Lloyd Dingle is a chartered aeronautical engineer with over 40 years' experience in the field of aircraft maintenance, specialising in aircraft structures and fluid systems. He is currently the chairman of the individual assessment panel at the Royal Aeronautical Society and is a practising consultant in aircraft maintenance engineering professional development and education. Mike Tooley has over 30 years' experience of teaching electrical principles, electronics and avionics to engineers and technicians, previously as Head of Department of Engineering, Dean of Faculty and Vice Principal at Brooklands College in Surrey, UK. He currently works as a consultant and freelance technical author.
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Scientific fundamentals Further mathematics Physics Electrical fundamentals Basic aerodynamics Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F Appendix G
Part I Introduction: Introduction
The aircraft engineering industry
Differing job roles for aircraft maintenance certifying staff
Opportunities for training, education and career progression
CAA licence structure, qualifications, examinations and levels
Overview of airworthiness regulation, aircraft maintenance and its safety culture. Part II - Scientific Fundamentals: Mathematics
Further mathematics
Physics. Part III - Electrical and Electronic Fundamentals: Electrical fundamentals
Electronic fundamentals. Part IV - Fundamentals of Aerodynamics: Basic aerodynamics.
