Description:

Aircraft structural and conceptual design types - definitions and basic knowledge of the problem. Development of requirements, aircraft definitions and categorisation. Aircraft loadings. Systems of primary and secondary airframe structure. Airframe and propulsion unit. Lectures are devoted to aeroplane topics.

Recommended literature:

ATPL ground training series: Airframes and Systems. Oxford, England: CAE Oxford Aviation Academy, 2014.
ATPL ground training series: Electrics and Electronics. Oxford, England: CAE Oxford Aviation Academy, 2014.

Keywords:

aircraft, aeroplane, airframe, aircraft systems, aircraft loading, wing, fuselage, tail units, flight control surfaces, flight control system, undercarriage

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar