Syllabus
Overview of aerodynamics, propulsion, atmosphere and aircraft instrumentation – aircraft performance: gliding, cruise and climbing flight, optimal cruise trajectories, take-off and landing, V-n diagrams – stability and control: static longitudinal, directional and lateral stability and control, stick fixed and stick free stability, hinge moments, trim-tabs, aerodynamic balancing – effect of manoeuvres – stability control and performance characteristics of sounding rockets and launch vehicles.
Text Books
1. Nelson, R. C., Flight Stability and Automatic Control, 2nd ed., Tata McGraw Hill (1997).
2. Perkins, C. D. and Hage, R. E., Airplane Performance Stability & Control, Wiley (1949).
References
1. Etkin, B. and Reid, L. D., Dynamics of Flight: Stability and Control, 3rd ed., Wiley (1996).
2. McCormick, B. W., Aerodynamics, Aeronautics, and Flight Dynamics, 2nd ed., Wiley (1994).
3. Pamadi, B. N., Performance, Stability, Dynamics, and Control of Airplanes, 2nd ed., AIAA Edu. Series (2004).
4. Smetana, F. O., Flight Vehicle Performance and Aerodynamic Control, AIAA Edu. Series (2001).
5. Phillips, W. F., Mechanics of Flight, 2nd ed., John Wiley (2010).
Course Outcomes (COs):
CO1: Formulate the equations of motion for aircraft in various flight phases under equilibrium conditions with appropriate assumptions.
CO2: Define and derive the performance and stability attributes of aircraft in terms of the design variables for both jet and propeller propulsion units.
CO3: Develop the competency to evaluate out the performance and stability characteristics of any given aircraft.
CO4: Identify and evaluate the aircraft design parameters.