At present we are offering the following courses in this area of expertise:
EEV-201: Airworthiness requirements - transport category aircraft - flight performance
Description
The course is designed to provide an overview of the flight performance requirements of the RBAC 25.
Objectives
- To relate the concepts of fluid dynamics and the forces on an aircraft during flight testing
- To interrelate the segments and speeds associated with the takeoff, climb and landing trajectories
- To interpret and use flight manual graphs
- To identify and apply concepts of stall speed
- To use and interpret the AC 25-7A of the FAA
- To analyze and interpret the RBAC 25, based on FAR 25 and AC 25-7A
Program
- Basic concepts on fluid dynamics
- Flight mechanics: basic principles and concepts
- General flight related certification requirements
- Certification Requirements - Flight Performance
Target audience
- Engineers and technicians who are involved or plan to be involved in flight testing
- Professionals of any field with an interest in the subject
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of aircraft certification
Running time
40 class-hours
Technical coordinator
Luiz Alberto Cocentino Munaretto
EEV-202: Airworthiness requirements - transport category aircraft - flying qualities
Description
The course is designed to provide an overview and a commented description of the flight quality requirements, as established in RBAC 25, Subpart B. The theoretical backgrounds of these requirements are also presented for better understanding.
Objectives
- To identify and analyze the basics of aircraft flight dynamics, with particular emphasis on:
- Reference systems, angles, vector magnitudes and their transformations
- Motion equations (6 degrees of freedom) of a rigid airplane
- Steady flight equations
- Small Disturbance theory, the basis of the study of Dynamic Stability;
- Static Longitudinal Stability in straight flight and during maneuvers
- Static Lateral-Directional Stability
- Dynamic Longitudinal and Lateral-Directional Stability
- High angle of attack flight (stall)
- Pilot Induced Oscillation (PIO)
- To identify and distinguish the requirements of RBAC 25 Subpart B in regard to Flight Quality
Program
- Static stability - basic principles and concepts
- Static longitudinal stability in straight flight
- Static lateral-directional stability
- Static longitudinal stability in maneuvers
- Ground effect and CG limits
- Dynamic stability - Concepts
- Aircraft longitudinal dynamics
- Aircraft lateral-directional dynamics
- Flight in high angle of attack
- Pilot-in-the-Loop and Pilot Induced Oscillation (PIO)
- RRBAC 25, subpart B requirements related to Flight Quality
Target audience
- Engineers and technicians who are involved or plan to be involved in test flight certification
- Professionals of any field with an interest in the subject
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of aircraft aerodynamics, flight dynamics and linear control systems
Running time
32 class-hours
Technical coordinator
José Luiz Rocha Belderrain
EEV-203: Airworthiness requirements - transport category aircraft – systems flight testing
Description
The course is designed to provide an overview of the methods and techniques used to conduct systems flight tests regarding mechanical systems and avionics and to discuss and interpret the RBAC 25 requirements.
Objectives
- To understand and apply the main concepts of flight testing on the aircraft systems certification FAR 25
- To know the main systems of a transport category aircraft
- To interpret the RBAC 25, based on FAA's FAR 25 and AC 25-7A, AC 25-11A, AC 25 1329-1B, AC 25939-1 and AC 25-9A
Program
- Avionics systems architecture
- The cockpit
- Mechanical and electrical systems flight tests
- Avionic system flight tests
- Automatic flight control systems flight tests
- Systems testing
Target audience
- Engineers and technicians who are involved or plan to be involved in flight testing, mechanical aircraft systems and avionics
- Professionals of any field with an interest in the subject
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of aircraft certification
Running time
32 class-hours
Technical coordinator
Luiz Alberto Cocentino Munaretto
EEV-204: Airworthiness requirements - transport category aircraft - operating limitations
Description
The course is designed to provide an overview and a commented description of the RBAC 25, Subpart G requirements, concerning the operating limitations, markings and placards, and flight manual information.
Objectives
- To identify the requirements of Subpart G of RBAC 25, relating to operating limitations, markings and placards and flight manuals
- To explain the significance of these requirements
Program
- Operating limitations
- Airspeed limitations, altitude, temperature
- Weight and center of gravity
- Minimum flight crew
- Kinds of operation
- ETOPS
- Markings and placards
- Airplane flight manual
- Operating limitations
- Operating procedures
- Performance information
- Computerized AFM (Appendix A, AC 25.1581-1)
Target audience
- Engineers and technicians who are involved or plan to be involved in flight testing
- Professionals of any field with an interest in the subject
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of aircraft certification
Running time
20 class-hours
Technical coordinator
José Luiz Rocha Belderrain