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Teacher
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MONTANINO CARMELA
(syllabus)
Air navigation in the context of air transport: peculiarities, navigation techniques.
Flight instruments and their evolution: analogue, electromechanical, electronic instruments.
Instruments for controlling the direction of the aircraft: magnetic compass, gyroscopic direction indicator; gyromagnetic telecompass; solid state magnetometers.
Altitude control instruments: ICAO standard atmosphere, true altitudes and pressure altitudes: barometric altimeter; Air Data Computer.
Speed control instruments: Pitot – static system; vertical speed indicator, airspeed indicator, mach meter. Exercises on the use of instruments in carrying out departure procedures.
Gyroscopic instruments for aircraft attitude control: basic properties of gyroscopes (rigidity, precession, apparent wander). Direction indicator, turn and slip indicator, attitude indicator.
Short/medium range radio aids: NDB/ADF and VOR/DME systems: localization exercises.
Evolution of navigation systems: Hyperbolic systems, inertial systems. GPS satellite system.
(reference books)
Chris Binns, Aircraft Systems – Instruments, Communications, Navigation and Control, John Wiley & Sons - IEEE Press, Hoboken 2019
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