Eclipse 500 System Manual page 28

Section 1. Aircraft Overview
1.5 Eclipse 500 Aircraft Systems
The Eclipse 500 Aircraft systems are divided into four major functional areas
1. Avio Avionics Suite
2. Thrust Control
3. Essential Systems
4. Mechanical Flight Controls
1.5.1 Avio Avionics Suite
The Eclipse 500 integrated avionics system provides may of the required controls
and displays, sensor data processing and aircraft subsystem monitoring and control.
Details on this functional area of Avio are contained within chapter 2, "Avio Avionics
Suite."
1.5.2 Thrust Control
The Eclipse 500 is a twin turbofan jet powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada
PW610F-A high-bypass turbofan engines. These engines produce high fuel efficiency
and lower noise output in comparison to an average turbojet engine. The control of
thrust in the Eclipse 500 does not require Avio in order to continue to operate. The
engine thrust control has three basic elements:
1. Throttles
2. Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) units
3. Fuel Metering Units (FMUs)
The use of dual FADEC channels, increases redundancy and heath monitoring
capability. Thrust is manually set using two throttles or automatically set using the
autothrottle system.
1.5.1 Essential Systems
The essential systems in the Eclipse 500 are designed to operate autonomously in
the event failure occur and by design, do not require Avio in order to operate. These
systems are:
1. Battery power, and control of electrical contactors
2. Electrical Circuit Protection
3. Oxygen & Passenger Masks
4. Emergency Gear Extension
5. Cabin Pressurization Dump
6. Emergency Locator Beacon
1.5.2 Mechanical Flight Controls
The elevators, ailerons and rudders are all actuated by the pilot through the side
sticks and rudder pedals by mans of pushrods, cables, bell cranks and pulleys.
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