Block Iii - Avionics/electrical

Front 1

PFD stand for and location

Back 1

Primary flight display, pilot and copilot

Front 2

PFD displays what info

Back 2

primary attitude reference in all phases of flight

Front 3

ESI means

Back 3

Electronic standby Indicator

Front 4

ESI is used for what

Back 4

provides all primary flight instrumentation in case PFD failure

Front 5

When was EAWS established and when was it made mandatory

Back 5

1980 and 2010

Front 6

INU means

Back 6

Internal navigation unit

Front 7

Global positioning/INS does what

Back 7

provides primary long range nav data

Front 8

TACAN means what

Back 8

Tactical air nav

Front 9

UHF

Back 9

Ultra high frequency

Front 10

What is TACAN for

Back 10

it is a UHF nav receiver-transmitter that is used to provide nav info by determining slant range and reletive bearing to a selected TACAN station

Front 11

ICS

Back 11

Intercommunication station

Front 12

How many ICS stations and function

Back 12

4, for voice communication between each station (crew member to crew member)

Front 13

how many UHF/HF radios

Back 13

two

Front 14

what is the HF radio for

Back 14

long range communication

Front 15

PA system

Back 15

Public address, crew to passenger voice communication

Front 16

IFF

Back 16

Identify friend or foe

Front 17

What does IFF do

Back 17

provides coded identification and altitude signal in response to interrogations from surfaces or airborn stations to establish; a/c identification, ctrl to air traffic, and maintain vertical separation

Front 18

weather radar

Back 18

weather info out to approx 240 miles

Front 19

Low proximity intercept altimeter do

Back 19

works w/ the radar altimiter to provide a/c height of up to 5k feet

Front 20

CSFIR

Back 20

Crash survivability flight incident recorder

Front 21

FRS

Back 21

Flight recorder set

Front 22

What does CSFIR do

Back 22

acquires flight data and records a min of 2 hours info into crash protected memory

Front 23

ACLS

Back 23

Automated carrier landing system

Front 24

what does ACLS do

Back 24

assists aircraft in landing onboard ship via radio signals

Front 25

AACS

Back 25

Aircraft approach control system

Front 26

What does AACS do

Back 26

receiver used with carrier based transmitters for manual instrument approaches and landings

Front 27

wing and tail lights provide what

Back 27

visual indication of a/c attitude and direction

Front 28

anti collision lt description and location

Back 28

two dual lamp anti collision strobe lights, right outboard vert stab and lower fuselage aft of the nose wheel well

Front 29

landing/taxi light use for

Back 29

illuminate the area in front of the a/c

Front 30

approach lights

Back 30

located on the nose gear faring, indicated a/c AOA to the LSO on carrier/field landing approach

Front 31

advisory lights pnl location, # of lights/spare

Back 31

upper left of the center of the instrument pnl, 23 lights w/ 1 spare

Front 32

caution lights

Back 32

upper left of the center instrument pnl, caution lights illuminate upon system malfunction

Front 33

pitot static does what

Back 33

provides ambient and impact pressure to pilot/copilot primary/standby airspeed indicators and altimeters

Front 34

AOA what's it do

Back 34

measures the angle btwn the longitudinal axis of the a/c and the relative wind

Front 35

AC generators

Back 35

supply all electrical power requires to operate the aircraft and electronic subsystems

Front 36

voltage regulators

Back 36

ctrl the gen output by adjusting the power to the exciter field windings

Front 37

emergency gen

Back 37

hyd operated, provides ele pwr in the event of generator failure

Front 38

AFCS

Back 38

automatic flight control system

Front 39

AFCS does what

Back 39

provides the a/c straight and lvl flt ctrl