Instruments in Flight

Synopsis: Looks at the flight instrumentation on the BA 146. Shows how the sensors fitted to engine no 3 are used to alert the crew to an engine fire and how those sensors are able to present the pilot with a ‘picture’ of the damage and the progress towards rectifying it. The sensors shown are: fire detector, accelerometer, pressure sensor, variable reluctance sensor, thermocouples. Looks at some of the flight instrumentaion considering synchro resolvers and pilot air flow meter sensors. Discusses the rationale behind the layout of the flightdeck including how the choice between providing an analogue or digital display is made.
Series: Instrumentation, Course T292
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1986
Availability: OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
Subjects: Engineering
Keywords: aeronautical engineering; aircraft; aviation; instrumentation systems

Producer

John Stratford

Cast

Peter Evans

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