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  • Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Course Introduction Information

Code - Course Title PLT113 - Principles of Flight
Course Type Required Courses
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Laboratory + Practice 4+0
ECTS 3.5
Course Instructor(s) PROFESÖR MEHMET ŞERİF KAVSAOĞLU
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 None
Assessment methods and criteria Midterms (2x20%)+Homework Assignments (10%)+Quiz ()+Final Exam (40%)
Work Placement Not Applicable
Sustainability Development Goals

Content

Weeks Topics
Week - 1 SUBSONIC AERODYNAMICS-I:Course Policy; Phenomenon of Flight; Physical Units: Fundamental units and basic quantities; Forces on Aircraft; Properties of Air; Atmosphere; the Standard Atmosphere; Atmospheric Flight
Week - 2 SUBSONIC AERODYNAMICS-II:Basics about Airflow; Continuity Equation; Bernoulli’s Equation; Airspeeds; Viscous Flows; Boundary Layer; Flow Separation and Drag; Shape and Scale Effects on Drag
Week - 3 SUBSONIC AERODYNAMICS-III:Aircraft Wings; Airfoil Sections; Generation of Lift; Airfoil Properties; Wing Geometry; Airflow about Finite Wings; Airflow about Aircraft
Week - 4 SUBSONIC AERODYNAMICS-IV:Ground Effect; The Stall; Lift and Airspeed Relations in Steady, Straight and Level Flight; High Lift Devices; Spoilers and Speed Brakes; Aerodynamic Degradation
Week - 5 HIGH-SPEED AERODYNAMICS:Speed Domains and Compressibility; Compressible Flow; Shock Waves; High-subsonic Speed; Transonic Speed
Week - 6 STABILITY and CONTROL-I: Basic Definitions; Static and Dynamic Stability; Static and Dynamic Longitudinal Stability
Week - 7 STABILITY and CONTROL-II: Static Directional Stability; Static Lateral Stability; Dynamic Lateral/Directional Stability; Basic Concepts of Control; Pitch (Longitudinal) Control
Week - 8 STABILITY and CONTROL-III: Yaw (Directional) Control; Roll (Lateral) Control; Roll/Yaw Interaction; Means to Reduce Control Surfaces; Mass Balance; Trimming
Week - 9 LIMITATIONS: Operating Limitations; Maneuvering Envelope; Gust Envelope
Week - 10 PROPELLERS: Propeller Parameters; Conversion of Engine Torque to Thrust; Engine Failure; Design Features for Power Absorption; Secondary Effects of Propellers
Week - 11 FLIGHT MECHANICS-I: Symmetric Flight; Steady Straight Level Flight;
Week - 12 FLIGHT MECHANICS-II: Steady Straight Climb; Steady Straight Descent
Week - 13 FLIGHT MECHNANICS-III: Steady Straight Glide; Steady Coordinated Turn
Week - 14 FLIGHT MECHNANICS-IV: Asymmetric Thrust; Particular Points in the Polar Curve

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Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam 1 30
Quiz 1 10
Homework 1 10
Final Exam 1 50
Toplam (%) 100
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