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On the C-5, what converts the input signal from the aileron cable system to a proportional output signal to the flight spoilers?
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Mix box
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On the C-5 roll control system, what provides positive system centering with no force applied to the control wheel?
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Spring
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On the C-5, maximum torque of the pilot assist cable servo is adjusted to provide approximately how much assistance in percent to the pitch and roll axes, respectively?
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50; 40
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What component of the C-5 elevator control system provides the pilot with feel forces as a function of normal acceleration?
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Bob weight
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What component of the C-5 elevator control system provides the pilot with feel forces as a function of impact pressure?
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Variable feel unit
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What component of the C-5 elevator control system assists the pilot in overcoming cable system friction?
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Pilot assist cable servo
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On the C-5, what repositions the neutral point of the preloaded centering bungee after the C-5 rudder pedals have been displaced to a desired trim position?
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Trim actuator
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On the C-5, simultaneous operation of the rudder trim control switches is required to provide
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power and ground to the trim actuator.
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What part of a helicopter is designed to counter the tendency of the aircraft to spin about the vertical axis?
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Tail rotor.
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What effect does raising the collective have on the main rotor of a helicopter?
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Lift increase
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Which flight control is used to maneuver the helicopter left or right, and forward or aft, while hovering?
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Cyclic
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What do the cyclic and collective flight controls use to change the pitch of the rotor blades?
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Swash plate
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Each C-5 slat surface is extended and retracted by two
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telescoping ballscrew actuators
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The four positions called out on the C-5 flap handle console are
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UP, T/O 40, T/O AND APP, and LANDING
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The flap position indicator on the C-5 is a dial-type instrument that shows flap position in
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percentage; 0-100
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What safety device in the wing spoiler cable system on the C-5 aircraft closes the affected spoiler panels when a cable or pushrod is disconnected?
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Spring
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On the C-5 horizontal stabilizer pitch trim system, hydraulic motor torque is transferred to the nut and screw drives through a
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gear train
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With flaps up, the limit switches cut off electrical power to the screw drive unit when the horizontal stabilizer on a C-5 reaches
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1.5º aircraft NOSE DOWN or 6.0º aircraft NOSE UP
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When the electric trim switches for the C-5 horizontal stabilizer are actuated together, electrical continuity is provided by
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power and ground
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The copilot stick controls the B-1B aircraft roll by using the stability control augmentation system and
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outboard spoilers
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During stability control augmentation system (SCAS) operation, the B-1B upper and intermediate rudders get their primary position signals from the
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rudder pedals and yaw-trim
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The conditions that allow the fairings on the B-1B to move up and down automatically are a wing sweep
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greater than 61º and airspeed greater then 60 knots.
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On the B-1B, which indication on the surface position/command indicator uses a single window for display of position information?
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Slats
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When the roll master servo cylinder output linkage in the mechanical roll control system on the B-1B is disconnected, the
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inboard spoilers are forced into the down position
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On the B-1B, hydraulic power to the left and right inboard spoiler servo cylinders is supplied by the
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1, 2, and 4 hydraulic systems
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On the B-1B, what signals are combined with the roll command signals inside the spoiler controller to produce the "dead-band" signal?
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Wing sweep >35º or Mach >0.5
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In the B-1B roll control-outboard spoilers system, what is the result of placing the spoiler switch in the OFF position?
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Outboard spoilers retract to full down position
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To activate the actual roll trim commands on the B-1B, you
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position the roll trim switch laterally
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When do the inboard spoilers on the B-1B roll trim system provide roll trim?
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Mach <0.99 and Trim Norm selected
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The maximum output of the B-1B speedbrake/spoiler roll trim actuator is limited to
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57º, 57'
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The mechanical yaw control system on the B-1B is
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mechanically controlled and hydromechanically actuated
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On the B-1B mechanical yaw control system, the rudder pedals provide electrical positioning information for the
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yaw SCAS and nosewheel steering
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On the B-1B mechanical yaw control system, the two sets of rudder control pedals are interconnected
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through bellcranks and push-pull rods.
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Before the B-1B mechanical yaw limiter system can be placed in the limited mode, the
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slats in and left/right main gear must be uplocked
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What is the rudder movement of the B-1B during normal aircraft flight?
