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Introduction to Airplane Performance

Prof. A K Ghosh · IIT Kanpur

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About

This course is designed to provide an integrated introductory treatment of airplane performance with flavor of aircraft design and flight testing.

Intended audience: UG/PG of B.Tech/BE in any discipline of engineering

Lectures

Week 01

  1. General Introduction: Airplane Performance Characteristics YouTube
  2. George Cayley: Concept of Lift and Drag YouTube
  3. Introduction to airplane and its components YouTube
  4. Hansa 3 Aircraft and its Primary Systems YouTube
  5. Concept of Lift Aerofoil: Wing : Complete Aircraft YouTube
  6. Drag Polar YouTube

Week 02

  1. Revision YouTube
  2. Standard Atmosphere: Description and Modeling YouTube
  3. Measuring Instruments: Altimeter, Airspeed Indicator YouTube
  4. Equations of Motion: Static Performance YouTube
  5. Thrust Required, Power Required: Cruise YouTube
  6. Excess Thrust and Power: Climb Angle and Rate of Climb YouTube

Week 03

  1. Review YouTube
  2. Thrust Required: A Closer Look YouTube
  3. Modeling of CL: Dimensional Analysis YouTube
  4. A Closer Look: Point Mass Model, Dimensional Analysis YouTube
  5. Estimation of Drag Polar Through Flight Test YouTube
  6. Estimation of Rate of Climb YouTube

Week 04

  1. Revision. YouTube
  2. Range and Endurance YouTube
  3. Range and Endurance: Continued... YouTube
  4. Gliding Flight YouTube
  5. Accelerated Flight YouTube
  6. V-n Diagram YouTube

WEEK 05

  1. V stall: Cruise and Manoeuvre YouTube
  2. Flaps:High Lift Devices to Reduce Take off / Landing Distance YouTube
  3. Take off: Warm-up Lecture YouTube
  4. Take off Performance YouTube
  5. Take off Performance:Continued... YouTube

WEEK 06

  1. Revision... YouTube
  2. Landing Performance YouTube
  3. Landing Performance: Continued... YouTube
  4. Challanges in Takeoff and Landing: Single and Twin Engines YouTube
  5. Introduction to Static Stability YouTube
  6. Positioning of Center of Pressure for Static Stability YouTube

WEEK 07

  1. Revision..... YouTube
  2. Stability and Control: Designers Perspective YouTube
  3. Stability and Control: Designers Perspective Continued... YouTube
  4. Longitudinal Control: Elevator YouTube
  5. Contribution of Wing and Tail: Stability YouTube
  6. Stability: Wing and Tail Contribution YouTube
  7. Tutorial YouTube

WEEK 08

  1. Control: Elevator YouTube
  2. Control: Delta-e Required YouTube
  3. Control: Delta-e Required continued... YouTube
  4. Design Basics: Wing Loading & Thrust Loading YouTube
  5. Design Basics: Sweep & Dihedral YouTube
  6. Revision . YouTube

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Kanpur
Department
Aerospace Engineering
Teacher
Prof. A K Ghosh
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Source
NPTEL
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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