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Study material: Training and certification textbook a definitive guide to assist
with FAA operator certification
Picture: Hexacopter arming,
proper operator
position
UNDER rotors
Picture: Headwall Nano Hyperspectral camera download from UAV
Picture: geo-tagged image of sorghum providing location
and altitude
Picture:
transmitter binding
button
for linking to receiver common for binding and range check
Picture:
training quad with controls Tx, Tx
with legend,
airframe Inexpensive quadcopter with
camera
Picture:
video
downlink wiring harness
Yellow, red, white, black, video FPV transmitter
Picture: video Downlink connector useful for showing guide pins
and orientation
Picture:
X8 flying wing
on catapult
ready to release
Picture:
UAV
two stroke fuel
specific fuel for unmanned use
Picture:
Skew-planar
antenna for omnidirectional reception 4 lobes in the wind
Picture:
power
distribution board for multirotor getting power to each motor (quad)
Picture:
lithium polymer
battery
shows balance connector and ratings
Picture:
old
UAV based on Kadet Senior model aircraft covered with heat shrink
fabric
Picture:
HUD screen heads up display for
autonomous flight telemetry
Picture:
ESC
programming card
alleviates insanity of beeps and chirps when programming
Picture:
EMI
conduit through wing
aluminum foil shielding built into large UAV
Picture:
mode
select switches
3D Robotics Iris manual flight transmitter
Picture:
wing
structure
built up wing with transparent plastic covering
Picture:
brushed and outrunner unmanned electric propulsion
Picture:
aluminum
tubular spar for UAV
removable wing panel
Picture:
Mission Planner
Firmware
autonomous algorithm selection
Picture:
KK2 flight stability board 1, 2, 3 Various screens
Picture:
two
stroke engine
single cylinder inverted
Picture:
two
stroke twin
dual electronic ignition, 5.5 HP
Picture:
two
stroke
AGX Brazil Arara engine installation
Picture:
agricultural
UAV
6 foot span, hand launch
Picture:
agricultural
UAV
with tricycle gear in grass
Picture:
UAV
hand launch
agricultural imaging
Picture:
agricultural
mission plan
back and forth for hyperspec
Picture:
telemetry
radio
AGX Brazil Arara wingtip mounted radio
Picture:
AGX
team UAV
Purdue Beck ag center
Picture:
quadcopter
voltage regulator
powering the autopilot
Picture:
large
ag UAV Research aircraft for heavy lift, Purdue
Picture:
altitude and
flight path
KML file on Google earth
Picture:
ATTOpilot
autopilot
early autopilot with airspeed input
Picture:
ATTOpilot
autopilot 2
2nd. Gen. with hardcase, autopilot
evolution
Picture:
Bixler
basic training UAV
autonomous flight trainer
Picture:
ag
imaging cameras
then and now for low cost NDVI
Picture:
UAV
fuselage
- semimonocoque
construction
Picture:
UAV
on field stand
ag ops
Picture:
UAV
fiberglass shell
construction of successful UAV
Picture:
UAV
foam wing core
light, repairable, and strong
Picture:
dipole
type antenna
UAS telemetry
Picture:
AR
drone with ipad beginner FPV quadcopter
Picture:
airship UAS not all are fixed or rotary
wing
Picture:
EMI
Shielding
keeping the magnetism from your compass
Picture:
manual
RX and FCB
flight control for basic multirotor
Picture:
NANO
Hyperspectral Image
Purdue agriculture
Picture:
3DR Iris fully autonomous quadcopter
Picture:
Iris
stability test
2 ounce microphone on tether below quadcopter
Picture:
KK2 FSB gel mounting for vibration
isolating
Picture: manual flight transmitter Turnigy
9XR with video record/preview screen
Picture:
Headwall NANO Hyperspec
camera for ag with IMU mounted
Picture:
NANO
vibration isolating mount
holding it in, but isolated
Picture:
patch
antenna for telemetry and video on tripod for aiming
Picture:
power
distribution board
Quadcopter power distribution
Picture:
quadcopter
kit
training quad Purdue University
Picture:
various
propellers used for UAV, multirotors includes adapter bushings
Slides
and Video
PP
slide: field
map with pics
mission planner with resultant gopro images
Video: 3DR Solo quadcopter, GoPro 4K, brushless stabilized
gimbal
Video: Testing GoPro ability to read license plates, no
gimbal, jello
Video:
Iris
quadcopter flown for testing bat sound equipment Purdue Research
Video: Bad GPS Health rotorcraft crash due to insufficient GPS
Video: Hexacopter testing control response and tuning DJI NAZA
Video:
CALMAR
Condor 1
early agricultural imaging UAS
Video:
CALMAR
Condor 2
early agricultural imaging UAS (muted)
Video:
Arducopter
autonomous flight
hexacopter with gopro
over rough terrain
Video:
large
UAV test flight
first flight of 47 pound research UAV
Video:
DJI
S800 with gopro video vibration mitigation
flight
Video:
manned
helicopter lift off
Lifeline Lafayette IU
Video:
NANO
hyperspec moongel mount how to isolate vibration UAV
Video:
Multirotors
filming 3D aerobatic aircraft
Converse Eagles Fly-in
Video:
X8
flying wing catapult launch
no control, cameras rolling RFI interference
Presentation:
Intro
to unmanned aircraft
Purdue unmanned
AIRFRAME
MATERIALS:
Picture: Goodyear Brakes - Larger aircraft brake assembly
Pictures: LR 35 and 55 Cockpit Control Panels 1-2-3-4-5
Picture: Cleveland Brake Parts - Light aircraft brake assembly
Picture: Cleveland nose or tail wheel assembly - light aircraft
Picture: 747 Tire rupture 20 minutes after landing
Picture: Landing Gear Bay - Grob G120
Picture: Squat Switch - Cessna Citation
Picture: Squat Switch - King Air
Picture: Wing Icing - King Air
Picture: Windshield Icing - King Air
Picture: Crows Foot Wrench - Tool for limited access work
Picture: Speed Wrench - Offset tool for removing and installing fasteners
Picture: Air Chuck Nozzle - Fitting used to control compressed air for blowing
Picture: Valve Core - Core removed from stem to show seals
Picture: Tire in Safety Cage - Cage used for inflation and deflation safety
Picture: Continental Crush Plate - Used with wood propeller to distribute bolt loads
Picture: Innovative anti-chafe with nylon straps - Ignition leads routed and secured
Picture: Matco Brakes - Brake with plastic line on homebuilt (Steve Wittman, Buttercup)
Spreadsheet: Weight and Balance Form - Stinson 108-1, 108-2 (educational use only)
Spreadsheet: Weight and Balance Form - 1976 Cessna 172M (educational use only)
Video: 727 being towed on ramp - towbar, tug, and Boeing 727
Picture: Wheel Balance Patch - Aircraft wheel balancing patch
Picture: Solder Applied to Wire - Smoke, solder, and a wire being tinned
Picture: Ground Terminal Connections - Terminals attached to crankcase ground source
Picture: Corroded Electrical Terminal - Terminal and stud with signs of typical corrosion
Picture: Landing Gear Indicator Lights - Cessna 310 light disassembled with bulb
Picture: Flap switch and Speeds - Cessna 310 Flap switch and speed ranges
Picture: Circuit Breaker Popped - Circuit protection, trip free
Picture: Control Quadrant - Cessna 310 engine controls
Picture: Indicator Light - Press to test
Picture: Wire Soldering Fixture - Wire ready for solder in clamp
Picture: Special Connector - Solder type strip connector
Picture: Solder Sucker - desoldering tool
Picture: Solder and Braid - Spool of solder and desoldering braid
Picture: Wheel Balance Tool - Testing a wheel for static balance
Picture: Screw Balance Weight - Screw on balance weight on wheel
Picture: Wheel Weight Options - Selecting a balance weight
Picture: Tail stand and weight - Jacking stand used to balance engine weight
Picture: Landing Gear Up Lock - Military Jet landing gear
Picture: Trailing Link Landing Gear - Complete military jet landing gear assembly
Picture: Sealant on Landing Gear Nut - Sealant to prevent corrosion on exposed gear nut
Picture: Smoked Rivet - Rivet that is loose and fretting with tail
Picture: Piper APU Plug - External shot of APU plug on twin Piper, 12V
Picture: Aircraft Lead Acid Battery - Gill 35 amp hour battery overall view
Picture: Nickel Cadmium Battery - Corroded terminal and strap
Picture: Hydrometer in use - Specific Gravity test of Lead Acid battery
Picture: Battery Vent Cap - Cap removed with view of bottom vent
Picture: Nicad Cell Thermal Runaway - Results of excess heat on cell
Picture: Aircraft Starter - Beechcraft Musketeer starter
Picture: 727 Generator Panel - Flight Engineers electrical control panel
Picture: 727 Landing Gear Selector - Cockpit view of gear retract lever
Picture: 727 Radio Console - Old radio panel with switches and knobs
Picture: 727 Control Stick - Left side of yoke with autopilot controls
Picture: 727 Rotary Dimmer - Cockpit dimmer switch example
Picture: 727 Overhead Breaker Panel - One of many circuit breaker panels
Picture: 727 Fuel Dump and Static Wicks - Shot from standing on wing
Picture: 727 Flap Bonding Jumper - Static jumper on leading edge
Picture: 727 Null Field Static Discharge - Wingtip Static Discharge
Picture: Cooper Vane - D.B. Cooper's legacy, cannot open stair in flight
Picture: 737 Gear Door Ground - Service ground for aircraft
Picture: 727 Potted Electrical Bus - Bus in rear along stairwell
Picture: Battery Box - Battery box of TH-55 Helicopter
Picture: Ignition Switch - View of the connections on the back of ign. switch
Picture: Crimper/Stripper Tool - Inexpensive electrical wire tool
Picture: Ring Terminal - Solderless, crimp type ring terminal
Picture: Breadboard - Board for teaching basic circuits, series parallel
Picture: Circuit Breaker Panel - Three, five amp breakers in panel
Picture: Wire Stripper - Common hand stripper
Picture: Ratchet Crimper - Side view of aircraft ratchet crimper
Picture: Solenoid - Typical 12V solenoid for master or starter
Picture: Fuse Plugs - In the wheel of a large aircraft
Picture: 727 Flap - Flap in the deployed position, under-wing view
Picture: O-rings and packings - general selection
Picture: Aeroshell 22 Grease - close-up of grease in can
Picture: Assorted Aviation Oils - selection of common greases and oils
Picture: Aviation Hydraulic Fluids - three types in jars (color)
Picture: Skydrol - Skydrol in a jar with obvious color tint
Picture: Bungee Cord Stripes - Landing gear
bungee cord
Picture: Cracked strut -
View of massive crack in Landing gear strut
Picture: Ball end, Fork, Shackle -
control system parts
Picture: Anti-servo Tab - Horizontal stab of
Beechcraft model 19
Picture: Rudder Counterweight -
Beechcraft model 19 rudder
Picture: Stabilizer Counterweight -
Beechcraft model 19
Picture: Turnbuckle - Single wrap
Picture: Turnbuckle - Double wrap
Picture: Rudder Torque Arm - Nice view
of rudder actuation lever
Picture: Slotted Flap - Retracted and Extended
Picture: Rod End with Witness Hole -
Clear view of terminal hardware for controls
Picture: Tomahawk Bellcrank and Stops - Adjustable stops shown
Picture: Tomahawk Slipstream Demo -
Tape depicting swirl of slipstream
Picture: Multiple Swage - Improper
swaging of cable
Picture: Torque Tube - Rudder
control torque tube example
Picture: Cable Splice - Double
swage on a control cable splice
Picture: Cable and Pulleys - Mock-up of
control system cable installation
Picture: Bellcrank
and stop - Mock-up of control system with bellcrank
Picture: Turn Limit Marks - Markings to
indicate maximum turn radius
Picture: PA-38 Instrument Panel -
Overall view of Tomahawk panel
Picture: C-152 Cessna Nose Gear - Side view
