This course deals with the performance of conventional-civil aircraft in a typical airplane’s mission profile from taking-off to landing. Here we consider the airplane’s motion as the motion of the center of gravity without considering its attitude dynamics. At first, this course introduces the atmospheric flight environment (the Earth’s gravity model and International Standard Atmosphere (ISA)) and then derivation of the equation of motion that governs the flight path of an aircraft. We will also briefly review the aerodynamic basis of an airplane and then pursue the analysis of its performance; this includes Cruising, Airfield (Take-off and Landing), Gliding, Turning, and Climbing performances.
| # | Topic | Reading (Reference: Chapter) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic Concepts and Mathematical Review | (Ruijgrok, 2009): 1 |
| 2 | International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) Model | (Ruijgrok, 2009): 2 |
| 3 | Equation of Motion | (Ruijgrok, 2009): 3 |
| 4 | Airplane in Symmetric Flight | (Ruijgrok, 2009): 8 |
| 5 | Aerodynamic Basis; | (Ruijgrok, 2009): 4 |
| 6 | Air Data Instruments; Review Propulsion | (Ruijgrok, 2009): 5 |
| 7 | Performance Of Airplane in Symmetric Flight | (Ruijgrok, 2009): 9 |
| 8 | Turning Performance | (Ruijgrok, 2009): 12 |
| 9 | Gliding Performance | (Ruijgrok, 2009): 13 |
| 10 | Symmetric Climb and Descent | (Ruijgrok, 2009): 14 |
| 11 | Cruising Performance | (Ruijgrok, 2009): 15 |
| 12 | Airfield Performance | (Ruijgrok, 2009): 16 |
| 13 | Effects of Altitude | (Ruijgrok, 2009): 10 |
| 14 | Review | All |