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Limited to +/- 10º
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On the B-1B, which component of the yaw limiter actuator motor B restricts the movement of the motor from movement during excessive aircraft vibrations?
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Brake
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During ALTER mode on the B-1B, the yaw trim signals applied to the actuators originate
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from the flight control trim panel yaw trim left/right switch
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Which power control assembly supplies the operating power to the yaw trim actuators on the B-1B?
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2453A06
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What determines the direction the motor is driven to position the yaw trim bellcrank on the B-1B?
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Which power control assembly relay is energized or deenergized
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In the B-1B mechanical pitch control subsystem, normal mechanical control of the horizontal stabilizers is accomplished
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symmetrically by the pilot and co-pilot sticks
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What control(s) is/are available for the co-pilot to fly the B-1B aircraft if the pilot's stick in the mechanical pitch control system is isolated due to a failure in the linkage?
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Electrical control of the horizontal stabilizers in pitch and roll.
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Lengthening of the pitch cable in the B-1B mechanical pitch control system due to thermal changes is compensated for by the
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tension regulator bungees.
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On the B-1B mechanical pitch system, the pitch control command is amplified by the pitch master hydraulic servo cylinder to
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overcome friction in the mechanical push-pull system
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If the pitch master hydraulic servo cylinder in the B-1B mechanical pitch control system is disconnected, the
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pitch centering bungees place the horizontal stabilizers into the center position.
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On the B-1B pitch control subsystem, the leading-edge surface travel of the horizontal stabilizers is limited to
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20º up and 10º down at a maximum travel rate of 25º per second
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The pitch control subsystem linkage shaker motors on the B-1B are enabled
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after the aircraft is in flight
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The B-1B central integrated test system monitors the speed of the pitch control subsystem linkage shaker motors through
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DAU 4
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During alternate mode of operation of the B-1B pitch trim system, the trim controller in the automatic flight control system
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is disabled
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During the STANDBY mode of operation of the B-1B pitch control subsystem, the pitch trim actuator receives the pitch trim-up command from the STANDBY
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trim switch on the flight control auxiliary panel
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During the STANDBY mode of operation of the B-1B pitch control subsystem, the actual co-pilot pitch trim commands to the stabilizers are provided by the
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flight control auxiliary panel
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Placing the pitch trim switch to the pitch trim-up position during STANDBY mode of operation of the B-1B pitch control subsystem causes the
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power control assembly 2455A06 to enable the pitch trim actuator motor
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On the B-1B, what signals are summed by the electrical multiplexing system to illuminate the trim-for-takeoff (TTO) annunciator?
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Roll, yaw, and normal
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All three augmentation systems on the C-5 are
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fail-operational and fail-safe
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If a failure should occur in the output channel A, the C-5 stability augmentation system
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switches to channel B and remains engaged.
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The C-5 yaw augmentation (Y/A) system provides yaw damping, turn coordination, Y/A manual rudder trim, and
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dutch roll damping
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The hydraulic manifold on the C-5 yaw augmentation system is equipped with
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and solenoid-operated shutoff valve (SOV), hydraulic pressure switch (HPS), electrohydraulic valve (EHV), and linear variable differential transformer (LVDT)
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What type filter is used in the yaw augmentation system to clock any rate gyro signals developed as a result of the normal bending of the C-5 aircraft body from occurring during flight?
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Body-bend
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The maximum rudder displacement the C-5 yaw augmentation system can command from reference is
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+/- 20º
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The lateral augmentation system on the C-5 provides roll damping, dutch roll damping, and
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spiral divergence control
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During manual flight, the roll damping gain of the lateral augmentation system on the C-5 is
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0
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Which is not a C-5 lateral augmentation system interface?
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Very-high frequency control panel
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To initiate self-test of the C-5 pitch augmentation system, the four inboard elevator hydraulic power switches on the pilot's overhead panel must be
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in the OFF position
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On the KC-135, the turn knob on the flight control set must be in detent before the
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roll axis in engaged
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The rudder power on the KC-135 flight control set must be on before the
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yaw axis is engaged
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Automatic disengagement of all three axes of the KC-135 flight control set occurs if an error is detected in the
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yaw servo loop.
