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AIR DATA SYSTEM

17.1 - AIR DATA SYSTEM

17.1.1 AIR DATA SYSTEM OPERATING PRINCIPLE
17.1.2 AIR DATA SYSTEM COMPONENTS

17.2 - PITOT HEAD HEATING SYSTEM

17.2.1 FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM
17.2.2 COMPONENTS

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17.1 - AIR DATA SYSTEM

17.1.1. AIR DATA SYSTEM OPERATING PRINCIPLE

TOTAL Pressure 1
(pilot’s system) 6
10

9 EMERGENCY
cockpit PSU
PS 1 2 air (PS )
8 SYSTEM 7 2
PS 2

3 6
cockpit
PS 3 air (PS ) 11
6

5 PSU
4

6
TOTAL Pressure 1
(copilot’s system)

The air data system architecture comprises three inde-

pendent subsystems :

• The pilot’s system : used only for PSU 2 system
equipment (10)
• The copilot’s system : used for PSU 1 system equip-
ment (11) and any additional equipment items connected
to the two shut-off valves (5).
• The emergency system : connected only to the
stand-by altimeter (7) and airspeed indicator (8), which
are provided to replace the altitude and airspeed dis-
plays in the event of an IFDS failure.
The three subsystems are supplied by two Pitot heads,
each of which includes 2 total pressure inlets and 2 static
pressure ports.

1 -LH & RH Pitot heads

2 -Emergency valve (stand-by static port)
3 -Emergency valve (pilot’s static system)
Valves (2) & (3) are controlled by the same knob
4 -Emergency valve (copilot’s static system)
5 -Shut-off valve for additional air data equipment
6 -Damper chamber
7 -Stand-by altimeter
8 -Stand-by airspeed indicator
9 -Restrictor
10 -Pressure Sensor Unit 2 (pilot’s unit)
11 -Pressure Sensor Unit 1 (copilot’s unit)
PS 1 -Copilot’s static pressure system

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17.1.2 AIR DATA SYSTEM COMPONENTS

3 static
1
pressure ports
2

2 total
pressure ports

1 - LH & RH Pitot heads

2 - PSU
3 - Static lines bleed valves
4 - Shut-off valve for additional air data equipment
5 - Stand-by airspeed indicator
6 - Stand-by altimeter
7 - Emergency valve (copilot’s static system)
8 - Emergency valve (pilot’s static system)

5
6

STD BY
STD BY STATIC STATIC
PRESSURE PRESSURE

NORMAL NORMAL

7 8

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17.2 - PITOT HEAD HEATING SYSTEM

17.2.1. FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM

PITOTS AURAL
S
The circuit is shown with the switches L FAIL T
A
F1 F2 R FAIL
set to “OFF”, with the aircraft on the H H

ground and with the aircraft power

OFF T
I OFF OFF
C
supply de-energized.
1
PITOT

2 4
3

+28 VDC
SEC
115 VAC

7 6 5

9 10
FLIGHT FLIGHT
8 GROUND GROUND 11

+28 VCC +28 VCC

SEC ESS

12 12

13 13
14 14

15 COPILOT’s PILOT’s 15
Pitot head Pitot head

1 -Amber PITOT light (10WW panel)
2 -Pilot’s Pitot tube heating On/Off switch
3 -Static port heating On/Off switch
4 -Copilot’s Pitot tube heating On/Off switch
5 -Copilot’s Pitot tube heating control relay
6 -Static port heating control relay
7 -Pilot’s Pitot tube heating control relay
8 - Copilot’s Pitot head enable relay (Flight/Ground)
9 - Copilot’s Flight/Ground logic circuit
10 - Pilot’s Flight/Ground logic circuit
11 - Pilot’s Pitot head enable relay (Flight/Ground)
12 - Current sensors (Static port heating circuit)
13 - Current sensors (Pitot tube heating circuit)
14 - Static port heating resistors
15 - Pitot tube heating resistors

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17.2.1. FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM (Cont’d)

( 1 ) Aircraft on the Ground with the Rotor Spinning
1

PITOT

2 4
3

+28 VDC
SEC
115 VAC

7 5
6
9 10

FLIGHT FLIGHT
8 GROUND GROUND 11

+28 VDC +28 VDC

SEC ESS

12 12

13 13
14 14

15 COPILOT’s PILOT’s
15
Pitot head Pitot head

Switches (2), (3) and (4) are selected “ON”. Logic circuits
(9) and (10) in the “ Ground” state complete the ground
circuit to energize relays (8) and (11). The Pitot head heat-
ing resistors (15) are supplied in series from the DC es-
sential bus. Connecting the resistors in series reduces
the heating power by 50%. The static port heating resis-
tors (14) are supplied with 115 VAC power in series via
relays (8) and (11): they are also operating at half power.

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17.2.1. FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM (Cont’d)

( 2 ) Aircraft in Flight : Normal Operation

1

PITOT

2 4
3

+28 VDC
SEC
115 VAC

7 5
6
9 10

FLIGHT FLIGHT
8 GROUND GROUND 11

+28 VDC +28 VDC

SEC ESS

12 12

13 13
14 14

COPILOT’s PILOT’s
15 15
Pitot head Pitot head

The On/Off switches are selected “ON”. Logic circuits

(9) and (10) are in the “Flight” state. The copilot’s Pitot
head heating resistor (15) is supplied from the DC sec-
ondary bus; the pilot’s Pitot head heating resistor (15) is
supplied from the DC essential bus. The static port heat-
ing resistors (14) are supplied with 115 VAC power. All
indicating and warning lights are off.

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17.2.1. FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM (Cont’d)

( 3 ) Aircraft in Flight : Continuity Fault in Copilot’s Pitot Head Heating Resistor and in the Pilot's
static port Resistor.

PITOT

2 4
3

+28 VDC
SEC
115 VAC

7 5
6
9 10

FLIGHT FLIGHT
8 GROUND GROUND
11

+28 VDC +28 VDC

SEC ESS

12 12

13 13
14 14

15 PILOT’s 15
COPILOT’s
Pitot head Pitot head

The three On/Off switches are selected “ON”. A continu- ing the “FAIL” lights. The subpanel “LH. FAIL” (2) and
ity fault exists in the copilot’s Pitot tube heating resistor "STATIC F2" (3) warning lights and the “PITOT” (1) light
(15) and in the Pilot's static port heating resistor (14). on 10WW panel are illuminated.
The current sensors (12-13) are de-energized, ground-

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17.2.1. FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM (Cont’d)

( 4 ) Aircraft in Flight :
Aircraft Power Failure (Battery Power Only)

PITOT

+28 VDC
SEC

115 VAC

FLIGHT FLIGHT
GROUND GROUND

+28 VDC +28 VDC

SEC ESS

COPILOT’s PILOT’s
Pitot head Pitot head

In this extreme configuration, only the pilot’s Pitot tube is heated.

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17.2.2. COMPONENTS

1 - Pitot heads heating relay box

2 - Copilot’s Pitot tube heating On/Off switch
3 - Static port heating On/Off switch
4 - Pilot’s Pitot tube heating On/Off switch

2 3 4

PITOTS AUR
S

L FAIL T
A
F1 F2 R FAIL
H
OFF OFF OFF
T H
I
C

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