BlackHawk Resume

UPPER AND LOWER CONSOLES.

The upper console, overhead between pilot and copilot, contains engine controls, fire emergency controls, heater
and windshield wiper controls, internal and external light controls, electrical systems and miscellaneous helicopter
system controls. The rear portion of the upper panel contains the dc essential bus circuit breaker panels

The lower console next to the base of the instrument panel and extending through the cockpit between the pilot
and copilot, is easily reached by either pilot. The console is arranged with communication panels, navigational
panels and flight attitude/ stability controls. The rear part of the console houses the battery bus and battery utility
bus circuit breaker panels,

LANDING GEAR SYSTEM.

A landing gear weight-on-wheels (WOW) switch is installed on the left landing gear to control operation of selected
systems (Table 2-1). The switch is deactivated when the weight of the helicopter is on the landing gear.

Main Landing Gear

Each individual landing gear has a single wheel, a drag beam, and a two-stage oleo shock strut

Wheel Brake System

Main landing gear wheels have disc hydraulic brakes

Each wheel brake consists of two steel rotating discs, brake pucks and a housing that contains the hydraulic pistons

The parking brakes are applied by pressing the toe brake pedals, pulling the parking brake handle to its fully
extended position, and then releasing the toe brakes while holding the handle out

Tail Landing Gear

It has a two-stage oleo shock strut, tailwheel lock system fork assembly, yoke assembly, and a wheel and tire. The
fork assembly is the attachment point for the tailwheel and allows the wheel to swivel 360°. The tailwheel can be
locked in a trail position by a TAILWHEEL switch in the cockpit

EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT

FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS.

The engines and APU are monitored by infrared radiation type sensing units, and protected by a main and reserve
high-rate discharge type fire extinguisher installation

FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM

The system consists of five radiation-sensing flame detectors, control amplifiers, and a test panel. Two detectors are
installed in each main engine compartment and one detector is in the APU compartment

Fire Extinguishing Systems.

A high-rate discharge extinguishing system provides a two-shot, main and reserve capability to either main engine
compartment or APU compartment.

Two containers are each filled with liquid and charged with gaseous nitrogen. The containers are mounted above the
upper deck, behind the right engine compartment (Figure 2-1). Both containers have dual outlets, each with its own
firing mechanism. Each extinguishing agent container has a pressure gage. The system also has a thermal discharge
safety port that will cause a visual indicator on the right side of the fuselage to rupture, indicating that one or both
containers are empty

Crash-Actuated System.

A crash-actuated system is part of the fire extinguisher system. An omnidirectional inertia switch is hard-mounted
to the airframe to sense crash forces. Upon impact of a crash of 10 Gs or more, the switch will automatically fire
both fire extinguishing containers into both engine compartments
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