Aeronautical Engineering Level 3

Mandatory Units
Must complete all of the following units, plus the relevant units for the chosen pathway

• Unit 1: Complying with Statutory Regulations and Organisational Safety Requirements
• Unit 2: Using and Interpreting Engineering Drawings and Documents
• Unit 3: Working Efficiently and Effectively in Engineering
• Unit 4: Reinstating the Work Area on Completion of Activities

Pathways (One pathway must be covered)

Aircraft Detail Fitting
Must complete four units from the following:

• Unit 5: Marking Out Aircraft Components
• Unit 6: Cutting and Shaping Aircraft Components
• Unit 7: Bending and Forming Aircraft Components
• Unit 8: Installing Aircraft Mechanical Fasteners
• Unit 9: Producing Aircraft Detail Assemblies

Airframe Fitting
Must complete three units from the following:

• Unit 8: Installing Aircraft Mechanical Fasteners
• Unit 10: Producing Aircraft Sub-assemblies
• Unit 11: Producing Aircraft Major Assemblies
• Unit 12: Installing Aircraft Mechanical Controls
• Unit 13: Repairing Airframes and Structures
• Unit 14: Modifying Airframes
• Unit 15: Modifying Aircraft Mechanical Systems
• Unit 16: Carrying Out Routine Servicing of Aircraft
• Unit 26: Producing Aircraft Composite Assemblies

Installing Aircraft Interiors
Must complete three units from the following:

• Unit 17: Installing Aircraft Domestic Equipment
• Unit 18: Installing Aircraft Lockers and Storage Units
• Unit 19: Installing Aircraft Interior Panels and Soft Furnishings
• Unit 20: Installing Aircraft Seating and Furniture
• Unit 21: Cutting and Shaping Soft Furnishing Materials

Composite / Transparency Manufacture
Must complete three units from the following:

• Unit 22: Moulding Aircraft Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Components
• Unit 23: Moulding Acrylic Aircraft Components
• Unit 24: Producing Aircraft Components from Carbon Fibre
• Unit 25: Producing Aircraft Components from Glass Fibre
• Unit 26: Producing Aircraft Composite Assemblies
• Unit 27: Vacuum Forming Aircraft Components
• Unit 28: Injection Moulding Aircraft Components
• Unit 29: Joining Aircraft Components by Adhesive Bonding
• Unit 30: Assembling Aircraft Transparencies

Power Plant Assembly and Testing
Must complete one unit from the following:

• Unit 31: Producing Aircraft Engine Compressor Assemblies
• Unit 32: Producing Aircraft Engine Combustion Assemblies
• Unit 33: Producing Aircraft Engine Turbine Assemblies
• Unit 34: Producing Aircraft Engine Gearbox Assemblies
• Unit 35: Producing Aircraft Piston Engine Assemblies
• Unit 36: Producing Aircraft Engine Major Assemblies
• Unit 37: Dressing Aircraft Engines
• Unit 38: Carrying out Uninstalled Aircraft Engine Testing Procedures

Aircraft Mechanical Systems Installation
Must complete two units from the following:

• Unit 12: Installing Aircraft Mechanical Controls
• Unit 41: Installing Aircraft Hydraulic Systems
• Unit 42: Installing Aircraft Pneumatic Systems
• Unit 43: Installing Aircraft De-icing Systems
• Unit 44: Installing Aircraft Fuel Systems
• Unit 45: Installing Aircraft Environmental Systems
• Unit 46: Installing Flying Control Surfaces and Systems
• Unit 47: Installing Aircraft Armament Systems
• Unit 48: Installing Aircraft Assisted Escape Mechanisms
• Unit 49: Installing Aircraft Main Engines
• Unit 50: Installing Aircraft Auxiliary Engines
• Unit 51: Installing Aircraft Power Transmission Systems

Testing Aircraft Mechanical Systems
Must complete two units from the following:

• Unit 52: Testing Installed Aircraft Engines
• Unit 53: Testing Aircraft Power Transmission Systems
• Unit 54: Testing Aircraft Hydraulic Systems
• Unit 55: Testing Aircraft Pneumatic Systems
• Unit 56: Testing Aircraft Environmental Systems
• Unit 57: Testing Aircraft De-icing Systems
• Unit 58: Testing Aircraft Fuel Systems
• Unit 59: Testing Aircraft Flying Control Surfaces and Systems
• Unit 60: Testing Aircraft Armament Systems
• Unit 61: Testing Aircraft Assisted Escape Systems

Electrical and Electronic Avionics Systems Installation
Must complete three of the following units:

