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30 Cards in this Set
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WHAT IS THE F/A-18 STRUCTURE AND SURFACE MADE OF? |
GRAPHITE AND CARBON/EPOXY COMPOSITE MATERIALS |
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WHEN DOES COMPOSITE MATERIAL PRESENT A HAZARD? |
WHEN IT IS BROKEN AND FIBER HAS BEEN EXPOSED. |
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WHAT SHOULD YOU WEAR WHILE HANDLING COMPOSITE MATERIALS? |
RESPIRATOR, GOGGLES, AND COTTON GLOVES. |
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NO STEP AREAS |
LEADING EDGE FLAPS, TRAILING EDGE FLAPS, HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS, AILERONS (FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES), AND RADOME SURFACES. |
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HOW DO YOU PREVENT DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WHILE TOWING? |
MINIMUM STRUCTURAL ACCESS DOORS MUST BE INSTALLED. |
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HYDRAULIC BRAKE |
2900 PSI MINIMUM |
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HOW MUCH IS HIGH VOLTAGE? |
100,000 VOLTS |
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WHAT DOES THE CANOPY AND WINDSHIELD MUST HAVE? |
STATIC BUILD UP DISCHARGED THROUGH THE USE OF A STATIC CHARGE REMOVAL KIT. |
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HOW MANY TIE-DOWN POINTS ARE THERE? |
12 TIE DOWNS |
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WHATS THE PURPOSE OF THE COMPOSITE MATERIALS? |
TO LIMIT WEIGHT, INCREASE STRENGTH AND DECREASE EFFECT OF CORROSION ATTACK. |
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HOW MANY TYPES OF REPAIRS ARE THERE? |
3. TEMPORARY REPAIR, ONE TIME FLIGHT REPAIR, AND PERMANENT REPAIR. |
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TEMPORARY REPAIR |
REPAIRS THAT ARE SIMPLE AND PRACTICAL AS POSSIBLE. |
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ONE TIME FLIGHT REPAIR |
ALLOWS AN AIRCRAFT TO BE FLOWN TO A REPAIR STATION. |
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PERMANENT REPAIR |
MEETS OR EXCEEDS STRENGTH OF ORIGINAL STRUCTURE OF COMPONENT WITH NO ADVERSE AFFECTS. |
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RADOME |
COVERS THE RADAR AND PROVIDES A WINDOW FOR TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF RADAR SIGNALS |
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FORWARD FUSELAGE |
EXTENDS FROM THE END OF THE RADOME TO THE AFT EDGE OF PANEL 18. |
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WHAT DOES THE FORWARD FUSELAGE INCLUDE? |
WINDSHIELD, CANOPY, COCKPIT, LEADING EDGE EXTENSION, AND NOSE LANDING GEAR. |
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CENTER FUSELAGE |
FORWARD EDGE OF PANEL 26 TO AFT EDGE OF PANEL 55. |
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AFT FUSELAGE |
EXTENDS FROM PANEL 62 TO THE EXHAUST NOZZLES. |
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LEX |
LEADING EDGE EXTENSION |
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WHAT DOES LEX PROVIDE? |
ADDED LIFT AT HIGH ANGLES OF ATTACK. |
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AILERONS |
ARE COMMANDED ASYMMETRICALLY IN FLIGHT. DURING TAKE OFF AND LANDING THEY ARE SYMMETRIFCALLY |
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MLG |
MAIN LANDING GEAR |
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WHAT DOES MLG PROVIDE? |
A STABLE PLATFORM FOR AIRCRAFT CARRIER. |
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ANTI-SKID SYSTEM |
PREVENTS WHEEL SKID |
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ARRESTING HOOK |
A HYDRAULICALLY CONTROLLED ARM ATTACHED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AFT FUSELAGE. |
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HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS |
CONTAINS AN ACCUMULATOR, HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR, LINES AND MULTIPLE VALVES. |
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HYDRAULIC SYSTEM 1 |
PROVIDES PRESSURE TO THE PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS |
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HYDRAULIC SYSTEM 2 |
PROVIDES PRESSURE TO THE PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS ALSO TO ALL THE NON FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS. |
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SWITCHING VALVES |
BACKUP HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO REPLACE THE PRIMARY HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WHEN IT FAILS. SWITCHES FROM NORMAL TO EMERGENCY. |