Syllabus
Overview of aerodynamics – propulsion – atmosphere and aircraft instrumentation – Aircraft Perfor- mance: range, endurance, gliding, climbing flight, pull-up, pulldown, take-off, landing, accelerating climb, turning flight, V-n diagrams – optimal cruise trajectories – Static Stability & Control: frames of reference (body axis, wind axis) static longitudinal, directional, lateral stability and control, stick fixed and stick free stability, hinge moments, trim-tabs, aerodynamic balancing.
Text Books
Same as Reference
References
1. Anderson, J. D., Aircraft Performance and Design, Tata McGraw-Hill (1998).
2. Nelson, R. C., Flight Stability and Automatic Control, 2nd ed., Tata McGraw-Hill (1997).
3. Phillips, W. F., Mechanics of Flight, 2nd ed., John Wiley (2010).
4. Hull, D. G., Fundamentals of Airplane Flight Mechanics, Springer (2010).
5. Perkins, C. D. and Hage, R. E., Airplane Performance Stability and Control, John Wiley (1949).
6. McCormick, B. W., Aerodynamics, Aeronautics, and Flight Dynamics, 2nd ed., Wiley (1994).
7. Etkin, B. and Reid, L. D., Dynamics of Flight: Stability and Control, 3rd ed., Wiley (1996).
8. Smetana, F. O., Flight Vehicle Performance and Aerodynamic Control, 3rd ed., AIAA (2001).
Course Outcomes (COs):
CO1: Formulate the equations of motion for aircraft in various flight phases under equilibrium conditions with appropriate assumptions.
CO2: Define and derive the performance and stability attributes of aircraft in terms of the design variables for both jet and propeller propulsion units.
CO3: Develop the competency to evaluate out the performance and stability characteristics of any given aircraft.
CO4: Identify and evaluate the aircraft design parameters.