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Week - 1 |
Trajectory Analysis and Prediction in Air Traffic Control:
Basic Concepts and Definitions: Trajectory, Flight Behavior, Flight Environment, Introduction to Trajectory Analysis
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Week - 2 |
Trajectory Analysis and Prediction in Air Traffic Control:
Time Horizon and Avoidance; Trajectory Prediction Process and Components |
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Week - 3 |
General Aircraft Equations of Motion:
Assumptions and Coordinate Systems; Kinematic Equations; Dynamic Equations; Aircraft Performance Parameters; Weight Equation; Powerplant Characteristics; Discussion of Three-dimensional Flight; Flight over a Spherical Earth; Flight in a Moving Atmosphere |
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Week - 4 |
Analysis of Cruise Trajectories:
Airspeed Ranges and Limits; Flight Limitations; Trajectory Optimization; Flight Envelope; Quasi-steady Cruise; Cruise Point Performance; Cruise Programs.
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Week - 5 |
EN: Optimal Cruise Trajectories:
Maximum Range Cruise and Maximum Endurance Cruise, Constant Airspeed-Constant Altitude Cruise |
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Week - 6 |
EN: Operational Cruise Trajectories:
Cruise at Restricted/Limited Airspeed; Stepped-Climb Cruise, Maximum Endurance. |
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Week - 7 |
Analysis of Climb Trajectories:
Climb Point Performance; Optimal Climb Trajectories: Minimum Distance Climb, Minimum Time Climb and Most Economic Climb
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Week - 8 |
Estimation of Climb Trajectories
Estimation of Climb Trajectories for Fastest and Steepest Climb for different aircraft types
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Week - 9 |
EN: Operational Climb Trajectories:
Climb with constant IAS and Mach number; Procedural and Operational Constraints; Optimal and Operational Climb Trajectories of Turbojet and Turbofan Aircraft. |
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Week - 10 |
Analysis of Descend and Approach Trajectories:
Descending Flight; Operational Descend Trajectories; Maximum Range and Maximum Endurance Descend.
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Week - 11 |
EN: Accelerated Flight: Takeoff and Landing
Takeoff Manuever, Factors affecting Takeoff; Landing Maneuver; Factors affecting Landing |
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Week - 12 |
Accelerated Flight- Turns and Other Flight:
Turn Maneuver; Coordinated Turns; Limitations, Accelerated Level Flight, Accelerated Climb; Maneuverability; Maneuvering Envelope.
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Week - 13 |
Effects Wind and Other Uncertainties:
Effects on wind on cruise performance, effects on wind on other flight Weight Uncertainties, Review of Trajectory Analysis Models.
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Week - 14 |
Aircraft Dynamic Models: BADA, OpenAP, Review of Trajectory Analysis Models. |