Aircraft General Engineering and Maintenance Practices detailed syllabus for Aeronautical Engineering (Aero) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Aero students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Aeronautical Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Aero 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-V scheme and its subjects refer to Aero Professional Elective-V syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of aircraft general engineering and maintenance practices is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
AIRCRAFT GROUND HANDLING AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
Mooring, jacking, leveling and towing operations – Preparation – Equipment – precautions – Engine starting procedures – Piston engine, turboprops and turbojets – Engine fire extinguishing – Ground power unit.
Unit II
GROUND SERVICING OF VARIOUS SUB SYSTEMS
Air conditioning and pressurization – Oxygen and oil systems – Ground units and their maintenance.
Unit III
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Unit IV
INSPECTION
Process – Purpose – Types – Inspection intervals – Techniques – Checklist – Special inspection -Publications, bulletins, various manuals – FAR Air worthiness directives – Type certificate Data sheets – ATA Specifications
Unit V
AIRCRAFT HARDWARE, MATERIALS, SYSTEM PROCESSES
Specification and correct use of various aircraft hardware (i.e. nuts, bolts, rivets, screws) – American and British systems of specifications – Threads, gears, bearings, – Drills, tapes and reamers -Identification of all types of fluid line fittings. Materials, metallic and non-metallic Plumbing connectors – Cables – Swaging procedures, tests, Advantages of swaging over splicing.
Course Outcomes:
Student can able to
- Explain the various ground support system for aircraft operations
- Illustrate the ground servicing of critical aircraft systems
- Inspect the aircraft by considering the FAA airworthiness regulations and the check list.
- Apply the maintenance procedures to the aircraft subsystem and equipment’s
- Explain the specifications standards of aircraft hardware systems and materials.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- A&P Mechanics, “Aircraft Hand Book”, F A A Himalayan Book House, New Delhi, 1996
- A&P Mechanics,” General Hand Book”, F A A Himalayan Bok House, New Delhi, 1996
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Aeronautical Engineering 6th Sem, visit Aero 6th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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