Aircraft Materials

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

z

Course Contents

Fasteners; Screw threads: Screw nomenclature; Thread forms, dimensions and tolerances for standard threads used in aircraft; Measuring screw threads. Bolts, studs and screws; Bolt types: specification, identification and marking of aircraft bolts, international standards; Nuts: self locking, anchor, standard types; Machine screws: aircraft specifications; Studs: types and uses, insertion and removal; Self tapping screws, dowels. Locking devices; Tab and spring washers, locking plates, split pins, pal-nuts, wire locking, quick release fasteners, keys, circlips, cotter pins. Aircraft rivets; Types of solid and blind rivets: specifications and identification, heat treatment. Pipes and Unions; Identification of, and types of rigid and flexible pipes and their connectors used in aircraft; Standard unions for aircraft hydraulic, fuel, oil, pneumatic and air system pipes. Springs; Types of springs, materials, characteristics and applications. Bearings Purpose of bearings, loads, material, construction; Types of bearings and their application. Transmissions; Gear types and their application; Gear ratios, reduction and multiplication gear systems, driven and driving gears, idler gears, mesh patterns; Belts and pulleys, chains and sprockets. Control Cables; Types of cables; End fittings, turnbuckles and compensation devices; Pulleys and cable system components; Bowden cables; Aircraft flexible control systems. Electrical Cables and Connectors; Cable types, construction and characteristics; High tension and co-axial cables; Crimping; Connector types, pins, plugs, sockets, insulators, current and voltage rating, coupling, identification codes.

Weekly Schedule

1) Fasteners; Screw threads: Screw nomenclature; Thread forms, dimensions and tolerances for standard threads used in aircraft; Measuring screw threads. Bolts, studs and screws; Bolt types: specification, identification and marking of aircraft bolts, international standards; Nuts: self locking, anchor, standard types; Machine screws: aircraft specifications; Studs: types and uses, insertion and removal; Self tapping screws, dowels. Locking devices; Tab and spring washers, locking plates, split pins, pal-nuts, wire locking, quick release fasteners, keys, circlips, cotter pins.
2) Fasteners; Screw threads: Screw nomenclature; Thread forms, dimensions and tolerances for standard threads used in aircraft; Measuring screw threads. Bolts, studs and screws; Bolt types: specification, identification and marking of aircraft bolts, international standards; Nuts: self locking, anchor, standard types; Machine screws: aircraft specifications; Studs: types and uses, insertion and removal; Self tapping screws, dowels. Locking devices; Tab and spring washers, locking plates, split pins, pal-nuts, wire locking, quick release fasteners, keys, circlips, cotter pins.
3) Aircraft rivets; Types of solid and blind rivets: specifications and identification, heat treatment.
4) Aircraft rivets; Types of solid and blind rivets: specifications and identification, heat treatment.
5) Pipes and Unions; Identification of, and types of rigid and flexible pipes and their connectors used in aircraft; Standard unions for aircraft hydraulic, fuel, oil, pneumatic and air system pipes.
6) Pipes and Unions; Identification of, and types of rigid and flexible pipes and their connectors used in aircraft; Standard unions for aircraft hydraulic, fuel, oil, pneumatic and air system pipes.
7) Midterm exam
8) Bearings Purpose of bearings, loads, material, construction; Types of bearings and their application
9) Bearings Purpose of bearings, loads, material, construction; Types of bearings and their application
10) Transmissions; Gear types and their application; Gear ratios, reduction and multiplication gear systems, driven and driving gears, idler gears, mesh patterns;
11) Transmissions; Gear types and their application; Gear ratios, reduction and multiplication gear systems, driven and driving gears, idler gears, mesh patterns;
12) Belts and pulleys, chains and sprockets.
13) Control Cables; Types of cables; End fittings, turnbuckles and compensation devices; Pulleys and cable system components; Bowden cables; Aircraft flexible control systems.
14) Electrical Cables and Connectors; Cable types, construction and characteristics; High tension and co-axial cables; Crimping;
15) Connector types, pins, plugs, sockets, insulators, current and voltage rating, coupling, identification codes.
16) Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1- 1- Aircraft Materials and Hardware; KLM Uk Engineering2- Aircraft Materials and Hardware; Module 6 Books SR Technic3- Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering; William D. Callister; ISBN:0-471-39551-X; 2001; USA4- Malzeme Bilimi; Kaşif Onaran; ISBN : 975 540 017 6; Bilim TeknikYayınları,20095- Kompozit Malzemelere Giriş; Yusuf Şahin, Seçkin Yayıncılık, ISBN : 975 020328 3, 20066- IR Part 66 Module 6 - Materials and Hardware: v. 1 (IR Part 66 AircraftMaintenance Licence Distance Learning) by Chris Strike (Oct 20, 2008) 7- IR Part 66 Module 6 - Materials and Hardware: v. 2 (IR Part 66 AircraftMaintenance Licence Distance Learning) by Chris Strike (Oct 20, 2008)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	40%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	60%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required