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2024/2025

Basics of Air Transport

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Code Completion Credits Range Language
21ZALD KZ 2 0P+2C+8B Czech
Course guarantor:
Lecturer:
Jakub Hospodka, Peter Olexa, Jan Slezáček, Tomáš Tlučhoř, Jakub Trýb, Jiří Volt
Tutor:
Jakub Hospodka, Peter Olexa, Jan Slezáček, Tomáš Tlučhoř, Jakub Trýb, Jiří Volt
Supervisor:
Department of Air Transport
Synopsis:

History, definitions, terminology, basic rules. VFR/IFR. Basics of aerodynamics. Propulsion of aircraft. Aircraft design. Basics of navigation, radio navigation. Weight, balance, performance. Flight planning, optimization of speed and heights, minimum fuel. Limitations of operation, maintenance, service life of aircraft. Traffic management, ground handling, security. Air crew. Airlines and economics. Space technologies.

Requirements:
Syllabus of lectures:
Syllabus of tutorials:
Study Objective:

Basic information and facts of civil aviation transport.

Study materials:

Kulčák a kol.: Soubor skript pro výuku dopravních pilotů. ČVUT FD

Kazda, A.: Airport Design and Operation. Hardcover. 2007

Učebnice ATPL - Jeppesen

Note:
Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:
Time-table is not available yet
Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:
06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
roomHO:B-303
Volt J.
09:45–11:15
(parallel nr.2)
Horská 3 (nová budova)
roomHO:B-304
Lán S.
18:30–20:00
(parallel nr.1)
Horská 3 (nová budova)
roomHO:A-136
Černý M.
18:30–20:00
(parallel nr.4)
Horská 3 (stará budova)
Tue
Wed
roomHO:B-303
Olexa P.
18:30–20:00
(parallel nr.3)
Horská 3 (nová budova)
Thu
roomHO:A-324
Stloukal B.
11:30–13:00
(parallel nr.5)
Horská 3 (stará budova)
Fri
roomHO:A-343
Tlučhoř T.
08:00–09:30
(lecture parallel119)
Horská 3 (stará budova)
roomHO:A-343
Tlučhoř T.
09:45–11:15
(lecture parallel119)
Horská 3 (stará budova)
The course is a part of the following study plans:
Data valid to 2025-02-01
For updated information see http://bilakniha.cvut.cz/en/predmet3707206.html