Course # 28451 –

Aircraft Structures for Aviation Inspectors and Engineers Course

Hundreds of Inspectors and other aviation professionals and engineers have benefited from this course

When a student completes this course she/he should be able to:

  • grasp the fundamentals of airframe construction
  • explain what alloys are used in what parts of the airplane and why
  • have a basic understanding of composites, hydrogen embrittlement, fatigue, heat treatment, fastener selection, finite element analysis, strain gages …
  • learn about aircraft metallic structures and joints
  • be familiar with prevalent aircraft fasteners and joints
  • list the fundamental design requirements of repairs

Who should take this training:

Managers / Engineers / Materials Scientists / Inspectors / DERs in:

  • Aircraft Maintenance
  • Aircraft Production
  • Airline Liaison with OEM
  • Continuing Airworthiness
  • Aircraft Production
  • Helicopter Maintenance
  • Repair
  • Accident Investigation
  • Engine Overhaul
  • Materials Selection
  • Materials and Processing (M&P)
  • Automobile
  • Structural Analysis
  • Structural Design
  • Fatigue Crack Growth Analysis
  • Safety Officers
  • Wiring / Ageing Avionics
  • Regulatory Authority, NAAs
  • Corrosion Prevention & Control Programs (CPCP)

From Industries including but not limited to:

  • Airlines
  • Defense Directorates
  • MROs, Repair Stations
  • Army
  • Aircraft and Component Manufacturers
  • Airforce
  • Technical College
  • Navy
  • Civil Aviation Authorities
  • Aircraft Manufacturers
  • Material Suppliers
  • Universities
  • Accident Investigation Agencies, NTSB
  • Structural Design
  • ASI (Aviation Safety Inspectors)
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  1. Course# 28451

Aircraft Structures for Aviation Inspectors and Engineers Course (Structures Familiarization Course)

Syllabus

  1. Aircraft Design
  2. Stress, Strain, Elastic Modulus
  3. Buckling
  4. Bending, Torsion
  5. Fatigue
  6. Biaxial Stresses
  7. Structural Metal Selection
  8. Composites
  9. Strain Gages
  10. Heat Treatment
  11. Fasteners
  12. Welding
  13. Structural Repair
  14. Structural Test Plans
  15. Finite Element Methods
  16. Hydrogen Embrittlement

In addition to these topics,

  • 3-D Printing of Aircraft Structures
  • Limit of Validity
  • Aging Aircraft
  • Widespread Fatigue Damage
  • Aircraft Structural Accidents
  • Corrosion Prevention and Control Program (CPCP)
  • Suspected Unapproved Parts
  • Manufacturing Issues
  • Aircraft Certification topics

and a few other subjects will be discussed in this class.

This syllabus is for guidance only; the syllabus may change retaining the current flavor.