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Syllabus for S.Y.B.Sc. Program: B.Sc. Course: Aviation

B.SC (Aviation Course Structure) SEMESTER III

CLASS Class room instruction Face to Face Notional per week S.Y.B.Sc (AVIATION) L P T L P T L P T L P T L P T L per sem per sem hours Total Credits

USAV 301 Air Navigation III

60

48

102

150

USAV 302 Air Regulation III USAV 303 Meteorology III USAV 304 Aircraft & Engine III

45

36

54

90

45

36

54

90

Briefing and Debriefing

45

36

114

150

USAV 305 Flying

45

45

36

36

36

12

120

Total

13

3 3

195

45

45

156

36

36

324

36

12

600

20

L One Lecture / period of 48 minutes, P Practical, T Tutorial Notional includes time spent in library / home / other institutions for preparation and writing of assignment, quizzes, Open book test, journal, case studies

B.SC (Aviation Course Structure) SEMESTER IV

CLASS

Class room instruction Face to Face Notional per week per sem per sem hours Total

Credits

S.Y.B.Sc (AVIATION) L P T L P T L P T L P T L P T L

USAV 401 Air Navigation IV

60

48

102

150

USAV 402 Air Regulation IV USAV 403 Meteorology IV USAV 404 Aircraft & Engine IV USAV 405 Flying

45

36

54

90

45

36

54

90

Briefing and Debriefing

45

36

114

150

45

45

36

36

36

12

120

Total

13

3 3

195

45

45

156

36

36

324

36

12

600

20

L One Lecture / period of 48 minutes, P Practical, T Tutorial Notional includes time spent in library / home / other institutions for preparation and writing of assignment, quizzes, Open book test, journal, case studies

S.Y.B.Sc. Aviation Syllabus Credit Based and Grading System To be implemented from the Academic year 2012-2013 SEMESTER III

Course Code USAV301

UNIT I II III I

TOPICS Machmeter, Inertial Navigation and Inertial Reference System, Polar Stereographic Projection, Transverse and Oblique Mercator Chart, Grid Navigation, Point of Safe Return (PSR), Point of Equal Time (PET) or Critical Point, ILS (Instrument Landing System) and MLS (Microwave Landing System), Basic Radar Theory, Ground Radars, Doppler Radar Indian Aircraft Act 1934, Indian Aircraft Rules 1937, Part VI Airworthiness , Part VIII Aeronautical beacon and Aeronautical ground lights, Schedule II Aircraft Personnel, Schedule IV Visual Flight Rules and special VFR Flights Indian Aircraft Rules, Carriage by Air Act 1972, Tokyo Convention Act 1975

Credits

L/ Week 4

4 4

3 3 3

USAV302

II

III I

3 3

Air masses and Fronts Warm Front, Associated Clouds and Weather, Cold Front, Associated Clouds and Weather, Warm Sector, Associated Clouds and Weather, Weather behind the USAV303 II cold front, Occlusions, Associated Clouds and Weather, Stationary Front, Associated Clouds and Weather, Movement of Fronts and Pressure Systems, Life Cycle Pressure Systems III High speed stall, Coffins corner, High speed stall , Low speed buffet, High speed buffet, Critical Mach Number, Mach trim System, Incidence trim, MAC, Dependencies of stall speed, stick shaker, stick pusher, stall warning for I light aircraft Turbo charger for piston engine, waste gate control, Types of: Turbofan, turbo jet, turbo prop, turbo shaft, ram jet, scram jet, Starting of jet engine, hot start, hung start, windmill start, Flameout, Reverse thrust. Roll spoiler, Ground spoiler, Speed brake, Flutter, flutter USAV304 damping, Brushless Alternator Electrical system faults, Helicopter flight control, terminology, control II components, Operation, cyclic pitch, collective pitch, hovering, Pack temperature control for a heavy jet engine. Concept on Normal Check list, Emergency/Abnormal check list, Flap selection for T/O and Landing, Vx, Vy, III Vmcg, Vmca. FLYING EXPERIENCE / FLYING CHECK

