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  • Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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  • Principles of Flight
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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.
Required or Recommended Resources There is no recommended reading 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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  • Follow ethical and moral rules

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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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