Airbus

What is not one of the three laws of the Airbus?

• Direct Law

• Normal Law

• Alternate Law

• Backup Law

What is the barking sound you hear on Airbus A320 series of aircraft during engine start?

• The starter pumps

• The PTU

• The flaps extending

• The pushback tractor

What is the purpose of the PTU on Airbus A320 series aircraft?

• It Transfers pressure between the green and blue hydraulics systems.

• It is an electric pump for the blue hydraulic system.

• It transfers hydraulic pressure between the green and yellow systems.

• It transfers pressure between the orange and yellow hydraulic systems.

What does the ECAM NOT do?

• Present the crew with checklists for normal procedures.

• Provide the crew with information about the aircraft’s systems.

• Present the crew with errors, malfunctions, and faults with the aircraft.

• It is the navigation computer and is responsive for aircraft navigation.

What does the RAT do?

• Provides pressure to the blue hydraulic system & provide emergency power to the aircraft.

• Responsible for powering the aircraft.

• Provides emergency pressure to the yellow hydraulic system.

• Responsible for pressurizing the aircraft cabin.

What is the relationship between direct law and distance from the ground?

• The aircraft is never in direct law when on the ground.

• The aircraft behaves as if it is in “direct law” when on the ground, control inputs are direct to the control surfaces.

• The aircraft doesn’t have direct law.

• The aircraft enters direct law at 1000 feet above ground to help with the approach.

What does normal law not protect from?

• Entering a stall regime.

• Protect against sharp bank and pitch angles.

• Protect from icing conditions.

• wind shear protection

What doesn’t happen in direct mode?

• All stall protections are lost.

• All pitch/bank protections are lost.

• The control input is 1:1 (no pitch/roll protections)

• Engine control is completely lost.

What would not happen in a dual engine flameout?

• Aircraft would enter direct law

• The crew would immediately activate the PTU.

• The crew would attempt to start the APU/restart engines.

• The crew would deploy the RAT.

About how many people can the Airbus A380 seat in a maximum capacity configuration?

• About 400

• About 650

• About 850

• About 1150