Maricopa Community Colleges  AET215   19886-19945 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/26/94
AET215 19886-19945 L+L 3 Credit(s) 5 Period(s)
Airframe Structure
Airframe structure topics include wood structures, aircraft covering, aircraft finishes, sheet metal structures, welding, assembly and rigging and airframe inspection. Prerequisites: AET107 or permission of instructor.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
AET215   19886-19945 Airframe Structure
1. Service and repair wood structures. (I)
2. Inspect, test and repair fabric and fiberglass. (II)
3. Identify and apply aircraft finishing materials. (III)
4. Inspect finishes and identify defects. (III)
5. Install rivets and fasteners. (IV)
6. Inspect and repair plastics, honeycomb and laminated structures. (IV)
7. Inspect, check, service and repair windows, doors and interior furnishings. (IV)
8. Inspect and repair sheet-metal structures. (IV)
9. Solder, braze, gas and arc-weld steel. (V)
10. Assemble aircraft. (VI)
11. Balance and rig moveable surfaces. (VI)
12. Perform airframe conformity and airworthiness inspections. (VII)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
AET215   19886-19945 Airframe Structure
    I. Wood Structures
        A. Service and Repair of wood structures
        B. Identify wood defects
        C. Inspect wood structures
      II. Aircraft Covering
          A. Fabric Covering
          B. Fiberglass Covering
        III. Aircraft Finishes
            A. Application of trim
            B. Finishing materials
            C. Inspection
            D. Defects
          IV. Sheet Metal Structures
              A. Installation of rivets and fasteners
              B. Bonded structures
              C. Inspection and Repair
                1. Plastics
                2. Honeycomb
                3. Lamination
                4. Windows
                5. Doors
                6. Interior furnishing
                7. Sheet metal
              D. Hand form, lay-out and bending
            V. Welding
                A. Arc-weld
                B. Solder
                C. Braze
                D. Gas
              VI. Assembly and Rigging
                  A. Rotary-wing aircraft
                  B. Fixed-wing aircraft
                  C. Alignment of Structures
                  D. Assemble airframe components
                  E. Moveable surfaces
                VII. Airframe inspection
                    A. Conformity inspection
                    B. Airworthiness inspection
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