Courses
College Credit Courses
This course is designed to introduce skills and the necessary knowledge and understanding of aircraft powerplant inspection, overhaul, and maintenance procedures and powerplant systems. This course includes fundamentals of reciprocating engines; fundamentals of turbine engines; turbine and reciprocating engine fuel and fuel metering systems; turbine and reciprocating engine ignition systems and components; propellers and propeller governing systems; turbine and reciprocating engine lubrication and fire protection systems; turbine engine overhaul; turbine engine removal, installation and operation; turbine engine inspection, troubleshooting and maintenance; reciprocating engine overhaul; reciprocating engine removal, installation and operation; and powerplant inspection, troubleshooting and maintenance. Twelve contact hours: lecture/laboratory combination. A.S., A.A.S.