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Week - 1 |
EN: EN: Aircraft Indicating Systems – General: Variable resistance systems, DC selsyn, Magnesyn |
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Week - 2 |
EN: Syncrhos: Torque syncrho, Control transformer, Differential sysncrho; LVDT, RVDT. |
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Week - 3 |
Pressure Measurement Methods: Pressure definitions; Mechanical pressure sensors: diaphragm, capsule, aneroid capsule, bourdon tube, bellow; Electrical sensors and systems: straingauge, piezo-electrical sensor, pressure measurement by varying vibration frequency. |
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Week - 4 |
Temperature Measurement Principles and Instruments: Mechanical principles: liquid expansion, gas pressure, bimetal strip; Electrical principles: PTC and NTC temperature dependent resistors, temperature sensing bulb, ratiometer circuits, Wheatstone Bridge circuits, thermocouples, CHT and EGT measurement. |
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Week - 5 |
Fuel Quantity Indication Systems: Mechanical indicators: direct reading tubes, float and magnet; DC electrical indicators: float and ratiometer, magnetic float and reed switches; Capacitive indicators: capacitors, parameters determining electrical capacitance, measuring circuits, calibration for temperature and dielectricity changes; Analogue and digital cockpit indications; Fuel Flow Indication Systems: Transmitters types: vane, turbine, impeller, differential pressure. |
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Week - 6 |
Angle of Attack and Stall Warning Systems: Stall definition, measurement, display, aileron type sensor, pressure probe, cockpit displays; Effect of angle of attack on stall, stall warning systems: whistle, aileron and microswitch, stall strip; Engine Vibration Measurement and Display: operating principle, cockpit display. |
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Week - 7 |
Gyroscopic Principles: Rigidity, precession, degrees of freedom; Basic gyro elements: rotor and gimbals; Electrical and air driven rotors; Gyro types: vertical gyro, directional gyro, rate gyro, rate integrating gyro; Apparent drift and topple. |
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Week - 8 |
Attitude Indicator (Artificial Horizon): Description, use and operating principles of the instrument; Rotor, gimbals, horizon bar, indicator, pitch and roll indication; Gyro erection: with balls, pendulous vanes, levelling switches and torque motors; Remote Artificial Horizon; Acceleration and turning errors. |
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Week - 9 |
Directional Gyro: Description, use and operating principles of the instrument; Rotor, gimbals, horizon bar, indicator, old style (compass type) and vertical card heading indication; Slaving of directional gyro (automatic and manual) ; Gyro Wander: Real wander, apparent wander, correction with latitude nut, transport drift. |
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Week - 10 |
Rate Gyro: Description, use and principles of operation; Rotor and gimbal; Turn and slip indication. Turn Coordinator Indicator: Description, use and principles of operation; Turn coordination indication, Gyro Powering Systems: Electric motors, pneumatic systems, comparison of electrical and air driven gyros. |
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Week - 11 |
General Magnetism Concepts: source of magnetism, magnetic forces and moments; Earth’s Magnetic Field: poles, inclination, variation. |
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Week - 12 |
Magnetic Compass: Elements, indication principle, requirements; Compass errors: acceleration and turning errors, reading errors. |
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Week - 13 |
Gyro Compass (Slaved Gyro): Elements, principle of operation, light aircraft gro-compass systems, MD-80 compass system, manual synchronization, remote compensator, new technology. |
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Week - 14 |
Aircraft Magnetism: Sources of magnetism in aircraft, hard and soft iron magnetism, components of aircraft magnetism; Compass calibration procedure: Finding the A, B, and C coefficients, preparing the compass correction table, EASA limits. |
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