Course: Operating and Controlling of Air Transport II

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Course title Operating and Controlling of Air Transport II
Course code KTRD/APL2K
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šourek David, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Airplanes - main characteristics, parts and their function. 2. Construction procedures of airplanes. 3. Construction materials for airplanes, their properties and characteristics. 4. Parameters and structure of wing. 5. Parameters, structure and use of fuselage. 6. Tail assembly and landing gears of airplanes. 7. Propellent units of airplanes. 8. Structure of airplane steering. 9. Flight and navigation appliances. 10. Flight preparation and planning. 11. Basic principles of airplane maintenance. 12. Basics of aerodynamic and forces acting on airplane. 13. Basics of air metheorology.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to introduce mainly airplane handling principles and airplane navigation problem.
After passing the subject, the student is able to orientate in problem of plane flight and problem of navigation on the flight path.
Prerequisites
unspecified
KTRD/APL1K

Assessment methods and criteria
Home assignment evaluation, Presentation

The credit confirms that the student has fulfilled all requirements. The conditions of credit awarding depend on the teacher and are given by "Study and Examination Order".
Recommended literature
  • BÍNA, L., ŠOUREK, D., ŽIHLA, Z. Provozování a řízení letecké dopravy I.. Pardubice, 2004. ISBN 80-8653-017-5.
  • Kazda, Antonín. Letiská : design a prevádzka. Žilina: Vysoká škola dopravy a spojov, 1995. ISBN 80-7100-240-2.
  • KULČÁK, L. a kol. Air Traffic Management. Akademické nakladatelství CERM s.r.o., Brno, 2002.
  • KULČÁK, L. a kol. Zabezpečovacia letecká technika. Žilina, 1999.
  • Žihla, Z. Technologie a řízení letecké dopravy. Pardubice, 2000.
  • Žihla, Zdeněk. Provoz a řízení letecké dopravy II.. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2003. ISBN 80-7194-521-8.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Technology and Control: Technology and Control of Transport Systems (2016) Category: Transportation and communications 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Technology and Control: Technology and Control of Transport Systems (2014) Category: Transportation and communications 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Transport Engineering Study plan (Version): Transport Technology and Control: Technology and Control of Transport Systems (2013) Category: Transportation and communications 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer