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Mechanics of Flight
Engineering & Social Sciences Program
Madrid, Spain
Dates: 1/16/20 - 5/30/20
Mechanics of Flight
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Aerospace Engineering
Instruction in: English
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Prerequisites: Introduction to Flight Mechanics
Aerodynamics
Aerospace Propulsion
DESCRIPTION
1. Introduction to Mechanics of Flight
1.1. Subject of Mechanics of Flight
1.2. Elements of the Aircraft
1.3. Aircraft Reference Geometry
1.4. Reference Frames
1.4.1. Basic Reference Frames
1.4.2. Transformations
1.5. Summary of vocabulary
2. Equations of Motion
2.1. Kinematics
2.2. Dynamics
2.3. External forces
2.3.1. Aerodynamic Terms
2.3.2. Propulsive Terms
2.4. Examples
3. Performances
3.1. Level Flight and Gliding Flight
3.2. Flight in Vertical Plane
3.3. Turning Flight
3.4. Takeoff and Landing
3.5. Energy Methods
3.6. High Speed Flight and Aircraft in Ground Effect
4. Static Stability and Control
4.1. Longitudinal Stability and Control
4.1.1. Stick Fixed Conditions
4.1.2. Stick Free Conditions
4.1.3. In maneuver
4.2. Lateral-Directional Stability and Control
1.1. Subject of Mechanics of Flight
1.2. Elements of the Aircraft
1.3. Aircraft Reference Geometry
1.4. Reference Frames
1.4.1. Basic Reference Frames
1.4.2. Transformations
1.5. Summary of vocabulary
2. Equations of Motion
2.1. Kinematics
2.2. Dynamics
2.3. External forces
2.3.1. Aerodynamic Terms
2.3.2. Propulsive Terms
2.4. Examples
3. Performances
3.1. Level Flight and Gliding Flight
3.2. Flight in Vertical Plane
3.3. Turning Flight
3.4. Takeoff and Landing
3.5. Energy Methods
3.6. High Speed Flight and Aircraft in Ground Effect
4. Static Stability and Control
4.1. Longitudinal Stability and Control
4.1.1. Stick Fixed Conditions
4.1.2. Stick Free Conditions
4.1.3. In maneuver
4.2. Lateral-Directional Stability and Control