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Dr. Nurul Musfirah Mazlan

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ESA 272: Aircraft Sub-systems

Elements

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Course Information

Course Code : ESA 272

Course Name : Aircraft Sub-systems Elements

Credit Unit : 2

Contact Hours : Lecture 2hrs/week

Tutorial 1hr/week

About the course

• This course is an introduction to the aircraft systems

• Learning outcomes:

1. Able to identify components in aircraft systems and their functions [PO1: Engineering knowledge]

2. Able to understand the principal operation of aircraft system [PO10: Individual and team work]

3. Able to determine requirement of each system in aircraft [PO3: Design and development of solutions]

4. Able to relate the aircraft systems with the environmental concerns [PO7: Environment and Sustainability, PO9: Communication]

Course Schedule

Activities involve in this course • Lectures • 2 Tests • Quizzes • 2 Assignments • 1 Group project • Industrial talk/visit

Course Assessment

100% coursework

2 Tests 30% (15% each) Test 1 – covers lecture 1 – 7

Test 2 – covers lecture 8 - 12

Group project 40% Review project presentation 10%

Final project presentation 10%

Project Report 20%

2 Assignments 20% (10% each)

Quizzes 10%

Course Assessment

Important dates

Review project presentation Week 7 (19th and 21th Oct)

Final project presentation Week 14 (7th and 9th Dec)

Project Report submission Week 15 (14th – 16th Dec)

Test 1 Week 6 (On 12nd Oct)

Test 2 Week 11 (On 30th Dec)

Assignment 1 Week 8 (28th Oct)

Assignment 2 Week 12 (25th Nov)

Industrial visit/talk Week 12 (25th Nov) - TBD

Guideline

• For project

– Figures and facts are referred by trustworthy recourses (i.e preferably

from journals, books and/or government agency websites).

– Present your studies/report in a table or figure comparison whenever

possible.

– Reports should not exceed 20 000 words or 50 pages.

– All reports layout should at least contain a title cover, an executive

summary (<300 words), brief introduction, layout drawings, description

of subsystems and its drawings/layouts, discussion on the modifications

or simplifications deem required, and the justifications on the suggestion

(must have at least 3 element proposed), conclusion together with some

recommendation for future work, and reference materials.

– Every team members are required to present your findings in the class

presentation

Project Title

• Project Title 1: Passenger Aircraft

• Project Title 2: Trainer Aircraft

• Project Title 3: Fighter Aircraft

• Project Title 4: Helicopter

• Project Title 5: Unmanned Fixed Wing Aircraft

• Project Title 6: Unmanned Helicopter

• Project Title 7: Transport Aircraft

• Project Title 8: Home-Built Propeller Aircraft

• Project Title 9: Business Jets

• Project Title 10: Amphibious Aircraft

** Students are required to choose and discuss 5 subsystems from the

selected aircraft.

Group Distribution

What you have to do:

• 5 members/each group

• Must have mixture of gender and races (if possible)

• Select any type of aircraft (from project titles) and choose 5 sub-systems of the selected aircraft.

• Each member in the group discuss one sub-systems

Rubric Assessment

Items Mark Distribution

Introduction 10

Content 60

Summary/conclusion 10

Spelling, Grammar and Structure 5

Appearance and Formatting 5

Data, Figures and References 10

Total 100

Report

Rubric Assessment

Presentation Items Mark

Content & Organization (50%)

Introduction 10

Main Ideas 10

Contents 10

Conclusion 10

Length Requirements 10

Delivery (30%) Vocal Expression 10

Physical Characteristics 10

Language 10

Visual aids (10%): Power Point, Multimedia Presentation or and tools used for presentation

10

Overall impact (10%): Energy, Enthusiasm, Sincerity, Originality, Creativity

10

Total 100

Further Reading

• Ian Moir & Allan Seabridge., Aircraft System, Longman Scientific & Technical, 1992.

Further reading

• Ian Moir & Allan Seabridge., Aircraft System: Mechanical, Electrical And Avionics Subsystems Integration, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2008.

Further reading

• Federal Aviation Administration., Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook–Airframe, Volume 2, U.S. Department of Transportation, Flight Standards Service, 2012.

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Types of Aircraft

AIRCRAFT

Powered &

Unpowered

Manned &

Unmanned

Fixed & Rotary

Wing

Manual,

Autonomous,

Remote Control

Aircraft Components

Aircraft Sub-systems

Flight control systems

Engine control systems

Fuel systems

Hydraulic systems

Electrical systems

Pneumatic systems

Environmental control systems

Emergency systems

Rotary wing systems

Environmental condition

Flight control system

• Yaw (controlled by rudder)

• Roll (controlled by ailerons)

• Pitch (controlled by elevators)

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Hydraulic System

• Landing gear

• Extension, retraction, locking, steering, braking

• Primary flight controls

• Rudder, elevator, aileron, active (multi-function) spoiler

• Secondary flight controls

• high lift (flap / slat), horizontal stabilizer, spoiler, thrust reverser

• Utility systems

• Cargo handling, doors, ramps, emergency electrical power generation

HYDR. MOTOR

TORQUE TUBE

GEARBOX

Flap Drive Spoiler Actuator

Landing Gear

Nosewheel Steering

Pneumatic System

Wing and engine anti-ice

Fuel system

• Fuel tank and fuel line

Engine System

• Main components

Intake case

Compressor

Combustion chamber

Turbine

Nozzle

Engine System

Cockpit Indications

Fuel on Board

Crew Alerting

Indication

Maintenance

Indication

Fuel Flow

Shaft Speed

Engine Pressure

Ratio indicates the

engine thrust

Exhaust Gas

Temperature

Engine Display (Upper ECAM) on the A330

Environmental Control System

Environmental Control system

Environmental Condition

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Emergency System