Aircraft Technology
Introduction
Aircraft technology ranges from the simple wicker basket and sandbags of a hot air balloon, to the carbon fiber and fully digital systems of modern jets. In the aviation industry, both aeronautical engineers and aircraft maintenance engineers are indispensable, though their duties are different. Aeronautical engineering involves examining, analysing, designing, manufacturing and occasionally installing components that make up civilian and defense aircrafts, spacecraft, high-altitude vehicles, and high-altitude delivery systems (missiles).
The focus is mainly on design and development and could possibly involve space and satellite research too. Whereas aircraft maintenance engineers work back in the hangar to ensure that the designed aircraft is safe to fly. They are vital to aviation as without them no on can fly safely. The former is a degree course and teaches you designing and manufacturing of the aircarft, while the latter teaches you the servicing of the aircraft for its proper functioning.
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Aeronautical engineering involves the application of engineering principles and technical know-how of the design, construction and operation of aircraft. Aircraft maintenance engineers are responsible for keeping the aircraft in perfect flying condition. They are involved with the construction, repair and maintenance of the aircraft. The aircraft maintenance engineers ( AMEs ) play a major role among the maintenance personnel who keep the aircraft ‘airworthy' at all times.
The maintenance of modern sophisticated aircrafts calls for a high degree of technical knowledge, competence, proficiency, dexterity and integrity on the part of the concerned personnel. Tremendous responsibility lies with the present day AMEs who are entrusted with the task of certifying the modern sophisticated aircrafts carrying the precious load of ever increasing numbers of passengers.
Aircraft maintenance engineering is a 3-year course and at the end of the training the basic aircraft maintenance training certificate is awarded to the students. This is followed by the aircraft maintenance licensing examination conducted by the director general civil aviation (DGCA) after which one possesses a license to practice as a qualified aircraft maintenance engineer.
Eligibility
Those who have passed the plus Two/equivalent examination with physics, chemistry and mathematics as subjects or three-year diploma holders in any branch of engineering/equivalent examination are eligible for admission. The successful AMEs can further get qualified as AMAeSI (Associate Membership of Aeronautical Society of India) which is recognized by the Government of India. In addition to this, you can also pursue your M.Tech in many public and private colleges as the course is equivalent to B.E./B.Tech (Aeronautical Engineering).
Job Prospects
• Aircraft Engineers have good job prospects in the aircraft,
missile, and space-vehicle manufacturing industries.
• In the federal government, engineering firms or research
and testing firms that specialize in air and spacecraft
INSTITUTES
• SCHOOL OF AVITATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY delhi flying club, safdurjung airport, newdelhi-110003
• HINDUSTAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING TECHNILOGY P.B no 1308, G.S.T road, st. Thomas mount, Chennai-600016
• NEHRU COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS AND APPLIED SCIENCES Kuniamuthur, coimbatore-641008
• MECHANICAL TRAINING INSTITUTE tambaram, Chennai-58
MORE INFORMATION
www.dgca.nic.in
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