What is the fuel capacity of the Boeing 737–800?
What is the fuel capacity of the Boeing 737–800?
20.020 litres (twenty thousand and twenty litres), about 15 tons.
What is a Rhumb Line?
What is a Rhumb Line?
A line across the surface of the earth that cuts all meridians at the same angle. i.e. a track of constant direction.
A straight line on a Mercator chart.
How does the all moving stabilator work on the Boeing 737 compared a fixed horizontal stabilizer of, for example, the Seneca?
How does the all moving stabilator work on the Boeing 737 compared a fixed horizontal stabilizer of, for example, the Seneca?
A moving stabilator allows for wider operating range of the control surface, which is of great importance in aircraft with a large range of operating speeds.
Compared to a fixed horizontal stabilizer, when trimmed, the moving stabilitor will produce less drag, reducing fuel consumption.
How do you convert litres to kg?
How do you convert litres to kg?
Volume of litres x Specific gravity = weight in kg
Where does the wing stall first on a typical SEP Aircraft (Cessna, Tecnam, ...)?
Where does the wing stall first on a typical SEP Aircraft (Cessna, Tecnam, ...)?
At the wing root. This is a property of rectangular wings, but it's also common to find close to the wing root devices that make it so that the wing root stalls first.
What are the dangers of flying into thunderstorms?
What are the dangers of flying into thunderstorms?
Dangers of flying into thunderstorms:
Severe wind shear and turbulence (with a risk of structural problems, loss of altitude, loss of airspeed) Severe icing Hail Lightning strikes (with a risk of damage to electrical systems) Radio Communications and Navigation interference from static electricity in thunderstorms
What is the role of Pilot Monitoring?
What is the role of Pilot Monitoring?
To monitor the flight management and aircraft control actions of the Pilot Flying and carry out support duties such as communications and check-list reading.
Can you go through DA or MDA?
Can you go through DA or MDA?
You can go through a DA, but not a MDA.
A Decision Height, used in precision approaches, defines the point where a go around should be performed. It accounts for the altitude loss during the initial seconds of the go around maneuver.
The MDA does not account for this and assumes the pilot will never go below this altitude. When performing a CDFA most operators establish a Derived Decision altitude (DDA) to account for the extra lost altitude.
What is Vmu?
What is Vmu?
Vmu is the minimum unstick speed.
It is the calibrated airspeed at and above which the airplane can safely lift off the ground and continue the takeoff. Lift-off is not possible prior to reaching this speed.
Vmu is not an operational speed and is established in flight testing only.
What is BEM?
What is BEM?
Basic Empty Mass (BEM) is the mass of the aircraft with the basic equipment, unconsumable fluids and unusable fuel and oil.