of complete assembly
Picture: Scissor Link - Scissor
disconnected for service or towing
Picture: Helicopter in flight
- View of tilt and coning of main rotor
Picture: Helicopter Main Rotor - TH55 main
rotor head
Picture: Helicopter tail rotor - TH 55 tail
rotor side view
Picture: Airscoop
- Piper Tomahawk lower cowl
including airscoop and exhaust outlets
Picture: Cowl Flap
- Piper cowl flap bottom view including actuating rod
Picture: Cooling Inlets - Front view of Beechcraft Musketeer
cowl
Picture: Boeing 727 - Right, front view of 727-100 series
Picture: aileron - Left aileron of Beech Musketeer
Picture: Flap - Kruger type leading edge flap of a Boeing 727
Picture: Rudder and stabilator - Beech Musketeer
Picture: Corrosion - Corroded Canon plug
Picture: Airfoil - Beech Musketeer with tip removed showing airfoil
Picture: Flap screw fairing - Boeing 727
Picture: Damaged Bearings - Roller bearings with serious flat spots
Picture: Stall Switch - Cessna 310 stall warning switch
Picture: Aileron tab - Cessna 310
Picture: Static discharge - Cessna 310
Picture: Vacuum pump - Cessna 310
Picture: Pitot Tube - Side view
Picture: Propellor Deice Boot - Electric prop deice boot installation
Picture: Damaged Mooney from a bird strike
Picture: Damaged Piper Archer after contact with propeller of runaway aircraft
Picture: Voltage Regulator Back - View depicting potting compound
Picture: Voltage Regulator Top - Top view showing data and specifications
Picture: Avionics Bay - Typical business jet nose avionics bay
Picture: Avionics Nose Bay - Box side view of avionics installed
Picture: Avionics Wiring - Close-up of wiring in avionics bay
Picture: Aircraft Electrical - Connectors and wiring
Picture: Connector Safety Wire - Correct safety on aircraft connector
Picture: Avionics Wiring and Plugs - View of typical wiring and plugs
Presentation: Helicopter lead, lag, and coning - PowerPoint animation
Presentation: Boeing 747 Cargo Version - PowerPoint of concept and parts
POWERPLANT MATERIALS:
Movie: Impulse coupling - An impulse
coupling being rotated
Movie: Checking a piston engine pushrod for bending Lycoming
Overhaul Manual
Movie: Deglazing a piston engine cylinder
with ball hone
Movie: Piston, Rod, Crankshaft, Camshaft
- This is 15 sec. of a cutaway rotating
Movie: Planetary Gears - PT6 Planetary
gears in operation
Movie: Crankshaft runout check -
Crankshaft on roller stand with dial indicator
Movie: Crankcase splitting - video
clip of a crankcase half being lifted free
Movie: Camshaft runout check - Camshaft
on roller stand with dial indicator
Movie: Lycoming engine running -
Engine running normally with sound, side view
Movie: Lycoming Aeroshell Instrument
calibration and importance
Movie: Lycoming Aeroshell oil
temperature calibration and importance
Movie: Lycoming Aeroshell baffles
and seals inspection
Movie: Lycoming Aeroshell oil cooler notes
Movie: Lycoming Aeroshell publications and
procedures
Movie: Lycoming Aeroshell test
flight of newly overhauled engine
Movie: Lycoming Aeroshell correct
oil selection
Movie: Lycoming Aeroshell oil
consumption topics
Movie: Lycoming Aeroshell seven functions of oil
Movie: Lycoming Aeroshell air oil separator
Movie: Lycoming Aeroshell oil
specifications
Movie: Lycoming Aeroshell importance of oil
Movie: Lycoming Aeroshell leaning and
temperature CHT EGT
Movie: General Electric 90115B
Ultra High Bypass Turbine Engine Intro
Movie: Continental C-85 - Start
attempt while timed to the exhaust stroke
Movie: Continental C-85 - Running
with one ignition lead removed
Movie: Piston engine cutaway -
Side view with piston, rings, pin, crank throw
Virtual Tour: Slides
taken inside G&N Aircraft
Engine Overhaul Facility
Calculator: Engine Volumetric Efficiency - JAVA
