Table of Contents
Introduction 1
The Basics 1
Operation 4
The Airframe 7
Structure 10
The Body 10
Canopy 11
Rear Structure 13
The Tail Boom 13
Landing Gear 17
The Cockpit 19
Cabin Heating 20
VEMD 21
Flying Controls 23
Control Mixing 24
The Engine 25
Arriel 27
Starting 29
Fuel Control 30
Counting Engine Cycles 32
NG Measurement 33
T4 Measurement 34
AS 355 35
Allison 250 36
Firewall 39
Overhead Panel 40
Transmission & Rotors 41
Main Rotor Gearbox 41
Suspension 43
Freewheel 45
Torquemeter 47
Lubrication 51
Rotor Head 53
Rotor Mast 56
Rotors 57
Rotor Speed 57
Rotor Brake 58
Tail Rotor 59
Chinese Weights 60
Tail Rotor Gearbox 61
Systems 63
Hydraulics 63
Accumulators 65
Components 67
Hydraulic System Checks 72
Problems 75
AS 355 83
Fuel 85
Measurement Of Contents 86
Problems 88
AS 355 89
Electrics 91
AS 350 91
AS 355 93
Fire Protection 94
Detection 94
Automatic Flight Control 96
Actuators 96
Limitations & Data 99
Measurements 99
Limitations And Data 100
AS 350 100
AS 355 103
Performance 105
AS 350 105
AS 355 106
F1 vs F2 106
AS 355N 106
Performance Class 1 106
Enroute 107
Clear Area 107
Helipad 109
Obstacles 111
Weight & Balance 113
AS 350 113
Loading Considerations 114
AS 355 115
Loading Considerations 115
Weighing The Aircraft 116
Checklists 117
AS 350 117
Preflight/Daily Check 117
Prestart 122
Start 123
Pre Takeoff 124
After Takeoff 125
Shutdown 125
After Last Flight 126
AS 355 132
External Check 132
Right Hand Side Fuselage 132
Cargo Hook 133
RHS Tailboom 134
Tail Rotor 134
LHS Tailboom 134
Left Hand Side Fuselage 135
Prestart 136
Start 137
After Start 137
Pre Takeoff 138
Hover 138
Cruise 138
Descent/Landing 138
Shutdown 139
Emergencies 141
Landing Urgency Definitions 141
Emergency Equipment 141
Fire Extinguisher 141
Emergency Exits 141
Autorotations 142
Non-Autorotative Emergencies 143
Hydraulic System Failures 143
Governor Rundown 144
Governor Runup 144
System Failures 144
Indicator Failures 146
Tail Rotor Failure 147
Control Failure 148
Drive Failure 148
In The Hover Or AT Low Speed 148
Fire 149
During Start 149
In Flight 150
Engine Failure 151
Autorotation 151
Hover IGE 152
Hover OGE 153
In Flight 153
Engine Restarting In Flight 154
Engine Surge 155
Warning Lights 155
AS 350 156
AS 355 158
AS 355 160
Double Engine Failure In The Hover 160
Double Engine Failure In Flight 161
Engine Shutdown In Flight 162
Engine Restarting In Flight 162
Single Engine Failure Before CDP (Clear Area) 163
Single Engine Failure Before CDP (Helipad) 164
Single Engine Failure After CDP (Clear Area) 165
Single Engine Failure After CDP (Helipad) 166
Single Engine Failure Before LDP (Landing) 167
Single Engine Failure Before LDP (Going Around) 168
Engine Fire During Start/On Ground 169
Engine Fire In Flight 169
Cabin Fire In Flight 170
Fire in MGB Compartment 170
Frozen Fuel Flow 171
Runup or Rundown 171
System Failures 171
Indicator Failures 172
Questions 173
AS 350 173
AS 355 176
F Models 176
Answers 181
AS 350 181
AS 355 184
F Models 184
Soft Cover 204 Pages.