Airframe Systems Design

Course structure The course is delivered through a series of lectures during the mornings and a mixture of tutorials and highly interactive group design exercises in the afternoons. Each delegate will receive a copy of the text book “Aircraft Systems” by Moir and Seabridge. Delegates should bring their own scientific calculator with them.
Core content

• Introduction to Airframe Systems
• Systems Design Philosophy and Safety
• Aircraft Secondary Power Systems
• Aircraft Pneumatics Power Systems
• Aircraft Hydraulics Power Systems
• Aircraft Electrical Power Systems
• Aircraft Emergency Systems
• Flight Control Power Systems
• Aircraft Environmental Control
• Aircraft Icing and Ice Protection Systems
• Aviation Fuels and Aircraft Fuel Systems
• Engine Off-Take Effects
• Fuel Penalties of Systems
• Advanced and Possible Future Airframe Systems
• The Ageing of Aircraft Systems