General introduction to aeronautics:
Fixed wing & Rotary wing aircraft: Light aircraft, Fighter aircraft, Passenger aircraft, and Cargo aircraft; Light helicopter, Large passenger and cargo helicopters Exploded views of various types of aircraft, identification of various structural parts and their functions and materials used.
Aircraft Systems:
System design and development processes;
Mechanical systems:
Components and functions of Hydraulics & Landing Gear systems.
Aircraft Electrical Systems:
Generation, distribution and typical aircraft electrical systems and recent trends;
Avionic systems:
Flight control systems; Navigation system, Communication and radar systems their components and functions; Emergency systems and advanced systems.
Satellites & orbital dynamics:
Satellite missions, Different types of satellites and their applications, Spacecraft configurations.
Spacecraft Launch Vehicles:
Rocket propulsion principles and types and propellants; Sounding Rockets, Staging of rockets; major subsystems of launch vehicles and their functions; Different types of satellite launch vehicles, General description about Launch Vehicles of Indian origin
General introduction to aeronautics:
Fixed wing & Rotary wing aircraft: Light aircraft, Fighter aircraft, Passenger aircraft, and Cargo aircraft; Light helicopter, Large passenger and cargo helicopters Exploded views of various types of aircraft, identification of various structural parts and their functions and materials used.
Aircraft Systems:
System design and development processes;
Mechanical systems:
Components and functions of Hydraulics & Landing Gear systems.
Standards & Specifications and Testing & Certification Aspects:
Introduction to aircraft international and standards specifications for Military and Civil aircraft, Company standards; Airworthiness certification aspects aircraft; Ground testing and qualification testing.
Flight testing:
Purpose and scope, Test plans and procedures; flight test instrumentation; general flying and handling characteristics of aircraft; Preparation, and conduct of tests, fault reporting.
Introduction to aerospace industries and institutions and their roles:
Aircraft design and production industries; Components and systems manufactures, Service industries, Research and Development organizations and Academic institutions.
Introduction to Airport Engineering:
Development of air transportation, ICAO, IAAI,AAI, Aircraft characteristics which affect airport planning; Airport planning: Airport Master Plan, Regional Plan, Site selection; Terminal area and airport layout, Visual aids and ATC.