Calculator to determine efficeincy
Animation: Piston engine cutaway in motion -
Shockwave animation
Picture: Lycoming Rocker Arm pitting and flaking
at valve contact area
Picture: Crankshaft and Camshaft Gears -
Case open, orientation shown O-470
Picture: Oil pressure fitting -
Lycoming restrictor type oil pressure line fitting
Picture: Air Cooled Turbine Blade
- Blade showing cooling holes
Picture: Oil Pressure relief valve -
Lycoming adjustable relief valve
Picture: Lycoming 0-320-H2AD Rocker Assembly
- Shows stamped rocker
Picture: Fuel Injector Manifold - Fuel
distributor for multipoint injection
Picture: Turbine Oil Filter and Housing -
Small APU metal filter, housing, seal
Picture: Annular Combustion Chamber -
Turbine engine combustor
Picture: Two Compressor Blade Mounts - Fir
tree and bulb mounts
Picture: Turbine Blade Internal Cooling -
View of hollow blades
Picture: 737 Blow-in doors - Turbine cowl
with doors
Picture: 737 Exhaust - View of
turbine exhaust and reverser
Picture: 85 series APU - Combustion
section outside view
Picture: 85 series APU - Exhaust outlet overall
view with probes
Picture: 85 series APU - Ignition system with
exciter box
Picture: 85 series APU - Shaft end view
incl. PAC and Gen.
Picture: Honeycomb Labyrinth Seal -
Both parts of a turbine engine seal assembly
Picture: Bellmouth Inlet - Inlet for
turbine test cell installations
Picture: Corroded exhaust stud and port
- View of damage from corrosion
Picture: Oil filter paper element -
Removed and unfolded oil filter paper element
Picture: Compression tester - Common
aircraft differential compression tester
Picture: Cooling Fin Damage - Continental
Cylinder with repairable fins
Picture: Magneto Flange Damage - Result of not
properly aligning gears
Picture: Cylinder Head - View of Continental cylinder head and
barrel separated
Picture: Timing Marks - Front view of Lycoming ring gear and
timing marks
Picture: Connecting Rod - Side view of a Lycoming connecting rod
Picture: Magneto Observation Window - Bendix magneto installed but with
plug removed
Picture: Intercooler - Turbocharger intercooler installed on Continental
GTSIO-520
Picture: Compressor - Turbocharger compressor from
Continental GTSIO-520
Picture: Broken Tab on Oil Housing - Lycoming oil screen housing with tab
damage
Picture: Checking Piston Pin OD - Micrometer being used to measure OD
Picture: Thickness Gage - End gap measurement of ring with thickness gage
Picture: Side Clearance - Measurement of piston ring side
clearance on piston
Picture: Piston Pin Boss ID - Measurement of piston pin boss inside
diameter
Picture: Vernier Caliper - Side view of vernier
measurement tool
Picture: Micrometer and Gage - Micrometer measuring telescoping gage
Picture: Oil Pump Measurement - Depth micrometer measuring oil pump
Picture: Dial Indicator - Clamps and supports with dial
indicator
Picture: Small Hole Gage - Gages used with micrometer to measure
small hole ID
Picture: Bore Gage - Bore gage used for cylinder taper and out-of-round
Picture: Crankcase Side View - Six cylinder crankcase view showing
cylinder mounts
Picture: Dynamic Dampener - Crankshaft with dynamic dampener
installed
Picture: Piston Diameter - Micrometer used to measure piston
diameter and cam
Picture: Thickness Gage - Thickness gage side view with gages spread open
Picture: Spark Plug tray - 8 sparkplugs in a standard aviation tray (massive and fine)
Picture: Engine mount - Cradle type engine mount from Continental O-300
Picture: Ignition harness - 4 cylinder harness including leads and caps
Picture: Magneto drive - Gear, impulse coupling, corrosion damaged
Picture: Engine mount - Dynafocal, shows rubber Lord mount
Picture: P lead connection - D2000 magneto P lead connection
