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Mission of P-8A Poseidon |
Long-range ASW, ASUW, and ISR capable of broad-area maritime and littoral operations. |
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What kind of aircraft is a P-8A? |
Low-wing metal-and-composite land-based two-engine monoplane. Similar to a 737-800 Boeing. |
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Wing span? |
123 ft 6 in |
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Length? |
129 ft 5 in |
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Height? |
42 ft 9 in |
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What is the safety diamond area? |
Line to the aircrafts nose, wingtips, and tail. |
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Ground Run-Up Danger Areas? |
Engine, APU noise and hazards. Radiation hazard Landing gear(ensure ground safety down-lock pins are installed) Engine and nacelle arrangements (red strips) Weapon Bay Flight controls, flaps, slats, and spoilers (especially when extending or closing) Sonobouy-chut area |
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Aircraft safety placards |
On the exterior to alert personnel to specific risks. |
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Why are composite materials used? |
High strength, stiffness, and low density requirements. |
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What materials are the surfaces of the P-8 made of? |
Cadmium-Titanium Plating Titanium Repairs Aluminum Composites |
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What is the fuselage? |
Semi-monocoque structure most made of aluminum. |
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What auxiliary structures attach to the fuselage? |
Nose radome Wing-to-body fairing Tailcone |
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What is the radome made out of? |
Fiberglass |
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What prevents damage to the antennas and equipment from lightning? |
Lightning diverters: transfers the energy to the airframe. |
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What do the flight controls do? |
Keep the airplane at the necessary attitude during flight. Movable surfaces on the wings and empennage. |
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Types of flight control? |
Primary Secondary |
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What does the primary flight controls do and what are they? |
Moves airplane about the lateral, longitudinal, and vertical axis. Elevator(2) Pitch LAteral Aileron(2) Roll LOngitudinal Rudder Yaw VErtical
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What does the secondary flight controls do and what are they? |
Improve lift/drag and handling properties.
Leading Edge Devices (12) (LE) Trailing Edge Devices Flaps (4) (TE) Spoilers and Speedbrakes (12) Horizontal Stabilizer |
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What are the leading edge devices and what do they do? |
Flaps and slats that increase wing area and wing camber to increase lift for improved takeoff and landing performance. |
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What are the trailing edge flaps and what do they do? |
Flaps that increase wing area and wing camber to increase lift for improved takeoff and landing performance. |
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What are the spoilers and Speedbrakes? |
Help ailerons control roll and speedbrakes reduce lift and increase drag during landing and refused takeoff. |
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Spoiler locations? |
6 on each wing, 1 inboard of engine and 5 outboard of engine. Numbered 1-12 from left to right. |
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What are the ground spoilers? |
The most outboard and inboard of each wing. |
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What are the flight spoilers? |
#2-5 and #8-11 |
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What is the horizontal stabilizer made of and what does it do? |
Aluminum. Controls pitch trim. |
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What is the elevator made of? |
Graphite composite |
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What are the flight control system components? |
Flight Control Cables Flight Control Panel Flight Control Hydraulic Modular Packages |
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What are flight control cables used for? |
To give manual input to each flight control system. |
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What do flight control panels have? |
Hydraulic control switches and caution lights |
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How many flight control hydraulic modular packages are there and what do they do? |
Two Control and monitor hydraulic pressure to the flight controls. |
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What do flight control hydraulic modular packages have? |
Shutoff Valve Low Pressure Switch Spoiler Shutoff Valve |
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What does the stall warning system do? |
Shakes the control column when airplane goes gets close to stalling. |
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What does the flap skew detection system do? |
Uses the flap/slat electronic unit (FSEU) to monitor the alignment of the TE flaps. |
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What does the FSEU use data from? |
Flap and skew sensors and the flap position transmitters. |
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What does the LE Autoslat system do? |
If airplane is about to stall, the LE slats extend full to prevent stall. |
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What is the autopilot system? |
System that controls and stabilize aircrafts roll, pitch, and yaw upon the pilot's selection. |
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What are the components of the landing gear? |
Wheels and Brakes Air/ground system Landing Gear Extension/Retraction sy LG Position Indicating and Warning Sy Main Landing Gear and Doors Nose Landing Gear and Doors Tail Skid |
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What systems make up the wheels and brakes? |
Parking Brake System Hydraulic Brake System Antiskid/autobrake system Tires and wheels |
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What does the parking brake system do? |
Use normal hydraulic brake system to keep main landing gear brakes applied. |
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What does the hydraulic brake system do? |
Controls hydraulic pressure to the main landing gear brakes. |
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What are the brake hydraulic source selections? |
Normal Brakes Alternate Brakes Accumulator Brakes |
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What does the normal brake system use? |
Hydraulic system B pressure to operate the brakes. |
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What does the alternate brake system use? |
Hydraulic System A when B is not in use. |
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During landing gear retraction, what gets pressure to operate the brakes? |
Alternate Brakes |
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The parking brake system uses what when normal and alternate pressure are unavailable? |
Hydraulic accumulator pressure |
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What does the antiskid system do? |
Prevents wheel skids during brake application. |
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What does the autobrake system do? |
Supplies metered brake pressure to stop the airplane after it lands or if a rejected takeoff (RTO) occurs. |
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What does the air/ground system do? |
Supplies air mode and ground mode signals to airplane systems. |
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What are the systems for the landing gear extension and retraction system? |
Landing gear control system Main and Nose landing gear ext/retr Main and Nose landing gear manual extension system |
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What does the LG position indicating and warning system do? |
Shows landing gear position and alerts pilots when landing gear is not down for a landing. |
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What do the two Main Landing Gear (MLG) do? |
Absorbs landing force, holds most of aircraft weight while grounded, and transmits the breaking force to the airplane. |
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What does the MLG doors do? |
