Aircraft structural and conceptual design types - definitions and basic knowledge of the problem. Development of requirements, aircraft definitions and categorisation. Aircraft loadings. Systems of primary and secondary airframe structure. Airframe and propulsion unit. Lectures are devoted to aeroplane topics.
Manufacturers responsibility, responsibilities of operator and professional supervising. Legislation in area of airworthiness. International and national standards. Static solidity of aircraft structures. Aeroelasticity. Inherent and operational reliability of aircraft structure. Fatigue strength. Aircraft structure lifetime presumption.
The course is focused on understanding the issue of safety, learning how to assess new systems in terms of safety and acquiring principles of safety management. Students will learn explaining accidents and incident causes and bridge their theoretical knowledge with practical problems of air transport.