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Aircraft General Knowledge 4

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Course Unit Code342-0441/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
TOM04Ing. Michal Tomašula
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.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the use of current aircraft technology and the operation of their operators.
Course Contents
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
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
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.
PRUŠA, Jiří, Martin BRANDÝSKÝ, Luboš HLINOVSKÝ, Jiří HORNÍK, Michal PAZOUREK, František SLABÝ, Marek TŘEŠŇÁK a Jiří ŽEŽULA. Svět letecké dopravy. II. rozšířené vydání. Praha: Gallileo Training, 2015. ISBN 978-80-260-8309-2.
KOBLEN, Ivan a Stanislav SZABO. Manažment životného cyklu leteckej techniky I. Košice: Multiprint, 2016. ISBN 978-80-89551-28-6.
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.
Recommended Reading:
STERKENBURG, Ronald. Aircraft maintenance and repair. Eighth edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2019. ISBN 978-1-260-44105-5.
FIALA, Petr, Josef JABLONSKÝ a Miroslav MAŇAS. Vícekriteriální rozhodování. Praha: Vysoká škola ekonomická [Praha], 1994. ISBN 80-7079-748-7.
STERKENBURG, Ronald. Aircraft maintenance and repair. Eighth edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2019. ISBN 978-1-260-44105-5.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluation and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        Exercises evaluationCredit30 20
        ExaminationExamination70 31