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Aircraft Systems Classifications

by Allan Seabridge, Mohammad Radaei

April 2022

Beginner

384 pages

9h 5m

English

Wiley

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2.1 Introduction2.2 The Airframe2.3 The Aircraft Systems2.4 Classification of Aircraft Roles2.5 Classification of Systems2.6 Stakeholders2.7 Example Architectures2.8 Data Bus2.9 Summary and ConclusionsReferencesExercises
3.1 Propulsion System3.2 Fuel System3.3 Electrical Power Generation and Distribution3.4 Hydraulic Power Generation and Distribution3.5 Bleed Air System3.6 Secondary Power Systems3.7 Emergency Power Systems3.8 Flight Control System3.9 Landing Gear3.10 Brakes and Anti‐skid3.11 Steering System3.12 Environmental Control System3.13 Fire Protection System3.14 Ice Detection3.15 Ice Protection3.16 External Lighting3.17 Probe Heating3.18 Vehicle Management System (VMS)3.19 Crew Escape3.20 Canopy Jettison3.21 Oxygen3.22 Biological and Chemical Protection3.23 Arrestor Hook3.24 Brake Parachute3.25 Anti‐spin Parachute3.26 Galley3.27 Passenger Evacuation3.28 In‐Flight Entertainment3.29 Toilet and Water Waste3.30 Cabin and Emergency LightingReferencesExercise

4.1 Displays and Controls4.2 Communications4.3 Navigation4.4 Example Navigation System Architecture4.5 Flight Management System (FMS)4.6 Weather Radar4.7 Air Traffic Control (ATC) Transponder4.8 Traffic Collision and Avoidance System (TCAS)4.9 Terrain Avoidance and Warning System (TAWS)4.10 Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)/TACAN4.11 VHF Omni‐Ranging (VOR)4.12 Automatic Flight Control System4.13 Radar Altimeter (Rad Alt)4.14 Automated Landing Aids4.15 Air Data System (ADS)4.16 Accident Data Recording System (ADRS)4.17 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB)4.18 Prognostics and Health Management System (PHM)4.19 Internal Lighting4.20 Integrated Modular Architecture (IMA)4.21 AntennasReferences
5.1 Radar System5.2 Electro‐optical System5.3 Electronic Support Measures (ESM)5.4 Magnetic Anomaly Detection (MAD)5.5 Acoustic System5.6 Mission Computing System5.7 Defensive Aids5.8 Station Keeping System5.9 Electronic Warfare System5.10 Camera System5.11 Head Up Display (HUD)5.12 Helmet Mounted Systems5.13 Data Link5.14 Weapon System5.15 Mission System Displays and Controls5.16 Mission System AntennasReferencesFurther ReadingExercises
6.1 Flight Test Data Analysis6.2 Maintenance Management System6.3 Accident Data Recording6.4 Mission Data Management (Mission Support System)6.5 UAV ControlReferencesExercises
7.1 Introduction7.2 Literature Survey of Methods7.3 Avionics Integration Architecture Methodology7.4 Avionics Integration Modelling of Optimisation7.5 Simulations and Results for a Sample Architecture7.6 ConclusionReferences
8.1 Introduction8.2 Systems of Systems8.3 Architectures8.4 Other Considerations8.5 Conclusion8.6 What's Next?Exercise

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Glossary

This glossary is intended to be of assistance to readers of other documents provided in the references and sources of material in this Handbook. The Glossary contains, therefore, many more entries than the abbreviations, units, and terms used in this book. It will not be complete, terms change and new terms emerge. The Internet is a good place to find many terms, abbreviations, and acronyms in general use.

3D: three dimensional
4D: four dimensional
AAA: anti‐aircraft artillery (triple A)
A&AE: Aircraft & Armament Evaluation (Squadron, Boscombe Down) see A&AEE
A&AEE: Aircraft & Armament Experimental Establishment
A4A: Airlines for America
AADL: architecture analysis and design language
ABL: airborne laser
ABS: automatic braking system
AC: airworthiness circular – document offering advice on specific aircraft operations
AC: alternating current
ACA: Agile Combat Aircraft
ACARS: aircraft communications and reporting system
ACARS: ARINC communications and reporting system
ACE: actuator control electronics
ACFD: advanced civil flight deck
ACK: receiver acknowledge
ACM: air cycle machine
ACM: air driven motor pump
ACO: ant colony optimisation
ACP: audio control panel
ACS: active control system
ACT: active control technology
A‐D: analogue to digital
Ada: a high order software language
ADC: air data computer
ADC: analogue to digital conversion/converter
ADCN: Aircraft Data Communication Network
ADD: airstream direction detector
ADF: automatic direction finding
ADI: attitude direction indicator
ADIRS

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