What is a FADEC system on an aircraft?
FADEC is an acronym for Full Authority Digital Engine Control, a computer-managed aircraft ignition and engine control system used in modern commercial and military aircraft to control all aspects of engine performance digitally, in place of technical or analog electronic controls.
What happens when FADEC fails?
If a total FADEC failure occurs, the engine fails. Engine operating parameters such as fuel flow, stator vane position, bleed valve position, and others are computed from this data and applied as appropriate. FADEC also controls engine starting and restarting.
What is a general aviation pilot?
General aviation [GA] is all civilian flying except scheduled passenger airline service. More than 80% of the 609,000 pilots certificated in the U.S. fly GA aircraft.
What does the FADEC do?
FADEC combines throttle, prop, and mixture controls into a single control. Every throttle setting at any altitude results in the optimum power/prop RPM/mixture combination. This enables pilots to realize fuel economy that would only have been dreamed of previously.
What subsystems may be controlled by a FADEC EEC?
The EEC also controls several other subsystems of the engine, as shown in Figure 2-56, through torque motors and solenoids, such as fuel and air oil coolers, bleed valves, variable stator vanes, turbine cooling air valves, and the turbine case cooling system. Figure 2-55.
What is the difference between FADEC and EEC?
With EEC, we get electronic ignition and some computer control such as ignition timing and air/fuel mixture. EEC is also more reliable than magnetos. Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) means just that. There is no direct pilot control over the engine or manual control mode.
What is the function of ECAM?
Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitor (ECAM) is defined as is a system on Airbus aircraft for monitoring and displaying engine and aircraft system information to the pilots. In the event of a malfunction, it will display the fault and may also display the appropriate steps of the remedial action.
Is general aviation safe?
IS GENERAL AVIATION SAFE? General aviation has an excellent and steadily improving safety record, since the big surge in private and business flying that followed WWII. The total accident rate has decreased by more than 85%—down to an average of just six accidents per 100,000 flight hours.
How much is a windshield of a Boeing 747?
Do you know that the windshield or window frame of a Boeing 747- 400’s cockpit costs as much as a BMW car. has its cockpit windows with a price tag of a BMW car. ie nothing less than USD. 35,000 to 40,000.