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Terminated in academic year 2013/2014

Instrumentation equipment of airplanes 1

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 342-0474/03
Abbreviation PVL 1
Course title Instrumentation equipment of airplanes 1
Credits 2
Coordinating department Institute of Transport
Course coordinator doc. Ing. František Martinec, CSc.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to Aircraft Instruments
2. Historical evolution aircraft equipment.
3. Requirements of aircraft equipment.
4. Elektronics aircraft systems.
5. Pitotstatics: altimeter, airspeed,variometer.
6. Instruments Displays, Panel (IDP), Electronic Display (CRT).
7. Air Data Instruments (ADI).
8. Direct Reading Compasses (DRC).
9. Giroscopic Flight Instruments (GIs).
10. The Engine Instruments, Indication and Crew Alerting System (EICAS / ECAM).

Literature

WYATT, D. Aircraft Flight Instruments and Guidance Systems: principles, operations and maintenance. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015. ISBN 978-11-38133-14-3 .

Advised literature

Pallett, E.H.J. Aircraft Instruments and Integrated systems.