Aircraft Aerodynamics, Structures & Systems

Aeroplane aerodynamics and flight controls, high-speed flight, and rotary-wing (helicopter) aerodynamics.

Structural classification, safe-life/fail-safe/damage-tolerance, stressed-skin construction and load types.

Autopilot and flight director, autothrottle, yaw damper and the FMS/AFCS.

VHF/HF/SATCOM communications and the VOR/DME/ILS/GPS/INS navigation and surveillance systems.

Pitot-static and air data, gyroscopic/AHRS instruments, EFIS/EICAS and the FDR/CVR recorders.

AC/DC generation (IDG/CSD, TRUs, batteries, RAT), distribution, load management and protection.

Air supply, the air-cycle machine, pressurisation control by the outflow valve, and safety/warning devices.

Fire and overheat detection, extinguishing systems and agents, and the engine fire handle logic.

Primary and secondary controls, hydraulic power control units and fly-by-wire with envelope protection.

Storage and venting, boost pumps and crossfeed, capacitance quantity indication and CG management.

Fluid, pumps and reservoirs, accumulators, multiple independent systems and the power transfer unit.

Thermal anti-ice, pneumatic de-ice boots, electrical probe/windshield heating and rain removal.

The oleo-pneumatic strut, retraction/extension, wheels, brakes and anti-skid, steering and air/ground sensing.

Cabin interior, cargo restraint and emergency equipment including slides, rafts and the ELT.

External/internal lighting, crew and passenger oxygen systems, and potable-water and vacuum-waste systems.

Bleed-air sources and distribution, its uses, leak detection, and vacuum systems.

The central maintenance computer, BITE, fault correlation and centralised troubleshooting.

Integrated modular avionics (IMA), cabin systems and information systems, with configuration control.

Timed EASA-style Category B2 paper across all eighteen topic areas, 188 questions in 235 minutes, 75% to pass (may be split into two sittings).