Aircraft Assembly Technician
Offered at the Following Campus Locations
Program Overview
The Aircraft Assembly Technician certificate program will provide technical training to existing industry and individuals interested in obtaining aircraft structural assembly skills. This program will provide a minimum of training for the job market entry and/or upgrading for existing industry personnel and could lead to continued training for a diploma. This program results from industry requesting new personnel with the skills addressed in the aircraft structural courses included in this program.
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Entrance Requirements
This program requires either a High School Diploma or GED.
Next Generation ACCUPLACER® minimum scores: Reading 224, Writing 236, Arithmetic 229.
Course Overview
ASTT1010Basic Blueprint Reading4This course introduces basic blueprint reading. Emphasis will be placed on reading and interpreting blueprints found in a manufacturing environment. Topics include: lines and symbols, orthographic drawings, views, material, form and position, title blocks, sketching, features, and sections.1471ASTT1030Structural Fundamentals6Introduces the fundamental concepts required in aerospace structural manufacturing and repair. Emphasis is placed on safety, quality, and precision. Topics include: safety, flat pattern layout, quality standards, fasteners, hand tools, and precision measuring instruments.1473Choose one of the following:ASTT1020Aircraft Blueprint Reading3This course introduces aerospace specific blueprint information which builds on a basic knowledge of blueprint terminology and symbols. Topics include: dimensioning standards and practices, blueprint components, interpretation of reference planes and coordinate systems, engineering numbering and revision system, body/field of the drawing, detail drawings, configurated/method/undimensioned drawings.1472ASTT1070Aerodynamics2This course presents the theory of flight and aircraft design as it applies to the manufacturing and repair processes. Topics include: terminology, theory of flight, structural design, control surfaces, and stress and fatigue.1476Minimum Length of Program: 1 Term(s)Minimum Credit Hours for Graduation: 12