Course

Flight Dynamics I

Forces and moments acting on a vehicle in flight. Equations of motion of a rigid flight vehicle. Various types of drags. Drag polar of vehicles from low speeds to hypersonic speeds. Review of the variation of thrust / power and SFC with altitude and velocity, for various air breathing engines and rockets. Performance of airplane in level flight, glide, climb, accelerated flight, turn, maneuvers, take-off and landing. Flight limitations. Flight-testing : Altitude definitions, Speed definitions, Air Speed, altitude and temperature measurements. Errors and calibration. Measurement of engine power, charts and corrections. Flight determination of drag polar