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On the KC-135, the sources of the flight control set (FCS) gyro 1 signals are the INS and
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FCS VG
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On the KC-135, cross-channel monitoring in the flight control set processor of the flight control set (FCS) prevents a single processor failure from causing
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an axis hardover
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On the KC-135, inputs provided by the inertial navigation system to the flight control set include pitch attitude, roll attitude, and
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roll steering.
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On the KC-135, the flight control set modes available when the pitch axis is engaged include ALT HOLD, MACH HOLD, and
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GLIDE SCOPE
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On the KC-135, which built-in test is designed to detect a fault and shut down the flight control set before a hardover occurs?
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Continuous
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On the KC-135, the output of the angular accelerometer in the flight control set processor is used for damping what oscillations?
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Dutch roll
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On the KC-135, the primary function of the status/test panel is to test the light control set at what level?
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Organizational
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On the KC-135, which button on the status/test panel allows the operator to record an indicated failure in memory?
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right arrow
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On the KC-135, which status/test panel button allows the operator to bypass recording a failure?
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Verify
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On the KC-135, the voltage required to hold the flight control set control panel mode switches in the ON position is supplied by the flight control set
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processor
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On the KC-135, which flight control set mode disengages if the turn knob is turned out of detent after engagement?
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HDG SEL
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On the KC-135, what type of output device is used by the flight control set flight controller turn knob?
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variable resistor
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On the KC-135, the flight control set servomotors are connected to the aircraft control cables via the
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drum and bracket assembly
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On the KC-135, a change on the pressure input of the air control unit sensor pressure data converter is represented on the output as a change in
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frequency
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On the KC-135, the erection time of the gyro in the flight control set is
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1-1½ minutes
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On the KC-135, the flight control set processor roll command module provides outputs to roll the aircraft in response to inputs from the
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turn knob
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On the KC-135, placing the turn knob out of detent causes the NAV/LOC switch on the flight control set tactical air navigation to disengage during the
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CAPTURE and TRACK submodes
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On the KC-135, a vertical velocity of 3,500 feet per minute automatically inhibits engagement of what flight control set mode of operation?
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ALT HOLD
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The KC-135 flight control set maintains a set Mach number by varying
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the pitch of the aircraft
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On the KC-135 flight control set, the GLIDE SLOPE ARM annunciator remains illuminated until
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the GLIDE SLOPE beam is captured
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On the C-130, the altitude control on the E-4 automatic flight control system maintains a fixed altitude by controlling the
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elevators
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On the C-130, the gyro erection system in the E-4 automatic flight control system roll and pitch control
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is cut out during commanded turns
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On the C-130, the trim indicators on the pedestal controller of the E-4 automatic flight control system represents the output of each
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servo control generator
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If the C-130 aircraft is not wings-level during operation of the E-4 automatic flight control system, the aircraft can be returned to wings-level by using
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AIL trim knob
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To provide automatic pitch trim for the C-130, the trim tab adapter of the E-4 automatic flight control system moves the
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trim tab
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In the rudder control loop of the E-4 automatic flight control system, the heading reference of the C-130 aircraft is locked by
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shorting the output of the turn motor amplifier
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In the C-17A aircraft's electronic flight control system, the flight control computers directly control the ailerons,
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elevators, rudders, and horizontal stabilizer
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In response to rudder trim commands, the rudder trim actuator of the C-17A electronic flight control system moves the rudder, as well as the
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rudder pedals
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In the C-17A electronic flight control system, control surface position feedback is provided by dual
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linear variable displacement transducers (LVDT) in the hydraulic actuators
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In the C-17A electronic flight control system, the primary pitch input originates in the
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pitch stick position sensor
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To reduce structural loads on the C-17A vertical stabilizer, the flight control computers of the electronic flight control system limit rudder deflection as a function of
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airspeed
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When the autopilot (A/P) of the electronic flight control system on a C-17A aircraft is engaged after the flight director (F/D) is already engaged, the A/P
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engages into the same mode as the F/D
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Which control panel on the H-60 altitude hold/hover stabilization (AHHS) system contains an altitude select knob?
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AHHS system control unit
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Which control panel on the H-60 altitude hold/hover stabilization system, what mode uses all three axes accelerometers and the copilot's vertical gyro for reference?
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HOV
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Which component of the H-60 altitude hold/hover stabilization system tells the system interface unit what mode has been selected?
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System control unit
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