Credits:
3
This course is an introduction to basic aircraft power plant construction as it relates to small piston engines commonly found in general aviation type aircraft. In a lab environment the student will be exposed to various types of components found in engines and asked to identify them and state their purpose. Basic engine layout and ways of providing fuel sources for combustion will be explored, as well as the benefits and downside to each. At the end of the course the student should have a basic understanding of how piston engines work, what a stoichiometric ratio is, how and why aircraft engines are leaned and why proper fuel grades are important.