Permits gear operation. |
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What does the Nose Landing Gear (NLG) do? |
Absorbs landing forces and holds the forward part of the airplane weight. |
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What does the NLG door do? |
Permits gear operation |
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What does the tail skid do? |
Protects the stabalizer bulkhead and fuselage structure when the MLG shock struts are extended and the airplane rotates during takeoff. |
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The autoflight system consists of? |
Digital Flight Control System (DFCS) Autothrottle (A/T) Yaw Damper System |
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The DFCS consist of? |
Mode control panel (MCP), two flight control computers (FCC), and actuator inputs to the flight control system. |
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The FCC can do all functions except what? |
Autothrottle function Only FCC A does the autothrottle function. |
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The DFCS does what functions? |
Mach trim Autopilot Flight Director Altitude Alert Speed Trim Autothrottle |
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What does the mach trim do? |
Gives an up elevator to keep the nose of the airplane level when the airspeed is more than Mach 0.615. |
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How does the autopilot function? |
FCCs receive inputs from many systems like Air Data Inertial Reference System (ADIRS) and Flight Management Computer (FMC) and sends commands to the aileron and elevator actuators. |
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How many autopilots are there? |
2 (Autopilot A from FCC A, Autopilot B from FCC B) |
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What does the flight director do? |
Gives guidance for the pilots by sending commands to the Common Display System (CDS) |
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When does the altitude alert activate? |
When airplane gets near or out of Mode Control Panel (MCP) selected altitude. |
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What does the speed trim do? |
Keeps the speed set by the pilots with commands to the horizontal stabilizer. |
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What does the Yaw Damper System do? |
Keeps airplane stable around airplane vertical axis. |
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What do the ice and rain system keeps ice from what parts? |
Horizontal Stabilizer Observer Windows Water and Waste Sys Lines and Drains Wing Leading Edges
Flight Compartment Windows Air Data Probes Raked Wingtips Engine Inlet Cowls |
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The horizontal Stabilizer uses what for de-icing? |
Electro mechanical expulsion |
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What does the observer window use to provide defogging? |
Electric heat |
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What prevents ice on the wing leading edges? |
Wing Thermal Anti-Icing (WTAI) :uses hot air from pneumatic system to heat the three inboard leading edge slats. |
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What prevents ice on the water and waste lines? |
Electric heat |
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What do flight compartment windows use? |
Electric heat |
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Flight compartment windows use electric heat to prevent? |
Ice formation Fog Improve impact strength |
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What do air data probes use to prevent ice? |
Electric heat |
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What do raked wing tips use for de-icing? |
Electro mechanical pulse |
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What keeps ice from forming on the engine inlet cowl? |
Inlet Cowl Anti-Icing System |
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What are the access points of the aircraft? |
Miscellaneous Exterior Service Doors Emergency Exit Doors Weapons Bay Doors
Flight Compartment Doors Forward Airstair and Door Forward Air Ladder and Door Cargo Compartment Doors Crew/Service Doors |
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What are the miscellaneous exterior service doors? |
Ground Air Conditioning Access Doors Engine Oil Tank Access Door Waste Service Panel
Center Fuel Tank Sump Access Door Hydraulic Brk Accumulator Access Door External Power Receptacle Door Water Service Panel Section 48 Access and Blowout Door |
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Where is the ground air conditioning access door? |
Lower fuselage centerline, forward of the air conditioning bay doors. |
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What does the engine oil tank access door give access to? |
Filler cap and sight glass |
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What does the waste service panel give access to? |
Lavatory, drain outlet, drain valve handle, and rinse fitting. |
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Where is the center fuel tank sump access door? |
Keel beam between the air conditioning bays giving access to the sump valve |
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What does the hydraulic brake accumulator access door give access to? |
Hydraulic brake accumulator and standby hydraulic pump components |
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What does the external power receptacle door give access to? |
External power receptacle and panel, and the nose wheel well light switch. |
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What does the water service panel give access to? |
Potable water system valve handles and fill fitting. |
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What is the section 48 access and blowout door? |
A spring-loaded latch system that gives access to section 48 components and protects the empennage structure if aft pressure bulkhead fails. Opens with a load of 52-68 pounds on the inside. |
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Where are the emergency exit doors? |
One above each wing |
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Where is the weapons bay doors? |
Bottom of fuselage behind main wheel well. |
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How is the weapons bay doors controlled and operated? |
Controlled electrically Operated hydraulically |
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How many doors does the weapons bay door consist of? |
2 Inboard and outboard |
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What is the the flight compartment door? |
Separate flight compartment from crew compartment. It has mechanical and electrical lock. |
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What does the forward airstair do? |
Let's people on/off without use of ground equipment |
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What is the forward air ladder? |
Light-weight alternative for the airstair and designed for the P-8. |
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What type of doors are the crew/service doors? |
Hinged, inward-outward opening, plug type doors that are manually operated. |
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How many crew/service doors are there and what are they? |
3 Forward Entry Door Forward Service Door Aft Egress Door |
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Where is the forward entry door located? |
Left side of the upper, forward fuselage. |
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Where the forward service door located? |
Right side of upper, forward fuselage. |
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Where is the aft egress door? |
Aft left side |
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What is the aft egress door used for? |
Equipment loading at ground. Bailout conditions in-flight. |
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Where is the cargo compartment door? |
Right side of fuselage, lower lobe, forward for the wing. |
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What type is the cargo compartment door? |
Plug-type that opens in-ward and hinge at the type. Operated manually. |
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What does the door warning system do? |
Gives crew visual indication when door is not safe for flight. (Closed and latched) |
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What kind of tires and wheels does the P-8A have? |
Dual wheel assembly mounted on each strut. |
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