Aircraft Systems

• Flight Control Systems Principles of flight control, flight control surfaces, control surface actuation, flight control linkage systems, trim and feel. Power control, mechanical, direct drive, electromechanical, electro-hydrostatic actuation, and multiple redundancies, fly by wire system, Airbus and Boeing implementations, Inter-relationship of flight control, guidance and vehicle management systems.
• Air conditioning and Cabin pressurization Air Supply – Sources including engine bleed, APU and ground Cart - Air-conditioning System component layout, functioning of individual components & routine checks on the system - Distribution System - Flow temperature and humidity control.

Fire protection system Fire and smoke detection and warning system, Fire Extinguishers system, Portablefire extinguisher type of Fire detectors, standard operating procedures for fire on ground. Fuel System: Characteristics of aircraft fuel systems, System layout, checks during routine servicing, and common problems in the system components, Fuel system components, fuel transfer pumps, fuel booster pumps, fuel transfer valves, non-return valves, Fuel quantity measurement systems, level sensors, fuel gauging probes, Fuel pressurization, engine feed, use of fuel as heat sink, external fuel tanks, fuel jettison, in-flight refueling.

Hydraulic and Pneumatic System System layout, hydraulic reservoirs and accumulators, pressure Generation, pressure control, indication and warning system functioning of hydraulic pump, Checks on hydraulic oil, Pneumatic layout System. Pneumatic reservoirs and accumulators, pressure Generation, pressure control, indication and warning system functioning of Air Pump of Pneumatic Systems. Sources of pneumatic power, the engine bleed air, engine bleed air control, Uses of pneumatic power.

• Ice protection system Ice formation classification and detection, anti-icing system, de-icing system, and working of system in general, Effect of ice formation on functioning on various systems.
• Oxygen system System layout, supply regulation, sources, storage charging and distribution. Indications and warning Engine oxygen system, procedures for carrying out oxygen leak check, precaution while working on oxygen system.

Electrical Systems Aircraft electrical system characteristics, power (AC and DC) generation, Power generation control, voltage regulation, parallel operation, supervisory and protection functions. Modern electrical power generation types, constant frequency, variable frequency, variable speed constant frequency types, Primary power distribution, power conversion and energy storage. Secondary power distribution, power switching, load protection. Electrical loads, motors and actuators, lighting, heating, subsystem controllers, ground power, Emergency power generation, and Electrical load management system.