342-0423/04 – Aircraft General Knowledge 2 (VZL2)
| Gurantor department | Institute of Transport | Credits | 3 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Vladimír Smrž, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Jiří Hořínka |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2021/2022 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FS | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The student will acquire competencies in the issue of individual structural units of kites of civil transport aircraft to the extent that allows him to pass the ATPL exams at the Civil Aviation Authority in Prague.
Teaching methods
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Seminars
Summary
The course is based on module 021 - Airframes and systems. The content is focused on knowledge of the design of airframe transport aircraft. Comprehensive knowledge of the design of individual airframe units of civil transport aircraft increases the level of air traffic safety.
The student will acquire competencies in the issue of individual structural units of kites of civil transport aircraft to the extent that allows him to pass the ATPL exams at the Civil Aviation Authority in Prague.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Continuous verification of students' knowledge in numerical exercises in the form of discussion and questions with the aim of active involvement of students in teaching. Students identify, look for a solution of given problems and their interpretation by students.
Control tests for solving numerical examples, or selected theoretical parts.
Students' knowledge is verified at the end of the semester by a written test and an oral exam.
E-learning
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Other requirements
No other requirements are defined.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Division of aircraft - historical development of aircraft structures.
2. Basic parts of airplanes and their functions.
3. Materials used in aircraft construction.
4. Technological procedures used in the construction of commercial aircraft.
5. Construction of the fuselage and additional elements, cockpit, windows, passenger compartment, cargo space.
6. Construction of wings and tail surfaces of aircraft.
7. Construction of control surfaces.
8. Means of increasing the lift and drag of transport aircraft.
9. Landing equipment of transport aircraft, types of construction, tires, brakes, brake cooling, emergency extension.
10. Installation of engines.
11. Aircraft control - turn and multiple envelope. Mechanical, hydraulic, Fly-By-Wire control. Primary and secondary elements.
12. Specifics of supersonic aircraft structures.
13. Structural loads, stresses, aeroelastic vibrations. Aircraft testing, flying and certification.
14. Development trends of aircraft structures, discussions, consultations.
Conditions for subject completion
Conditions for completion are defined only for particular subject version and form of study
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction