Week - 1 |
Basic principles: Physics of the atmosphere, the physical characteristics of air, International Standard Atmosphere |
Week - 2 |
Subsonic airflow (Bernoulli's Theorem) |
Week - 3 |
Theory of flight: Aerostatic, aerodynamic theory |
Week - 4 |
Wing sections |
Week - 5 |
Aeroplane aerodynamics: The components aerodynamic force, pitching moment, L/D ratio |
Week - 6 |
Boundary layer |
Week - 7 |
Stall |
Week - 8 |
High lift devices |
Week - 9 |
Drag: Parasite drag, Induced drag |
Week - 10 |
High Speed Flight: Speed of sound, Mach number, shock waves, critical Mach number, wave drag |
Week - 11 |
High Speed Flight: Area rule, sweep angle, subsonic/transonic/supersonic flight, Buffet |
Week - 12 |
Primary flight control surfaces |
Week - 13 |
Secondary flight control surfaces |
Week - 14 |
Aircraft stability |