342-0441/02 – Aircraft General Knowledge 4 (VZL4)
| Gurantor department | Institute of Transport | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Vladimír Smrž, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Vladimír Smrž, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 3 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2010/2011 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FS | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the use of current aircraft technology and the operation of their operators.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Summary
After completing the course, the student will gain a basic overview of the production and operation of current aircraft operated by airlines. They will get acquainted with the principles of operation of air carriers and will be able to define the criteria for selecting the appropriate type of aircraft for the required airline.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
term paper
E-learning
Other requirements
Final test circuits 1-13 and oral exam
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
General physiological requirements for a stay of man in large flight altitudes. The air supply and possible sources of onboard air supply, including removal of air from the aircraft powerplant, APU auxiliary power source and ground source air
General requirements for cabin air conditioning the cabin of a modern transport aircraft. Design and construction of aircraft air conditioning systems, requirements for proper operation of the equipment with respect to the distribution system, air circulation and water vapor. Operating system management of air circulation, temperature and humidity, including safety features
Aircraft pressurisation system - Control pressurisation system, its regulation for aircraft operation, including indication of current status with regard to the function of regulatory and safety valves. Device to control pressure in the cabin (safety, warning and protection)
Instrumentation systems of large airliners. Pitot static systems - Altimeter, Airspeed, Vertical speed indicator, indicator and Machmeter. Gyro systems - Artificial horizon, command indicator attitude, flight direction indicator, horizontal situation indicator, turn and slip indicator (instrument for coordinated turn).
Compasses - With a direct reading, remote, angle of attack indication, stall warning systems and other display systems used on modern airliners
Avionic systems of modern transport aircraft - Basic principles of organization of systems and their activities. Auto Flight, Communications and Switching Systems, Navigation, and anti-collision systems
Large transport aircraft and the electrical system - Installation and operation of batteries, DC power, AC power sources, emergency electrical source. power, voltage regulation, power distribution, inverters, transformers, rectifiers, circuit protection, external (ground source)
Equipment and transport aircraft - requirements for emergency equipment, seats (harnesses and belts). Arrangement of cabins of transport aircraft, equipment layout, Cabin Furnishing Installation - Funny equipment in the cabin, galley Installation, Equipment for cargo handling and consolidation, Stairs
Fire protection for large modern transport aircraft - Systems Fire and smoke detection and alarm systems, fire systems Installation, testing these systems, portable fire extinguishers
Primary flight control systems of large aircraft, using the help - aileron, elevator, rudder, other possible uses procedure spoiler help. Function balance and its control, active balancing plane
Secondary flight control systems of large aircraft, using funds to increase the lift, Lift dump, speed brakes. Management systems - manual, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical. Fly-by-wire. Artificial feel, Yaw damper, Mach number according to the balance, deflection of the rudder limiter, blocking the rudder. Balance and adjustment. Stall warning system protection
The arrangement of the fuel system in modern airliners - Fuel tanks and their connections. Supply systems inside the aircraft. Draining fuel, venting and draining fuel. Delivery and transfer of fuel from the opposite side. Indications and warnings inside the fuel system. Filling and draining fuel. Longitudinal balance within the fuel system
The hydraulic system and its arrangement on large aircraft. The use of hydraulic fluids and requirements applicable to them. Hydraulic reservoirs and accumulators. Creating pressure - Electrical, Mechanical, Pneumatic. Creating an emergency pressure. Pressure control in hydraulic systems. Distribution. Indication and warning systems. Interfaces with other systems
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