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Syllabus reference BK Syllabus details and associated Learning Objectives
021 07 01 00 Types, operation, indications
021 07 01 01 Types, design, operation, indications and warnings, operational limitations
(01) Explain the concepts of anti-icing and de-icing.
(02) Name the components of an aircraft which can be protected from ice accretion.
(03) State that on some aeroplanes the tail does not have an ice- protection system.
(04) “State the different types of anti-icing/de-icing systems and describe their operating principle:
— hot air;
— electrical;
— fluid.”
(05) Describe the operating principle of the inflatable boot de-icing system.
021 07 02 00 Ice warning systems
021 07 02 01 Types, operation, and indications
(01) “Describe the different operating principles of the following ice detectors:
— mechanical systems using air pressure;
— electromechanical systems using resonance frequencies.”
(02) Describe the principle of operation of ice warning systems.
021 07 03 00 Helicopter blade heating systems
Syllabus reference BK Syllabus details and associated Learning Objectives
021 07 03 01 Limitations
(01) Explain the limitations on blade heating and the fact that on some helicopters the heating does not heat all the main-rotor blades at the same time.