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Terminated in academic year 2013/2014

Aicraft Engines 1

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 342-0457/01
Abbreviation LM1
Course title Aicraft Engines 1
Credits 6
Coordinating department Institute of Transport
Course coordinator Ing. Vojtěch Graf, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1 Basic concepts
2 Performance
3 Structure and principles piston engines
4 Engine Fuel Systems
4.1 Carburetors construction and principles of operation
4.2 Fuel injection systems
4.3 Electronic Engine Control (FADEC) system configuration and features
5 Starting and Ignition Systems
6 Induction, Exhaust and Cooling Systems
7 Supercharging principles, purpose and its effects on engine parameters, construction and operation of supercharging systems
8 Fuel and Lubricants
9 Lubrication Systems
10 Engine Indication Systems
11 Powerplant Installation
12 Engine Monitoring and Ground Operation
13 Engine Storage and Preservation
14 Conservation and depreservation engine

Literature

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

Advised literature

EUROPEAN UNION AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY. Type-Certificate Data Sheet No. E.121 for Piston Engines: Rotax 912 series. Issue 17 [online]. Cologne: European Union Aviation Safety Agency, 2023 [cit. 2026-07-01]. Dostupné z: https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/downloads/7633/en