| CODE | AET1121 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Principles of Flight 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Institute of Aerospace Technologies | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit introduces the principles of low-speed flight, building on the engineering principles and on the theory of flight addressed in pilot ground training school. The study-unit introduces the international standard atmosphere and the principles of air data instrumentation and addresses the following: - Aerostatics and aerodynamics. - Basic anatomy of the aircraft and wing design. - The effect of wing, fuselage and tail design and flight control surface configuration on aircraft stability. - Control of the aircraft and aircraft performance principles. Study-Unit Aims: - To describe the Intenational Standard Atmosphere and the modeling of deviations from it. - To describe the principles behind air data measurement and instrumentation and the definition of various key aeronautical parameters. - To explain the aerostatic and aerodynamic effects on the wings and fuselage of an aircraft. - To describe the key parameters associated with the anatomy of the fixed wing aircraft. - To explain the basic configuration of a conventional fixed wing aircraft. - To explain the effects of fuselage, wing tail and flight control surface design on stall, stall recovery, flight stability, control, aircraft performance and performance envelope. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Explain how the atmosphere is modeled to describe operating conditions. - Explain the principles of air data measurement and instrumentation. - Describe the effects of aerostatics and aerodynamics on wings, flight control surfaces tails and fuselages. - Describe the basic anatomy of the aeroplane. - Explain the role of control surfaces and high lift devices. - Describe the effects of key aircraft design considerations on stall, stall recovery, flight stability and aircraft performance. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Apply the understanding of the limitations of air data instrumentation in flight. - Apply the knowledge and understanding of the effects of the basic aircraft design and layout to flying skills. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Shevell, R.S., Fundamentals of Flight, 2nd ed., 1989, Prentice Hall, New Jersey. - Stinton, D., The Anatomy of the Aeroplane, 2nd ed., 1998, Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK. Supplementary Readings: - Eshelby, M. Aircraft Performance - Theory and Practice, 2000, Elsevier. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study, Practicum & Tutorial | ||||||||||||||||
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