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Aircraft General Knowledge 1

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 342-0422/04
Abbreviation VZL1
Course title Aircraft General Knowledge 1
Credits 3
Coordinating department Institute of Transport
Course coordinator Ing. Vojtěch Graf, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

1. Design concepts used in aircraft construction.
2. Loads and stresses in aviation materials.
3. Fatigue of material during operation of aircraft technology.
4. Corrosion of aviation metal materials.
5. Construction methods used in the manufacture of aircraft.
6. Methods of joining aviation materials.
7. Aerospace materials and their properties.
8. Aircraft maintenance.
9. Construction of wings.
10. Construction of tail surfaces.
11. Construction of control elements.
12. Hull construction.
13. Construction of chassis and floors.
14. Construction of doors and windows.

Povinná literatura

STERKENBURG, Ronald. Aircraft maintenance and repair. Eighth edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2019. ISBN 978-1-260-44105-5 .

Advised literature

KROES, Michael J. a James R. RARDON. Aircraft basic science. 7th ed. New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, c1993. Glencoe aviation technology series. ISBN 0-02-801814-1.