Course Descriptions

AERO 135 - Airframe Maintenance II

• Prerequisite: "C" in AERO 130 and in 131 and in 133
• Corequisite: AERO 134

AERO majors only. Principles of construction of aircraft wooden structures and repair of aircraft synthetic material; principles of rigging fixed and rotary winged aircraft; application of aircraft covering material, aircraft painting, rig rotary and fixed winged aircraft as specified by Federal Aviation Regulation Part 147.

250 hrs. lect./lab. over 8 weeks

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of AERO 135, the student will be able to:

• Service, repair, and inspect wood structures
• Inspect, test, and repair fabric, fiberglass, plastics, honeycomb, composite, and laminated structures
• Inspect, check, service, and repair windows, doors, and furnishings
• Rig rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft
• Check alignment of structures
• Assemble, balance, rig, and inspect primary and secondary flight control surfaces
• Jack aircraft
• Perform conformity and airworthiness inspections
• Inspect, check, service, troubleshoot and repair electronic and mechanical flight instruments
• Install and perform tests of static pressure instrumentation