Estonian Aviation Academy
Estonian Aviation Academy
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Curriculum subjectAircraft Construction
| Subject |
| Subject code |
SD.079 |
| Subject name |
Aircraft Construction |
| Credit points |
4 ECTS |
| Grading method |
Differentiated assessment |
| Subject program |
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| Curriculum subject |
| Curriculum |
2019 ER |
| Study year |
1 |
| Semester |
Fall semester |
| Subject type |
Mandatory |
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| Academicians |
| Jaan Susi |
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| Higher Education Institution |
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| Jaan Susi |
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| Learning outcomes of the subject |
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The student having covered the subject course:
• Knows the basic construction of airframe – fuselage, wings and tail planes;
• Describes the basic forces acting to different parts of an aircraft;
• Describes and explains the main types, construction and function of primary and secondary control systems of an aircraft;
• Describes and explains the construction and functions of the landing gear of an aircraft;
• Knows the general construction and basic functions of aircrafts´ pressurization systems, ice-protection systems, oxygen systems and fire protection systems;
• Knows and describes the principles of work of different types of aircraft power plants – reciprocating engine, turboprop, turbo jet and turbofan engines. |
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| Subject course description |
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| 1. Loads applied to aircraft structures, design philosophies and materials; 2. Fuselage construction; 3. Main plane construction; 4. Stabilising surfaces; 5. Landing gear design; 6. Aircraft wheels and tires; 7. Aircraft brakes; 8. Flight controls; 9. Ice and rain protection; 10. Emergency equipment; 11. Fire detection and protection; 12. Piston engines in general; 13. Piston engine charging principles; 14. Gas turbine engines in general; 15. Types of gas turbine aircraft engines. |
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| Current rounds |
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| Aircraft Construction ER-20-K |
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