Weather
Avionics
MMS
Aerostat
"Good House Keeping"
100
Sometimes it appears as a tower
What is Tower Cumulonimbus
100
Nominal in-flight value for the hull pressure during operations
What is 2.3 IWG
100
This primary trailer incorporates this part of the MMS during transport
What is machinery enclosure
100
Ballonet volume
333,000 cubic ft
100
This type of rack belongs underneath the aerostat
What is Housekeeping Rack
200
Heat is a form of this substance
What is energy
200
At this altitude you are near "vent ceiling"
What is 10,000 ft
200
The length of the MMS starting from the front of the machinery enclosure to the end of the boom
What is 112 ft
200
Large aerodynamically shaped section of the aerostat
What is Hull
200
Houses payload in this structure
What is windscreen
300
It's the opposite of this type of "low pressure"
What is high pressure
300
Approximately below 1.2 IWG which DC blower will turn-on?
What is Blower #7
300
What is the ground clearance for the windscreen while the aerostat is moored?
What is 8 to 9 ft
300
How many access ports are available for the windscreen
What is 3
300
Houses all housekeeping pneumatic sensors
What is TPIU
400
Often refers as a downslope wind; some would even call it a heavy-lift helicopter
What is a chinook
400
Four emergency 8 in blowers are provided to pressurize the aerostat in the event of loss of tether power
What is 28 volt DC battery-powered
400
The MMS is designed to support this type of launch and recovery
What is "three point"
400
As the aerostat ascends _____ is being released from the ballonet
What is air
400
Houses the MIDS and AFOI
What is Lower Communications Rack
500
When a billion of these droplets come together they become a visible _________
What is a cloud
500
This Remove Before Flight Pin disables the DC blowers when the aerostat is moored to prevent the DC blowers from being turned on automatically by this component
What is TPIU
500
It helps guides during launch, flight, and recovery operations
What is flying sheave
500
How many 8 in AC blowers does the aerostat have
What is 2
500
Houses 3 EBU's in this component
What is SBE 2
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