Piston engines

1. 020-09-01 Piston engine principles and design planned

   Types of internal combustion engine: basic principles and definitions · Engine: design, operation, components and materials

2. 020-09-02 Aviation fuels planned

   Types, grades, characteristics and limitations · Alternate fuel: characteristics and limitations

3. 020-09-03 Carburettor, fuel injection and induction icing planned

   Carburettor: design, operation, degraded modes of operation, indications and warnings · Injection: design, operation, degraded modes of operation, indications and warnings · Icing

4. 020-09-04 Cooling and lubrication planned

   Design, operation, degraded modes of operation, indications and warnings · Lubricants: types, characteristics and limitations · Design, operation, degraded modes of operation, indications and warnings

5. 020-09-05 Ignition planned

   Design, operation, degraded modes of operation

6. 020-09-06 Mixture planned

   Definition, characteristic mixtures, control instruments, associated control levers and indications

7. 020-09-07 Propellers: types and constant-speed operation planned

   Definitions and general: (a) aerodynamic parameters; (b) types; (c) operating modes. · Constant speed propeller: design, operation and system components · Propeller handling: associated control levers, degraded modes of operation, indications and warnings

8. 020-09-08 Engine performance and handling planned

   Performance: influence of engine parameters, influence of atmospheric conditions, limitations and power augmentation systems · Engine handling: power and mixture settings during various flight phases and operational limitations