1. Award Notice:

Standing Offer for Aeronautical Engineering Specialists Training Courses for the Department of National Defence

Definition of the requirement

The Department of National Defence has a requirement for a Standing Offer to provide Aeronautical Engineering Specialists Training Courses on an "as and when requested" basis. The purpose of the courses is to provide specialist engineering training to the Royal Canadian Air Force fleets, to meet the Airworthiness regulations as well as provide day-to-day engineering expertise to solve technical problems and maintain operational availability and capability. The support covers all disciplines of engineering for all types of aircraft operated by the RCAF.

The following aerospace course fields must be covered:

1. Flight Test Principles and Practices;
2. Fundamental Avionics;
3. Commercial Aircraft Safety Assessment and 1309 Design Analysis;
4. Principles of Aerospace Engineering;
5. Software Safety, Certification and DO- l 78C and Integrated Modular Avionics;
6. FAA Certification Procedures and Airworthiness Requirements as Applied to Military

Procurement of Commercial Derivative Aircraft/Systems;

1. Cabin Safety and Crashworthiness of Cabin Interior;
2. Aircraft Structural Loads: Requirements, Analysis, Testing and Certification;
3. Principles of Aeroelasticity;
4. Electrical Wiring Interconnect System;
5. Aircraft Icing: Meteorology, Protective Systems, Instrumentation and Certification;
6. Airplane Flight Dynamics;
7. Civil and Military Certification of Propulsion Systems to Support Aircraft and Helicopter Operations; and
8. Rotorcraft Vibration: Analysis and Practical Reduction Methods.

The training courses should be delivered using a combination of the following methods:

• Lectures;
• Simulations;
• Practical exercises; and
• Video presentations.