5 3

3 4

SEMESTER IV

Course Code USAV401

UNIT I II III I

TOPICS Aircraft Magnetism, Compass Swing, Remote Indicating Compass Air Temperature Measurement in Flight, Solar System, Radio Altimeter Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR), Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), Terrain Avoidance Systems Aerodromes, Markings Approach Control Service Miscellaneous Climatology - Climatic Zones, Tropical Climatology Typical Weather situations in Mid-Latitudes, Local Seasonal Weather and Wind Indian Climatology Cabin Zone Temperature control , Unpressurised flight, Ram air inlet, Dump valve, Cockpit/ Cabin Smoke removal, Auto Flight: Basic Block diagram and operation Electrical: AC/DC bus, Essential Bus, Hot battery bus, Flight instrument bus, Low voltage AC bus, TR bus, APU/GPU/EXT PWR/Eng Generator power control, L.G: Sequence valve operation, indication and warnings, APU fire warning system, Pneumatic system for a heavy jet aircraft, Leak detection Basics of Obstacle Clearance Performance, Multi engine T/O profiles, MRC,LRC, Constant mach, Max speed Cruise Schedules, V1, Vr,V2, Vref, Vapp speed concepts FLYING EXPERIENCE / FLYING CHECK

Credits

L/ Week 4

4 4 3

USAV402

II III I

3 3 3

USAV403

II III I

3 3 3

USAV404

II

III

3 4

Course Code USAV301

Title Air Navigation III

Credits 5 Credits (60 lectures)

Unit 1: Machmeter: - Mach Number, Principle of Operation, Calculation of LSS, Machmeter Errors, Mach / TAS calculations Inertial Navigation and Inertial Reference System: - Basic Principle, Acclerometers and Integrators, Gyro Stabilized Platform, Calculation of Velocity and Position, Alignment of the System, Errors, Advantages and Disadvantages, Laser Gyro and IRS. Polar Stereographic Projection: - Polar Stereographic Graticule, Properties and Uses. Transverse and Oblique Mercator Chart: - Meridian of Tangency, Uses and Properties of Transverse Mercator, Great Circle of Tangency, Uses and Properties of Oblique Mercator Chart. Unit 2: Grid Navigation: - Necessity for using Gridded Chart, Grid North, Grid Convergence, Grivation, Example of Use of Polar Stereographic and Lamberts Chart. Point of Safe Return (PSR): - Definition, Practical Significance, Formula for Calculation, PSR on Two or more legs, Engine Failure PSR, Factors affecting PSR, Practice Exercises. Point of Equal Time (PET) or Critical Point: - Definition, Practical Significance, Formula for Calculation, Several Track PET, Factors affecting PET, Relationship of PET and PSR, Practice Exercises. Unit 3: ILS (Instrument Landing System) and MLS (Microwave Landing System): Components, Frequencies, DME paired with ILS channels, ILS Identification, Marker Beacons, Ground Monitoring of ILS Transmissions, Coverage, Principle of Operation, Presentation and Interpretation, Categories, Errors and Accuracy, Factors Affecting, Range and Accuracy, Calculations, ILS Disadvantages, MLS Principle of Operation, Airborne Equipment. Basic Radar Theory:- Radar Frequencies, Pulse Technique, Echo Principle, Factors affecting range of Radar, Primary & Secondary Radars, Advantages of Secondary Radar, Continuous Wave Radar & its Advantages, Components of CRT & their Functions. Ground Radars:- Types of Ground Radars, Precision Approach Radar & Surveillance Radar Approaches. Doppler Radar:- Doppler Shift and its Calculation, Principle of Ground Speed measurement, Doppler Aerials, Two beam, Three beam, Four beam systems & Janus Aerials, Doppler Spectrum, Airborne Doppler, Doppler Limitations

20 Lectures

20 Lectures

20 Lectures

Course Code USAV302

Title Air Regulation III

Credits 3 Credits (45 lectures)

