Introduction to Airplane Performance
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Overview
Syllabus
General Introduction: Airplane Performance Characteristics.
George Cayley: Concept of Lift and Drag.
Introduction to airplane and its components.
Hansa 3 Aircraft and its Primary Systems.
Concept of Lift Aerofoil: Wing : Complete Aircraft.
Drag Polar.
Revision.
Standard Atmosphere: Description and Modeling.
Measuring Instruments: Altimeter, Airspeed Indicator.
Equations of Motion: Static Performance.
Thrust Required, Power Required: Cruise.
Excess Thrust and Power: Climb Angle and Rate of Climb.
Review.
Thrust Required: A Closer Look.
Modeling of CL: Dimensional Analysis.
A Closer Look: Point Mass Model, Dimensional Analysis.
Estimation of Drag Polar Through Flight Test.
Estimation of Rate of Climb.
Revision..
Range and Endurance.
Range and Endurance: Continued....
Gliding Flight.
Accelerated Flight.
V-n Diagram.
Revision...
V stall: Cruise and Manoeuvre.
Flaps:High Lift Devices to Reduce Take off / Landing Distance.
Take off: Warm-up Lecture.
Take off Performance.
Take off Performance:Continued....
Revision....
Landing Performance.
Landing Performance: Continued....
Challanges in Takeoff and Landing: Single and Twin Engines.
Introduction to Static Stability.
Positioning of Center of Pressure for Static Stability.
Revision......
Stability and Control: Designers Perspective.
Stability and Control: Designers Perspective Continued....
Longitudinal Control: Elevator.
Contribution of Wing and Tail: Stability.
Stability: Wing and Tail Contribution.
Control: Elevator.
Control: Delta-e Required.
Control: Delta-e Required continued....
Design Basics: Wing Loading & Thrust Loading.
Design Basics: Sweep & Dihedral.
Revision ..
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