2018/19 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
AVIA2000 Aircraft 1
20 creditsClass Size: 70
Module manager: Dr SJ Wright
Email: s.j.wright@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2018/19
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
On completion of this module, students should:- have an appreciation of the legislative background directly relating to performance requirements;
- have a basic awareness of aircraft performance requirements in terms of take off/landing and in-flight limitations;
- have an overview on the full aircraft components fitted to form systems on a large commercial aircraft (RJ100);
- be introduced to the topic of aircraft engines with an emphasis on important applications in aviation of both piston and gas turbine power-plants fitted to aircraft;
- understand the principles of air data, magnetic data, and inertial data sensors and their use in basic avionic instrumentation;
- be familiar with the principles of multi-axis inertial sensors, including principles of optical gyros and their application to navigation systems;
- understand the principles of Area Navigation Systems in terms of LNAV/VNAV and the detailed specification of RNP;
- understand the detailed principles of GPS Navigation Systems and the enhancements that deliver RNP;
- be familiar with the range of Integrated Systems;
- have an overall knowledge of the architecture and typical applications of Flight Management Systems.
Learning outcomes
For Aircraft Systems and Performance:
Upon successful completion of this module students should:
- understand important parameters which influence aircraft performance and their significance to flight planning;
- appreciate the tradeoffs in performance and the limitations of aircraft;
- understand the operation of aircraft systems.
For Aircraft Engines:
Upon successful completion of this module students should:
- have a general understanding of the aircraft engines, including classification, basic structure and components, working principles, operation procedures and other essential knowledge.
For Avionics:
Upon successful completion of this module students should:
- have familiarity with mid- and high-level aviation charts and principles of Flight Management Systems.
Skills outcomes
For aircraft performance, the course content is based closely on approved ATPL publications (Jeppeson). Aircraft systems is presented to students as an ATA 104 level 1/2 general familiarisation course based upon BAe RJ100 aircraft materials.
Aircraft engines will be delivered by the combination of lectures and the use of a computer based teaching (CBT) package on both Gas Turbine and Piston Engines produced by Oxford Aviation Training, an approved supplier of ATPL training materials.
Avionics is supported with various on-line electronic learning materials.
Syllabus
For Aircraft Systems and Performance:
- Aircraft Performance: Certification under JAR/FAR. V-speeds. Manoeuvre limits. Manoeuvring loads. Performance in take-off, climb, cruise and descent. Field length limited take-off mass. Contaminated runways. The increased V2 procedure. Forces in the climb. Best angle/rate of climb Vx/Vy. Engine failure on take-off. Effect of centre of gravity (CG) position. Landing considerations.
- Aircraft Systems: Hydraulics, primary and back-up systems. Flight control surfaces. Landing gear and brakes. Environmental control and pneumatics. Ice and rain protection. Aircraft sensors. New generation systems.
For Aircraft Engines:
- Aircraft gas turbines, piston engines. Engine air intakes, compressor types, combustion chambers, turbine assembly, exhaust, fuel systems, lubrication systems, engine cooling including film impingement, performance parameters, engine instrumentation and FADEC, propellers including turbo-prop applications.
For Avionics:
- Primary sensor, components and instruments; range of key physical data sensors, discrete instruments and systems components: Air data; magnetic data; inertial data; Inertial Navigation Systems: Gyro based INS, Strap-down INS.
- Area navigation and GPS navigation systems, system architecture and operation, differential GPS, system integrity monitoring.
- Integrated instruments and electronic flight information systems, lateral navigation indicators, vertical navigation indicators.
- Flight control and management systems, flight director and autopilot systems, flight management computer systems.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Lecture | 66 | 1.00 | 66.00 |
| Tutorial | 2 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| Private study hours | 132.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 68.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 | ||
Private study
Review of lecture notes each weekUse of recommended on-line and literature resources to support lecture material
Preparation of group work
Directed reading of recommended texts and on-line resources to support lecture material
Short self-assessed exercises
Revision for written examination
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Regular self-assessed in-class short exercisesInformal feedback on the group assignments and written feedback on individual coursework
Oral feedback on presentations.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Essay | Engines Essay | 10.00 |
| In-course MCQ | Avionics | 10.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 20.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 3 hr | 80.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 80.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 10/01/2019
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