Unit 1: Indian Aircraft Act 1934 Extent & Definitions Rules 11, 11A, 11B, 12 & 18 Indian Aircraft Rules 1937 Part I Rules1, 2, 3 Part III General Safety Conditions Rules 25 to 29B Part IV Registration and marking of Aircraft Rules 30 (1), 37 & 37A Part V Personnel of Aircraft Rules 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 & 48 Unit 2: Part VI Airworthiness Rules 50, 56 & 60 Part VIII Aeronautical beacon and Aeronautical ground lights Schedule II Aircraft Personnel Commercial Pilots Licence, Validity, Renewal & Privileges, General Requirements Schedule IV Visual Flight Rules and special VFR Flights Unit 3: Indian Aircraft Rules 57, 58 & 64 Carriage by Air Act 1972 Liabilities of the carrier Rule 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 & 22 Tokyo Convention Act 1975

14 Lectures

16 Lectures

15 Lectures

Course Code USAV303

Title Meteorology III

Credits 3 Credits (45 lectures)

Unit 1: AIRMASSES AND FRONTS Types of the Airmasses Description, Factors affecting the properties of Airmasses Classification of Airmasses, Modifications of Airmasses, Areas of Origin Fronts Boundaries between Airmasses (Fronts), General Situation, Geographic Differentiation Unit 2: Warm Front, Associated Clouds and Weather Cold Front, Associated Clouds and Weather Warm Sector, Associated Clouds and Weather Weather behind the cold front Occlusions, Associated Clouds and Weather Stationary Front, Associated Clouds and Weather Movement of Fronts and Pressure Systems, Life Cycle Unit 3: Pressure Systems Location of the Principal pressure areas Anticyclone: - Anticyclone, Types, General Properties, Cold and Warm Anticyclones, Ridges and Wedges, Subsidence Non Frontal Depressions: - Thermal, Orographic and Secondary Depressions, Troughs Tropical Revolving Storms: Development of Tropical Revolving Storms Origin and Local Names, Location and Period of Occurrence

12 Lectures

17 Lectures

16 Lectures

Course Code USAV304

Title Aircraft and Engines III

Credits 5 Credits (45 lectures)

Unit 1: High speed stall, Coffins corner , High speed stall , Low speed buffet, High speed buffet, Critical Mach Number, Mach trim System, Incidence trim MAC, Dependencies of stall speed, stick shaker, stick pusher, stall warning for light aircraft Turbo charger for piston engine, waste gate control. Types of: Turbofan, turbo jet, turbo prop, turbo shaft, ram jet, scram jet, Starting of jet engine, hot start, hung start, windmill start, Flameout, Reverse thrust Unit 2: Roll spoiler, Ground spoiler, Speed brake, Flutter, flutter damping Brushless Alternator Electrical system faults Helicopter flight control, terminology, control components, Operation, cyclic pitch, collective pitch, hovering Pack temperature control for a heavy jet engine Unit 3: Concept on Normal Check list, Emergency/Abnormal check list. Flap selection for T/O and Landing Vx, Vy, Vmcg, Vmca

17 Lectures

16 Lectures

12 Lectures

Course Code USAV401

Title Air Navigation IV

Credits 5 Credits (60 lectures)

