Avionics(Aerospace And Aeronautical ) Questions and Answers
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Answer: Option A. -> View and assimilate the flight data with his head up in a transparent displayA MAJOR IMPROVEMENT IN THE MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE IS THE HUD SYSTEM. THE MAJOR ADVANTAGE IN HUD IS THAT THE PILOT IS ABLE TO VIEW AND ASSIMILATE THE IMPORTANT FLIGHT DATA PARAMETERS WHILST HEAD UP AND MAINTAINING FULL VISUAL CONCENTRATION TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD. THE AREA AT WHICH THE FLIGHT PARAMETERS ARE DISPLAYED IS ONLY ON THE TRANSPARENT DISPLAY PANEL THUS THE PILOT DOES NOT HAVE A 360° DISPLAY.
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Answer: Option D. -> Throttle positionA TYPICAL HEAD UP DISPLAY SYSTEM IN A COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT CONSISTS OF AIRSPEED, ALTIMETER, HEADING, SLIP/SKID INDICATOR, TURN/BANK INDICATOR, ARTIFICIAL HORIZON LINING, ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATOR, VERTICAL SPEED INDICATOR, FLIGHT PATH VECTOR AND MUCH MORE DEPENDING UPON THE CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS.
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Answer: Option C. -> Information displayed is focused at infinityA COLLIMATED DISPLAY IS A DISPLAY IN WHICH THE RAYS OF LIGHT EMITTED/REFLECTED IS PARALLEL TO THE DISPLAY. SINCE THE RAYS OF LIGHT ARE PARALLEL, ITS FOCUS IS AT INFINITY, THUS THE PILOT IS ABLE TO VIEW THE INFORMATION ON THE HUD WITHOUT CHANGING HIS FOCUS FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD SCENE WITHOUT PARALLAX ERROR. ALSO, THE RAY OF LIGHT FROM A COLLIMATED DISPLAY WOULD NOT DISPERSE WITH DISTANCE.
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Answer: Option A. -> CRT -> mirror -> collimating lens -> combiner glass -> pilotTHE SYMBOLS AND FLIGHT PARAMETERS ARE GENERATED AND MAGNIFIED BY THE CRT (CATHODE RAY TUBE) AND IS REFLECTED ALMOST 90° BY A MIRROR. THE REFLECTED RAYS ARE PASSED THROUGH A COLLIMATING LENS WHICH PRODUCES A PARALLEL RAY OF LIGHT WITH FOCUS AT INFINITY. THE COLLIMATED RAYS ARE THEN DISPLAYED IN A COMBINER GLASS WHICH COMBINES THE OUTSIDE WORLD PICTURE WITH THE FLIGHT PARAMETERS GENERATED TO BE VIEWED BY THE PILOT.
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Answer: Option A. -> TrueTHE INSTANTANEOUS FOV IS THE TOTAL ANGULAR COVERAGE OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD SCENE WHICH CAN BE VIEWED BY THE PILOT AT ANY PARTICULAR INSTANT.
IFOV=2TAN-1 D/2L, WHERE A D= DIAMETER OF COLLIMATING LENS AND L=LENGTH OF PILOT’S EYES TO THE COLLIMATING LENS. CLEARLY, AS THE POSITION OF VIEW CHANGES, L CHANGES RESULTING IN A CHANGE IN IFOV.
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Answer: Option B. -> 12.6°D=100MM, L=50+400 =450MM (SINCE L IS THE DISTANCE FROM THE OBSERVER TO THE COLLIMATING LENS)
IFOV = 2 X TAN-1 (D/2L) =2 X TAN-1( 100/2×450) = 12.6803° ≈ 12.6°
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Answer: Option D. -> Computing flight parametersTHE FLIGHT PARAMETERS ARE COMPUTED BY THE AIR DATA COMPUTER. THE VARIOUS CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS CARRIED OUT BY THE HUD PROCESSOR ARE DISPLAY FORMATS, AXIS CONVERSION, PARAMETER CONVERSION, FORMAT MANAGEMENT, BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY AND CALIBRATION.
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Answer: Option C. -> 7:3A COMBINER ALLOWS 70% OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD LIGHT AND 30% OF THE CRT PRODUCED COLLIMATED LIGHT TO PASS THROUGH IT. THUS CONTRAST RATION= BRIGHTNESS OF REAL-WORLD LIGHT : BRIGHTNESS OF CRT LIGHT = 70 : 30 = 7 : 3 .
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Answer: Option A. -> To meet the required brightness levelTO CLEARLY SEE THE FLIGHT PARAMETERS DISPLAYED ON THE COMBINER GLASS AGAINST THE BRIGHT SKY, IT IS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE A DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS OF 30,000 CD/M2. THIS HIGH BRIGHTNESS REQUIREMENT IS THE REASON WHY CRT IS USED INSTEAD OF LCD OR LED, EVEN THOUGH CRT’S ARE HEAVIER AND REQUIRE MORE POWER TO RUN.