• Unit 62: Installing Aircraft Cableforms/Looms
• Unit 63: Installing Aircraft Instrument Panels and Meters
• Unit 64: Installing Aircraft Visual Display Units and Computer Systems
• Unit 65: Installing Aircraft Engine Control Units
• Unit 66: Installing Aircraft Power Supplies
• Unit 67: Installing Aircraft Communication Systems
• Unit 68: Installing Aircraft Flight Guidance and Control Systems
• Unit 69: Installing Aircraft Navigational Systems
• Unit 70: Installing Aircraft Radar Systems
• Unit 71: Installing Aircraft Countermeasure Systems
• Unit 72: Installing Aircraft Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems
• Unit 73: Installing Aircraft Instrumentation Systems
• Unit 74: Modifying Aircraft Electrical Systems
• Unit 75: Modifying Aircraft Avionics Systems

Plus three more units from the following:

• Unit 76: Testing Aircraft Cableforms/Looms
• Unit 77: Testing Aircraft Visual Display Units and Computer Systems
• Unit 78: Testing Aircraft Engine Control Units
• Unit 79: Testing Aircraft Communication Systems
• Unit 80: Testing Aircraft Flight Guidance and Control Systems
• Unit 81: Testing Aircraft Navigational Systems
• Unit 82: Testing Aircraft Radar Systems
• Unit 83: Testing Aircraft Countermeasure Systems
• Unit 84: Testing Aircraft Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems
• Unit 85: Testing Aircraft Instrumentation Systems

Manufacturing Aircraft Wire Looms
Must complete two of the following units

• Unit 86: Producing Aircraft Wiring Layouts and Routeings
• Unit 87: Producing Aircraft Electrical Sub-assemblies, Cableforms and Looms
• Unit 88: Modifying Aircraft Cableforms and Looms

Aircraft Surface Finishing
Must complete three of the following units:

• Unit 89: Applying Aircraft Paint Finishes by Hand
• Unit 90: Applying Aircraft paint Finishes by Spray Guns
• Unit 91: Applying Transfers, Decals and Livery to Aircraft
• Unit 92: Stripping and Removing Aircraft Finishes
• Unit 93: Applying Finishes to Composite Mouldings

Survival Equipment Maintenance
Must complete five of the following units:

• Unit 94: Carrying Out Maintenance of Aircrew Protective Helmets and Electrical Headsets
• Unit 95: Carrying Out Maintenance of Aircrew Protective Clothing
• Unit 96: Carrying Out Maintenance of Aircrew Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) Respirators and Equipment
• Unit 97: Carrying Out Maintenance of Aircrew Life Preserver Equipment
• Unit 98: Carrying Out Maintenance of Aircrew Inertia Reels and Restraint Harnesses
• Unit 99: Carrying Out Maintenance of Aircraft Multi-Seat Life Rafts and Emergency Packs
• Unit 100: Carrying Out Maintenance of Aircrew Oxygen Masks
• Unit 101: Carrying Out Maintenance of Aircrew Personal Survival Packs (PSP)
• Unit 102: Carrying Out Maintenance of Aircrew Quick Release Fasteners (QRF)
• Unit 103: Carrying Out Maintenance of Parachute Assemblies

Weapons Maintenance
Must complete four units, as follows:
Two units from the following:

• Unit 104: Testing Uninstalled Aircraft Assisted Escape System (AAES) Components
• Unit 105: Testing Installed Aircraft Armament Systems
• Unit 106: Testing Uninstalled Aircraft Armament System Components
• Unit 107: Undertaking Fault Diagnosis on Installed Aircraft Armament Systems
• Unit 108: Undertaking Fault Diagnosis on Uninstalled Aircraft Armament System Components
• Unit 109: Modifying Aircraft Armament Systems and Components
• Unit 110: Testing Installed Aircraft Assisted Escape Systems (AAES)

Plus EITHER:
Two units from the following:

• Unit 111: Overhauling Aircraft Gun Systems
• Unit 112: Overhauling Aircraft Assisted Escape Systems (AAES)
• Unit 113: Overhauling Aircraft Armament Release Systems

OR:

One unit from the following:

• Unit 114: Removing Aircraft Armament System Components
• Unit 115: Removing Aircraft Assisted Escape Systems (AAES)
• Unit 116: Removing Aircraft Armament Expendable Stores

And one unit from the following:

• Unit 117: Installing Aircraft Armament System Components
• Unit 118: Installing Aircraft Assisted Escape Systems (AAES)
• Unit 119: Installing Aircraft Armament Expendable Stores

Additional Units
The following unit may be used in any relevant pathway but must be additional to the requirements identified for the Pathway.

• Unit 39: Drilling and Finishing Holes in Aircraft Structures or Components