Unit 1: Aircraft Magnetism:- Permanent Magnetism, Soft Iron Magnetism, Analysis of components P+c, Q+f and R, Calculation of Coefficients A,B,C and total deviation. Effect of change of Latitude on compass deviation, calculation of Maximum and Zero Deviation Headings. Compass Swing:- Requirement, Correcting swing, Check swing and calculation of Residual Deviation. Remote Indicating Compass:- Principle of Operation, Flux valve, Detector unit, Signal Selsyn Operation of Gyro compass, Manual Synchronizing, Variation setting, Precession Mechanism, Erection Mechanism, Annunciator, control Panel, Adjustment of Coefficients A, B and C. Advantages & Disadvantages of Remote Indicating Compasses Unit 2: Air Temperature Measurement in Flight:- Temperature Measurement probes, COAT, Conversion of TAT into SAT. Solar System:- Measurement of time, Mean Solar Time, Local Mean Time, UTC, Standard Time, International Date Line, Sunrise Sunset, Twilight Moonrise & Moonset. Radio Altimeter:- Principle of FM altimeters, Decision Height Indicator, Accuracy, Uses, Principle of Pulse Modulation Altimeters & its Limitations Unit 3: Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR):- Principle of Operation, Frequency, Modes A,B,C & D, Pre-allotted codes, Automatic Altitude Reporting, unwanted echoes, Mode S data link, Advantages & Disadvantages of SSR. Distance Measuring Equipment (DME):- Principle of Operation, Random PRF Technique, Frequency & Channel Spacing, Beacon Saturation, Range, Accuracy & Uses of DME. Terrain Avoidance Systems:- Purpose & Working Principle, Alert & Warning Elements of GPWS, Modes of Operation, Winds Shear Detection.

22 Lectures

20 Lectures

18 Lectures

Course Code USAV402

Title Air Regulation IV

Credits 3 Credits (45 lectures)

Unit 1: Aerodromes Physical Characteristics Runway, Stop way, Clearway TORA, TODA, LDA, ASDA. Markings Runway Markings Runway edge and threshold markings Fixed Distance Markings Touch down zone markings Taxiway markings Runway holding position markings Unit 2: Approach Control Service Departing Aircraft General Provisions Separation between departing Aircraft Information to departing Aircraft Information to arriving Aircraft Visual Approach, Instrument Approach, Holding, Expected approach time, Approach Sequence Mac Techniques & its uses in the provision of Air Traffic Services Unit 3: Miscellaneous Altimeter Notification of Flight Carriage of Radio Equipment Regulation for use of AAI Aerodromes & Airfields Use of Emergency Locator Transmitter Use of Transponder (S.S.R) Notification of Accidents Notification of Incidents Distress and Urgency communication procedures Responsibility of monitoring emergency signals, Interception of Signals.

14 Lectures

11 Lectures

18 Lectures

Course Code USAV403

Title Meteorology IV

Credits 3 Credits (45 lectures)

Unit 1: Climatology Climatic Zones General Seasonal circulation in the Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere. Tropical Rain Climate, Dry Climate, Mid-Latitude Climate. Subarctical Climate with cold winter, Snow Climate. Tropical Climatology Cause and Development of Tropical Showers, Humidity, Temperature, Tropopause. Seasonal Variation of Weather and Wind, Typical Synoptic situations. Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), Weather in the ITCZ, General seasonal Movement. Climatic elements relative to the area (Monsoon, Tradewinds, Sandstorms, Cold Air Outbreaks) Easterly Waves. Unit 2: Typical Weather situations in Mid-Latitudes: - Westerly Waves, High Pressure Area Local Seasonal Weather and Wind: - Foehn, Mistral, Bora, Sirocco, Khamsin, Harmattan, Ghibbli and Pampero Unit 3: Indian Climatology

17 Lectures

18 Lectures

10 Lectures

Course Code USAV404

Title Aircraft and Engines IV

Credits 5 Credits (45 lectures) 12 Lectures

Unit 1: Cabin Zone Temperature control , Un-pressurised flight, Ram air inlet, Dump valve Cockpit/ Cabin Smoke removal Auto Flight: Basic Block diagram and operation Unit 2: Electrical: AC/DC bus, Essential Bus, Hot battery bus, Flight instrument bus, Low voltage AC bus, TR bus, APU/GPU/EXT PWR/Eng Generator power control L.G: Sequence valve operation, indication and warnings, APU fire warning system Pneumatic system for a heavy jet aircraft, Leak detection Unit 3: Basics of Obstacle Clearance Performance Multi engine T/O profiles MRC,LRC, Constant mach, Max speed Cruise Schedules V1, Vr,V2, Vref, Vapp speed concepts **********

17 Lectures

16 Lectures