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  • Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • Department of Avionics
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  • Theory of Flight
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Course Introduction Information

Code - Course Title HEE105 - Theory of Flight
Course Type Required Courses
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Laboratory + Practice 3+0
ECTS 3.5
Course Instructor(s) DOKTOR ÖĞRETİM ÜYESİ SİNEM KAHVECİOĞLU, DOKTOR ÖĞRETİM ÜYESİ SİNEM KAHVECİOĞLU, DOKTOR ÖĞRETİM ÜYESİ SİNEM KAHVECİOĞLU, DOKTOR ÖĞRETİM ÜYESİ SİNEM KAHVECİOĞLU
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
Recommended Reading List
Assessment methods and criteria Midterm exam (calssical), final exam (test)
Work Placement Not Applicable
Sustainability Development Goals

Content

Weeks Topics
Week - 1 Basic Concepts: Physics of atmosphere, International Standard Atmosphere.
Week - 2 Aerostatics and Aerodynamics: Airflow, aerodynamic force affecting aircraft, aerodynamic moment, coefficients of lift and drag, L/D ratio.
Week - 3 Airfoil and Wing Planform: Airfoil terms, wing span, aspect ratio, dihedral angle, incidence angle, sweep angle.
Week - 4 Drag: Boundary layer, profile (parasite) drag, induced drag.
Week - 5 Stall: Stall speed, stall angle, cause and alleviation, stall warning devices.
Week - 6 Stall: Stall speed, stall angle, cause and alleviation, stall warning devices.
Week - 7 Flight Controls: Axes of an aircraft, primary flight control surfaces, roll/pitch/yaw control.
Week - 8 Flight Controls: Secondary flight control surfaces and other control surface features.
Week - 9 Flight Controls: High lift devices, spoilers, speed brakes.
Week - 10 Stability and Control: Static and dynamic stability, longitudinal/lateral/directional stability.
Week - 11 Aircraft Components (Anatomy) – General Concepts: Wing, fuselage, empennage, engines, landing gears.
Week - 12 Aircraft Components (Anatomy) – General Concepts: Wing, fuselage, empennage, engines, landing gears.
Week - 13 High Speed Flight: Speed of sound, Mach number, critical Mach number, subsonic/transonic/supersonic flight, shock wave, wave drag, effect of sweep angle.
Week - 14 Rotary Wing: Terminology, operation of collective, cyclic and anti-torque systems.

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  • Questoning

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Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam 1 40
Final Exam 1 60
Toplam (%) 100
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