G550 - Lighting

The taxi lights will extinguish automatically:

When passing 3,000 ft.

When the nose gear begins to retract.

When passing 5,000 ft.

Based on Weight off wheels (WOW).

Correct! Wrong!

When the STROBE switch is selected to the ON position, DC power is routed to the power supply, the switchlight is illuminated, and high voltage is sent to lamp A, which triggers it.

True

False

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AC power is routed to the power supply, the switchlight is illuminated, and high voltage is sent to lamp A, which triggers it. If lamp A fails, the power supply automatically switches to lamp B and sets the local fault detector

How many emergency lighting batteries are there?

One

Three

Two

Four

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Activating the baggage compartment lights also turns on the tail compartment lights, which are illuminated for visual inspection during flight via the tail compartment inspection window.

False

True

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Cargo and service compartment lighting consists of the tail and baggage compartment lights, refueling panel lights, and wheel well lights.

False.

True

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The PED PNL (pedestal panel) knob is also a dual-stacked knob. The outer knob controls the pedestal panel backlighting. The inner knob controls the annunciator lights’ intensity.

False.

True

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The landing lights, if not turned off after takeoff, will shut off as the aircraft climbs through:

10,000 ft

15,000 ft

18,000 ft

12,000 ft

Correct! Wrong!

The pulse light system uses the landing lights to alternately pulse left then right light.

It will shut off automatically when passing 10,000 ft.

It will shut off automatically when passing 20,000 ft.

It will shut off automatically when passing 18,000 ft.

Unlike the landing lights, they remain illuminated regardless of altitude.

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If landing and pulse lights are selected on at the same time, the lights will be illuminated steadily until 18,000 ft and then begin pulsing above 18,000 ft.

Gulfstream G550 – Lighting

Quiz

G550 - Lighting

The taxi lights will extinguish automatically:

When the STROBE switch is selected to the ON position, DC power is routed to the power supply, the switchlight is illuminated, and high voltage is sent to lamp A, which triggers it.

How many emergency lighting batteries are there?

Activating the baggage compartment lights also turns on the tail compartment lights, which are illuminated for visual inspection during flight via the tail compartment inspection window.

Cargo and service compartment lighting consists of the tail and baggage compartment lights, refueling panel lights, and wheel well lights.

The PED PNL (pedestal panel) knob is also a dual-stacked knob. The outer knob controls the pedestal panel backlighting. The inner knob controls the annunciator lights’ intensity.

The landing lights, if not turned off after takeoff, will shut off as the aircraft climbs through:

The pulse light system uses the landing lights to alternately pulse left then right light.