At Cardiff and Vale College, our Aircraft Engineering BEng (Hons) students benefit from the outstanding facilities provided by our training centre, ICAT (International Centre for Aerospace Training).
ICAT is a purpose-built aerospace campus and a recognised centre of excellence in education and training. It has gained approval from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as a Part-147 Aircraft Maintenance Training Organisation.
Our ICAT campus is fully equipped with classrooms, laboratories and specialist equipment. It also has an aircraft hangar containing a portable Aero Wind Tunnel, Hydraulic Training rigs and equipment, and two aircraft: A Bulldog TMk1 Basic Flying Trainer and a Jetstream TMk2 multi-engine observer trainer.
You will have the opportunity to train in our Gas Turbines area, which houses a range of Gas Turbine Engines. These include Rolls-Royce RB211 Triple Spool High By-pass ratio, Avon Turbojet and Ardour Twin Spool Low By-pass ration engines.
