AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE AND SYSTEMS III

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Learning Outcomes

explain aircraft fire protection system.
State requirement of fire and smoke detection systems and name the different locations where smoke detectors have to be.
Explain the basic operating principle of the different smoke detection systems.
Explain operation of fire sensing element and identify type of the fire dedector sensing element.
Explain how the single loop operate.
Describe the engine/APU fire detector responder operations.
Describe how fire and loop fault conditions are detected.
Describe the thermistor and responder type detectors.
Describe the smoke warning system operation, warnings, indications and functional tests.
Describe philosophy and operation of extinguishing system, general safety precautions of the extinguishing.
Explain how to test the extinguisher, type of the extinguishers, how the extinguisher operates.
Describe the operation of fire bottle squib and its electrical power sources.
Describe the fire handle operation.
Identify the gas in the fire bottle.
State methods of the test.
Describe general rules of the fire dedection system, smoke dedection system, fire extinguishing system and related indications in the cockpit.
Describe the operation of the extinguishing agent, the indications and the functional test of a fire extinguishing system.
Describe how the fire detectors are tested and their normal test indications and how the squibs are tested.
Decribe the usage of several types of portable fire extinguisher such as water, halon, CO2 and their use at different types of fire.
explain aircraft fuel systems.
Describe the purpose of the fuel system and system lay-out.
Explain fuel system features; storage, refuelling, distribution, control, transfer, venting and indicating and their subsystems.
State the purpose of the fuel tanks and their locations.
Describe types, draining, venting and scavenge system of fuel tanks.
Describe engine and APU boost pump and explain their working principles, functions and indications.
Explain jet pumps.
Describe the function of the dumping system and their types and explain dumping system control and indications.
Describe the purpose of the venting and draining system and explain the venting system components.
Describe of the cross feed and transfer system purpose, control and indications and explain auto and manuel transfer.
Define why required to display fuel tank quantity. State the methods of fuel quantity indications.
Describe remote and manual quantity measuring.
Describe dripstick, driplesstick measuring.
Describe importance of boost pump low pressure, crossfeed valve and fuel/fire shut off valve position for flight.
List and describe the instruments for monitoring the fuel system and explain the implications of abnormal indications, warnings.
Explain the importance of pressure, temperature and quantity of the fuel system.
State the methods of refueling and defueling and explain refueling and defueling procedure.
Decribe pressure and gravity refueling.
Explain the refueling and defueling safety precautions and describe valve operations.
Describe the purpose of the longitudinal fuel balance system and explain the longitudinal fuel balance system advantages.
Describe the longitudinal balance system operation.
explain aircraft ice and rain protection system.
Describe ice and frost.
Explain the difference between de-icing and anti-icing and list the effects of icing on an aircraft during flight.
Describe ice formation in flight.
Identify classification: Clear ice, rime ice, gleam ice, dry ice, hoarfrost.
Describe solving icing problems on an aircraft: De-icing, Anti-icing.
Show de-icing of aircraft on ground and state duties and responsibilities.
Explain frost, ice and snow removal.
Describe ice detection and list method for ice detection.
Identify the monitoring instruments and controls of the anti-ice systems.
Describe anti-icing systems, airfoil ice protection, thermal (hot air) systems, electrical systems, wing anti-ice systems and engine anti-ice systems.
Describe de-icing systems, ground de-icing of aircraft and explain and list methods of the de-ice systems.
Describe and explain rain removal and rain repellent systems.
Describe probes heating systems, heated air data probes, general safety pre-cautions, typical probe heating system, probe heating system controlled by probe heat computer, water and toilet drain heaters.
Describe windshield wiper system and general safety pre-cautions.