Basic Aircraft Construction

COURSE DURATION: 5 Days Training

COURSE DEPLOYMENT: Classroom / Virtual

TARGET GROUP: Aviation Fire Fighters, Aviation Safety Personnel

COURSE AIM: The aim of this is course is to enable the participant to understand different aircraft parts and their functions

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

• Have a basic understanding about how aircrafts are constructed.
• Identify possible accidents and incidents that may occur.
• Apply applicable procedures to be followed.

PASS MARK: 70%

MINIMUM NUMBER OF ATTENDEES: 12

AMOUNT: (PER LEARNER; PER DAY): R3944,85 (Excl. VAT)

MODULE 1 : BASIC THEORY OF FLIGHT

• Parts of an airplane
• Aircraft construction
• Landing gear
• Standard terminology
• Aerodynamics

MODULE 2 : AVIATION FUEL

• Different types of Jet fuels
• Different freezing and flash points of these jet fuels
• Countries where these different jet fuels are found
• Different aviation fuel additives
• Power boosting fluids

MODULE 3 : AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTION

• Materials and metals used in aircraft construction
• Composite structure new aircrafts
• Tests carried out by Boeing on composite structure
• Construction of a fixed-wing aircraft
• Fuselage, Wings, Fuel Tanks and Lines
• Aircraft Engines
• APU and its functions
• Power and pressurized systems
• Hydraulics and de-icing systems
• Compressed gases found in aircrafts
• Seating
• Aircraft accesses and evacuation systems
• Fire protection systems
• Flight recorders
• Construction of Rotary wing aircrafts
• Construction of military aircrafts

MODULE 4 : Aircraft Incidents

• Aircraft ground incidents and fires (Cabin fires; Wheel fires; Overheated/Hot brakes; Engine fires; APU fires)
• Aircraft incidents/accidents (Low speed accident; High speed accident)
• Fire-fighting techniques – incidents on the airport:
• Approaching of the incident
• Positioning of the Rapid Intervention vehicle
• Positioning of the major fire-fighting vehicles
• Application of the extinguishing agent
• Casualty location and handling

MODULE 5 : ICAO STANDARDS AND RECOMMENDED PRACTICES

• How ARFF personnel must implement ICAO standards and recommended practices thereby helping to ensure their uniform application.
• The level of protection to be provided at an airport.
• Vehicles and extinguishing agents’ characteristics.
• Operating procedures for dealing with an emergency.
• Precautionary measures to be taken during aircraft fueling operations.
• Application and discharge rates for extinguishing agents.
• Airport categorization and amounts of extinguishing agents.