Honeywell BENDIX/KING KAP 140 Maintenance Manual page 11

1.1 INTRODUCTION
This manual provides general system maintenance instructions and theory of operation for the
KAP 140 Automatic Flight Control System. This manual is intended to be a supplement to an
aircraft level maintenance manual specific to a particular aircraft type. The information provided
here is to assist in flight line check--out and troubleshooting of suspected problems in the KAP 140
Flight Control System.
Abbreviations used in this manual are defined below.
Abbreviation
A/D
AFCS
ALT
AFMS
ALT
AP
APR
ARINC
Arm
C
Capture
Coupled
CPU
DG
ECAL
EPROM
FCC
FMS
FPM
G
GPS
GS
HDG
Revision 2, Dec/2002
CS:15574F02.IDU
BENDIX/KING
KAP 140
SECTION I
GENERAL INFORMATION
Description
Analog to Digital converter
Automatic Flight Control System
Altitude
Aircraft Flight Manual Supplement
Altitude mode (FD)
Autopilot
Approach mode (FD)
Aeronautical Radio, Inc
Enable automatic mode engagement
Centigrade (or Celsius)
Transition mode from arm to track or hold
AP command--generating mode
Central Processing Unit
Directional Gyro (senses Heading)
Embedded Control Algorithm Language
Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Flight Control Computer
Flight Management System
Feet Per Minute
Constant for acceleration of gravity (approximately 9.81 meters/second
2
or 32.2 feet/second )
Global Positioning System
Glideslope
Heading
2
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