Heavy Aircraft Systems
Undergraduate
Undergraduate
AERO 3014
Undergraduate
No
105328
4.5
No
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To develop the student’s theoretical knowledge of major aircraft systems in jet transport aircraft, and their understanding of the practical application of this knowledge in actual aircraft operations.
Aircraft Systems including: Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS); Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Systems (EGPWS); Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System (EICAS); Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS); Radar and Secondary Surveillance Radar.
Flight Management Systems including: Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS); Inertial Navigation System (INS); Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B); Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS).
Automatic Flight Control including: Autopilot; Flight Director; Auto-Throttle, Flight Protection Envelope and Associated Auto-systems.
Recording Systems including: Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR); Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR); Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA).
Additionally, reference to the importance of these systems in providing data for a Safety Management System [SMS] and accident investigation will be provided.
Brown Prior Anderson 2000, Avionics & Flight Management Systems for the Air Transport Pilot. , Aviation Theory Centre, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES | |||
Lecture | 3 hours x 13 weeks | ||
Tutorial | 1 hour x 13 weeks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Essay, Examination, Test
EFTSL*: 0.125
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