Advanced Aircraft Construction

COURSE DURATION: 5 Days Training

COURSE DEPLOYMENT: Classroom / Virtual

PREREQUISITE: Basic Aircraft Construction

TARGET GROUP: Aviation Fire Fighters who have done basic Aircraft Construction

COURSE AIM: The aim of this is course is to enable the participant to gain in depth understanding of how aircrafts are constructed
including helicopters and military aircrafts.

COURSE OBJECTIVES – UPON COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO:

• Have in-depth information as it relates to structural features of aircrafts.
• Identify different types of aircrafts and their features.
• Deal with fires on aircrafts.
• Understand the risks that come with different aircraft components.

PASS MARK: 75%

MINIMUM NUMBER OF ATTENDEES: 12

AMOUNT: (PER LEARNER; PER DAY): R3901,65 (Excl. VAT)

MODULE 1 : STRUCTURAL FEATURES

• Aircraft structural Features
• Fuselage construction
• Main plane construction
• Metals used in aircraft
• Metal alloys; Behavior in a fire situation
• Unit test

MODULE 2 : FIXED WING AIRCRAFTS

• Fixed wing aircraft design
• Fixed wing aircraft construction

MODULE 3 : AIRCRAFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM

• Aircraft hydraulic definition
• What is a hydraulic system?
• Advantages of hydraulic systems
• Devices operated by hydraulic systems in aircrafts
• Emergency back-up system
• Hydraulic fluid as a fire source

MODULE 4 : METALS USED ON AIRCRAFTS

• Metals used within aircraft construction
• Cabin furnishing materials
• Aircraft electrical systems

MODULE 5 : LITHIUM-ION AIRCRAFT BATTERIES

• Lithium-Ion aircraft batteries as a Smoke/Fire risk
• Aircraft fire from battery-powered items carried on aircraft
• Lithium batteries
• Carriage of Lithium batteries as cargo
• Carriage of battery-powered wheelchairs as checked baggage
• Defenses
• Emergency response

MODULE 6 : LITHIUM-ION AIRCRAFT BATTERIES

• Introduction
• Piston engines
• Gas turbine engines
• Jet engine hazards
• Engine hazard general
• Auxiliary power unit

MODULE 7 : DIFFERENT TYPES OF AIRCRAFT FIRES

• Cabin fires
• Aircraft equipment
• Fighting the fire
• Types of fires
• Basic fire-fighting principles
• Fire in the air
• Wing fire
• Tailpipe fire

MODULE 8 : AIRCRAFT FUEL, FUEL TANKS AND AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS

• Introduction
• Aviation fuel
• Military fuels
• Comparative fire hazards of aviation fuels
• Fuel tanks
• Principal types of fuel tanks
• Aircraft liquid systems

MODULE 9 : INCIDENTS INVOLVING AIRCRAFT UNDERCARRIAGES

• Introduction
• Undercarriage problems
• Hazards
• Smoke
• Smoke gases

MODULE 10 : AIRCRAFT FUMES & FIRE DETECTION AND EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS

• Fumes detection
• Aircraft fire detection systems
• Aircraft fire extinguishing systems
• Engine fire protection
• Fire extinguishing agents
• Halon fire extinguishers
• Smoke hoods

MODULE 11 : EMERGENCY EVACUATION ON LAND

• Evacuation
• Escape slides and access points

MODULE 12 : CARGO AIRCRAFT

• Cargo aircrafts
• Types of cargo carried
• Cargo compartment classifications
• Light aircraft post-crash fires
• Post-crash fires
• Post-incident airport operations

MODULE 13 : HELICOPTERS

• Water actuated devices
• Engines and rotors
• Electrical systems
• Fuel and fuel tanks
• Fire and rescue tactics
• Autorotation

MODULE 14 : RFFS PROCEDURES FOR MILITARY AIRCRAFT EMERGENCIES

• RFFS Procedures for Military Aircraft Emergencies
• Construction
• Military identifying symbols
• Canopies, approach and positioning of appliances
• Hazards
• Access to cockpit
• Ejection

MODULE 15 : GENERAL AVIATION

• General aviation (GA)
• Construction
• Electrical systems
• Fuel and fuel systems
• Making access
• Ballistic parachute systems
• Flashover

MODULE 16 : AIRCRAFT FIREFIGHTING AND RESCUE CONSIDERATIONS

• Aircraft firefighting and rescue considerations
• Cordons
• Compressed air foam systems
• External fires
• Internal fires
• Internal firefighting and search procedures
• Fires involving the exterior and interior
• Aircraft engines – firefighting tactics and techniques