Week - 1 |
Introduction: Aircraft flight behavior and performance specifications, speed definitions, standard atmosphere. |
Week - 2 |
Coordinate systems and axes, forces acting on aircraft, weight definitions. |
Week - 3 |
Lift and drag coefficients, the effect of compressibility, aircraft performance models, BADA. |
Week - 4 |
Level flight in the vertical plane and level flight performances. |
Week - 5 |
Level flight in the real flight environment. |
Week - 6 |
Level flight in the real flight environment. |
Week - 7 |
Climbing flight and climb performances. |
Week - 8 |
Climbing flight in real traffic environment. |
Week - 9 |
Unpowered flight and descend performance. |
Week - 10 |
Turning flight and turning performances. |
Week - 11 |
Take-off and landing performances. |
Week - 12 |
Take-off and landing performances. |
Week - 13 |
Landing/take-off and holding in air traffic environment. |
Week - 14 |
Discussion of homework projects. |