Editor: Ian Mcclosky
ISBN: 1933189150
Pages: 200 (approximately)
Synopsis from Avotek:
Written as a primary
text for 6th-form and college level introduction to aviation maintenance
vocational programs.
This book is an
introductory text for students who are beginning their careers in aviation
maintenance. It is a broad overview of aviation and its maintenance.
Review from Total Training Support instructors:
This is an introductory book for the young person just starting a college course
such as a BTEC or City + Guilds level programme. It does however go into
some depth but not as far as the student of the EASA Part-66 Licence would
require.
Very informative and well illustrated. The whole
field of aviation maintenance is reviewed in this one book.
Contents
Historical Overview
beginnings of flight
beginnings of air transportation
foundations of the federal aviation administration
Basic Aerodynamics
aerodynamics
Bernoulli's principle and subsonic flow
Aircraft Design
design considerations
wing construction
flight controls
Helicopter Flight
fundamentals of helicopter flight
helicopter axes of flight
helicopter substructures
High Speed Aerodynamics
concepts of supersonic flow patterns
airflow, controls, and heat
Engine Theory and Construction
heat engines
reciprocating engine principles
reciprocating engine power considerations
reciprocating engine design and construction
engine components
valves
Turbine Development
turbine operating principles
turbine engine construction
compressor section
combustion section
turbine section
exhaust section
major subassemblies
types of turbine engines