> +3G and <-1G

Question 31

What is the maximum operating altitude for the PC21

Answer 31

25000ft

Question 32

With the PCL at Idle and the aircraft weight on wheels, why does the PMU adjust the ground idle value to provide lower thrust than in flight?

Answer 32

In order to avoid excessive braking while manoeuvring on the ground

Question 33

The compressor turbine and the power turbine rotate in opposite directions. This is to what?

Answer 33

Minimise the Gyroscopic effects

Question 34

What does red PMS warning caption on the DWP indicate?

Answer 34

Malfunction has been detected in PMS, or PMS is set to MANUAL mode

Question 35

What term is given to fuels tendency to turn from a liquid to a gas vapour upon the application of heat?

Answer 35

Volatile

Question 36

What term is given to fuel tank types using the structure for fuel storage by sealing airframe components in either wing or fuselage?

Answer 36

Integral

Question 37

Booster fuel pump operation is indicated on which display?

Answer 37

MFD

Question 38

The wing tank wall structure is formed using?

Answer 38

The ribs and spars of the wing structure

Question 39

The aerobatic tank provides fuel during inverted flight or under -G conditions for a maximum of how many seconds?

Answer 39

45 seconds