Boeing 787 for pilots
The systems of the Boeing 787, written for type rating and airline interview preparation and checked against the sources of the v1prep 787 bank.
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Boeing 787 Air Conditioning, Pressurization and Oxygen
How the 787 conditions and pressurizes its cabin with electric compressors instead of bleed air, its trim air, recirculation and equipment cooling, and the crew and passenger oxygen systems.
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Boeing 787 APU and Fire Protection
The 787 auxiliary power unit and its electric role, and the fire and overheat detection and extinguishing systems for the engines, APU, cargo compartments and lavatories.
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Boeing 787 Electrical System
The 787 electrical system: six starter generators, variable frequency power and the voltages Boeing described, the big motor loads, remote power distribution, the batteries, ground power and the ram air turbine.
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Boeing 787 Engines: GEnx-1B and Trent 1000
The two engines of the 787: the GE GEnx-1B and the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000, their architecture, thrust, limits from the type certificates, electric start, and what changes for pilots between them.
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Boeing 787 Family and Flight Deck
The 787-8, 787-9 and 787-10, their main differences and limitations, and the flight deck the crew works with: large displays, head-up displays and the crew alerting system.
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Boeing 787 Flight Controls
The 787 fly-by-wire flight controls: control wheel and column, flight control modules and modes, spoilers and flaperons, high-lift devices, autopilot backdrive and the protections pilots meet in training.
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Boeing 787 Fuel System
The 787 fuel system: tanks and capacities, pumps, crossfeed and fuel balance, jettison, the nitrogen generation system that inerts the tanks, and the fuel quantity system.
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Boeing 787 Hydraulic System
The 787 hydraulic system: three systems at 5,000 psi, engine-driven and electric pumps, the center system's electric pumps, what each system powers, and why the brakes are electric.
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Boeing 787 Ice and Rain Protection
How the 787 detects ice, protects its wings electrically and its engine cowls with engine air, heats its probes and windows, and what the MMEL requires when parts fail.
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Boeing 787 Landing Gear and Electric Brakes
The 787 landing gear, its normal and alternate extension, the electric brakes with anti-skid and autobrake, and nosewheel steering.
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Boeing 787 No-Bleed Systems Architecture
Why the 787 takes almost no bleed air from its engines: electric cabin air compressors, electric wing ice protection, electric engine start, what still uses bleed air, and the fuel and maintenance case Boeing made for it.
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