Picture: Pressurized Magneto - Pressure line connected to magneto (Navajo)
Picture: Radial engine connecting rods - Master and articulating rod example
Picture: Mixture adjustment - Bendix injection mixture adjustment wheel
Picture: Mixture adjustment - Float carburetor idle mixture screw
Picture: Magneto timing pin - Slick magneto with timing pin inserted
Picture: EGT Probe - EGT probe installed in exhaust stack
Picture: Timing Marks - Continental C85
Picture: Ignition Lead - Shielded ignition lead terminal hardware on Lycoming
Picture: Rocker box - Lycoming rocker box cover and screws
Picture: Cold Cylinder check - Using a crayon to test for a cold cylinder
Diagram: Hot and Cold Sparkplug
- Cut-away view of hot vs. cold sparkplugs
Diagram: Hydraulic Lifter Cutaway - Picture
from Lycoming overhaul manual
Picture: Rod bolt failure - Lycoming
HIO-360-D1A
Picture: Valve grinding machine - Kwik
way valve grinder
Picture: Fuel Servo - Bottom
view of Lycoming engine showing fuel unit installed
Picture: Magneto Coil - Coil as removed from
magneto, modern style
Picture: Updraft Carburetor - Typical
light aircraft carburetor inlet side view
Picture: Carburetor venturi
- Closeup of venturi and
jet inside Carburetor
Picture: Carburetor Exterior - Nice
overall view of light aircraft carburetor
Picture: Diaphragm Fuel Pump - AC style
fuel pump installed on Lycoming
Picture: Ignition Harness Cap
- View of cap details
Picture: Ignition Lead Terminal End
- Details of sparkplug end, shielded type
Picture: Back of Engine - Includes
battery, mount, accessories, etc.
Picture: Installed Magneto -
Close-up of installed magneto with cap and wires
Picture: Exciter Box - Turbine
ignition exciter box, Unison
Picture: Fuel Control - External view of
turbine fuel control
Picture: Fuel Injector Servo - Airflow
and fuel metering for piston engines
Picture: Controls Quadrant -
Turboprop aircraft engine controls in cockpit
Picture: Shroud Segments - Engine turbine
shroud segments
Picture: Shroud and Ring - Turbine
shroud segments with ring
Picture: Turbine Diameter - measurement
of turbine wheel diameter
Picture: Shroud and Vanes - PT-6 turbine
shroud segments and IGV's
Picture: Blades and Segments - Turbine
blades and shroud segments
Picture: Clearance Measurement - Turbine
blades and shroud clearance measurement
Presentation: AT262
Introduction - Engine Theory, Types, Otto cycle, Calculations
Presentation: Piston Engine Parts,
Materials, Bearings, and Gearing - Powerpoint
General Materials:
Presentation: Mechanical Aspiration - Lecture outline on the subject of turbocharger systems
Video: Ultralight in Flight - A two stroke
powered, belt reduced, Quicksilver flyby
Presentation: Receiving Inspection - Slides
describing the overhaul receiving inspection
Conversion software: Liters to Quarts etc
- very handy
Picture: Stinson 108-1 Schematic - Simple,
real aircraft, schematic for electrical systems
Picture: Jack under wing hard point - Light
aircraft wing jack in position
Picture: Sight hole in jack - Hole for observing
jack extension
Picture: Locking pin for jack - Pin
inserted with warning placard
Picture: Jack capacity - Placard showing
jack capacity
Picture: Hand position -
View of improper hand placement during jack positioning
Picture: Leveling point and level - Position
of leveling point and digital level
Presentation: Model
Scaled Structures - Tools and techniques used in models and UAV's
Picture: Aerial Photo - Aerial photo
from a UAV, 2 Megapixel, Overcast, Oblique
Form: FAA Form 337 Major Alteration and Repair
http://www.lycoming.textron.com/support/training/videos.html
Lycoming engine video clips - oil, break-in, baffles, etc.
Thank you for your support!!! (This site updated November 2015)