Description:

Manufacturers responsibility, responsibilities of operator and professional supervising. Legislation in area of airworthiness. International and national standards. Static solidity of aircraft structures. Aeroelasticity. Inherent and operational reliability of aircraft structure. Fatigue strength. Aircraft structure lifetime presumption.

Recommended literature:

Beňo, L.: Lietadlá, vysokoškolská učebnice, Bratislava, Praha, Alfa + SNTL 1988
Schindler, J.: Letová způsobilost a spolehlivost, script, Praha, CVUT 1982
Regulations: Part 21, Part 26

Keywords:

airworthiness, certiffication process, load factor, manoeuvring envelope, gust loading envelope, ground cases of aircraft loading, aeroelasticity, operational reliability, fatigue issues

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