Course detail
Operation and Economy of Air Devices I
FSI-OP1 Acad. year: 2019/2020 Summer semester
The course is focused on defining the position and tasks of the aircraft use in the national economy, the characteristics of individual transport disciplines, tasks performed using of the aircraft in the structure of the national economy, organization and management of civil aviation, national and supranational organizations, technical operation of aircraft , air transport, contracts and tariffs used in civil aviation and special aviation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
6
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Students will learn of the used aircraft technology in traffic activity and also in some special activities in the national economy. They will learn to understand the importance of international cooperation in the security of the air transport.
Prerequisites
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Course-unit credit requirements: the attendance at exercises (80% at the minimum), reports elaboration in a prescribed form, working out of assignments.
Aims
Aim of the course is to familiarize students with the basic relationships and roles and technological processes of the various transport sectors in the national economy, the importance of air transport, with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), International Air Transport Association (IATA) and other government and non-governmental and international organizations, organization and management civil aviation Authority, the technical preparation of the new traffic conditions in the transport section, intergovernmental and intra-corporate provision of air transport in the technical, commercial and economic use of aircraft parts and equipment for special
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Exercises are compulsory, and the attendance (80% at the minimum) is recorded. The absence (in justifiable cases) can be compensated by personal consultation with the lecturer and elaboration of individually assigned topics and exercises. Individual tasks must be finished and handed in the credit week at the latest.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme M2I-P: Mechanical Engineering, Master's
branch M-LPR: Aeronautical Traffic, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
52 hours, optionally
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. General characteristic of transport.
2. Situation and role of transport in the national economy.
3. Transport system.
4. Situation and role of particular transport modes.
5. Air transport in the Czech Republic.
6. International civil aviation organizations.
7. Organization and controlling of civil aviation in the Czech Republic.
8. Technical service of aircrafts.
9. Technical preparation of the new operation.
10. Air transport transport of persons.
11. Air transport cargo transport.
12. Air transport post transport.
13. Agreements and tariffs.
Exercise
13 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Importance of transport in the national economy development.
2. Differences of transport and transport process.
3. Social goals of transport.
4. Transport system.
5. Characteristics of particular transport modes.
6. Relation of air transport to the other transport modes and to the fields of national economy.
7. Air transport engineering and economy.
8. Development of the aviation and air transport.
9. International civil aviation organizations.
10. Organization of civil aviation in the Czech Republic.
11. Technical service of the aircrafts.
12. Economic aspects of the air transport.
13. International and inter-company provision of the air transport.