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Oct 06, 2024
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AVM 124 - Aircraft Assembly/Rigging Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 4 Practicum Hours: 0 Work Experience: 0 Course Type: Voc/Tech This course will involve the study of aircraft components to include the following: Aircraft wing configuration, flight theory, landing gear, aircraft maneuvers, structure alignments, assembly components, rigging, primary flight control surfaces, secondary flight control surfaces and aircraft jacking. Competencies
- Rig fixed-wing aircraft.
- Use correct aircraft nomenclature.
- Explain the difference between turbo-jet and a fan jet engine and describe an internal combustion engine.
- Distinguish between a high-wing, low-wing, bi-plane and mid-wing airplane.
- Describe and illustrate the shape of each of the following wing planforms.
- Describe multi-finned of “V” tailed empennage, and design features that identify a cantilevered tail group.
- Describe the type of horizontal tail surface that is called a “slab” or flying tail, and explain what a stabilator is.
- Describe features of the design that permit the identification of each of the following types of landing gears:
- Describe the differences between a monocoque and a semi-monocoque type of fuselage.
- Explain the difference between a lift strut and a jury strut, explain cabane strut.
- Identify and distinguish between the leading edge, trailing, and tip of a wing, laminar flow wing, and wing vortex generator.
- Describe a vertical stabilizer often called by the term ?Fin? and describe the movable portion of the vertical stabilizer.
- Describe features that identify a stabilator.
- Describe a trim tab, the difference between a trim tab and a servo-tab.
- Describe the difference between an aileron and a flap.
- Define a spoiler, a dive brake.
- Describe and identify each of the following:
- Explain the difference between a cable-operated control system and a push-pull system.
- Describe a tandem (bogie) or multi-contact type of landing gear, cross-wind type.
- Define shock strut, methods used to retract a landing gear, landing gear door.
- Interpret theory of flight.
- Describe lift and drag.
- Analyze airfoil and streamlined shapes.
- List characteristics of airfoils.
- Describe lift and drag devices, slats and slots, describe action and effect of a spoiler on a wing.
- Explain thrust, propeller or jet engine, limiting factor of propeller.
- Explain the four forces of stability and control, differences between static and dynamic stability.
- Explain difference between angle of incidence and angle of attack.
- Check alignment of structures.
- List fuselage station numbering systems.
- Describe wing station numbering system.
- Utilize manufacturers’ manuals
- Assemble aircraft components, including flight control surfaces.
- Perform bolted installations.
- Install aircraft nuts.
- Replace safety devices.
- Balance, rig, and inspect movable primary and secondary flight control surfaces.
- Identify an aircraft control cable.
- Install swaged cable terminals.
- Verify correct control response.
- Install and tension a control cable; inspect a cable control system.
- Check static balance of a control surface.
- Inspect and adjust push-pull control systems.
- Perform aircraft jacking
- 5.1 Identify jacking equipment and procedures.
- Rig rotary-wing aircraft.
- Explain rotary wing characteristics.
- Describe axes of a rotorcraft.
- Identify primary flight controls.
- Understand maintenance concepts.
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