The Embraer 170 has a retractable tricycle landing gear system, with two main landing gear (MLG) assemblies and one nose landing gear (NLG) assembly. The landing gear is also responsible for allowing the aircraft to taxi and move about the airport as us required.
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Flight Deck Window Heating The flight deck anti-icing system uses electrical power to give heat to the flight compartment windows and prevent ice forming – the heat also improves durability in the event of an impact (such as a bird strike for example)
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The APS 2300 is an APU (Auxiliary Power Unit) that is manufactured by Pratt & Whitney in Canada. As with any engine the airflow is the main focus to create power and follows the four principles ofSuck, Squeeze, Bang and Blow. The air will be drawn into then engine, then compressed, we add fuel and
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The Elevators are at the aft of the aircraft and are controlling surfaces that alter the pitch of the aircraft (nose up and nose down) for a short-term input. Short term is used at times such as take-off rotation or descending. Long term pitch is controlled by the stabiliser which is what the elevators are
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The A320 flight deck is the focal point for the flight deck, and they have some screens to assist in displaying a lot of the complex information. One of the screens captures the engine information and warnings from systems. The symbols of the upper area such as engine parameters are permanently displayed. The parameters are
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The Boeing 767 uses hydraulic fluids to move many controls on the aircraft such as flight controls like the ailerons and rudder as well as other large devices such as the landing gear. The fluid is stored in a reservoir and there are 3 main systems that are used on the aircraft – the largest
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The Embraer 175 / 195 Family auxiliary power unit (APU is a small jet engine that is installed in the back of this aircraft, and it is designed to allow the aircraft to become self-sufficient and non-reliant on services being available. This can be important at remove airports and at times where equipment fails or
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The Airbus A380 is a big aircraft in every regard and of course fuel tanks are no different. The fuel powers the 4 engines which will create the thrust for the aircraft to create lift and fly. To consider some aspects the aircraft has a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) that will differ a little on
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When the aircraft is flying in normal conditions, the engines will both be operating. The engines of course provide thrust to propel the aircraft forward and allow the wings to create lift – but they also have many other essential functions. One of these functions is that they are the main source of power during
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The water on aircraft is stored in tanks, on most commercial aircraft the water tank is filled on the ground and used for the lavatories (toilet and wash basin) along with the galleys (drinking water / boiler for tea and coffee). The water is distributed along water pipes to the different areas of the aircraft
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