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Flight Dynamics II (Stability)

Dr. Nandan Kumar Sinha · IIT Madras

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Lectures

Introduction to the course

  1. Lecture 1 : Earth Atmosphere, Aircraft components, Aircraft nomenclature Video
  2. Lecture 2 : Basic aerodynamics Video

Equilibrium and stability

  1. Lecture 3 : Equilibrium and stability Video
  2. Lecture 4 : Static vs dynamic stability Video

Longitudinal static stick fixed stability

  1. Lecture 5 : Criterion for stability, Wing contribution Video
  2. Lecture 6 : Horizontal tail contribution Video
  3. Lecture 7 : Wing plus tail contribution Video

Longitudinal stability and neutral point

  1. Lecture 8 : Static margin and CG limits Video
  2. Lecture 9 : Fuselage contribution Video
  3. Lecture 10 : Powerplant contribution Video
  4. Lecture 11 : Power effects on neutral point Video

Longitudinal control

  1. Lecture 12 : Elevator Video
  2. Lecture 13 : Stick free stability, Most fwd CG location Video
  3. Lecture 14 : Longitudinal stick force per 'g', Ground effect Video

Longitudinal control and maneuverability

  1. Lecture 15 : Control requirement, Pull-up maneuver,Maneuver point Video
  2. Lecture 16 : Elevator per 'g' , Maneuver point Video
  3. Lecture 17 : Example problems Video

Lateral directional static stability and control

  1. Lecture 18 : Lateral-Directional Stability Derivatives, Fuselage/Vertical fin contribution Video
  2. Lecture 19 : Roll stability, Wing sweep effect, Rudder Video
  3. Lecture 20 : Dihedral effect, Various contributions Video
  4. Lecture 21 : Power effects, Roll control, Aileron Video
  5. Lecture 22 : Example problems Video

Equations of Rigid Aircraft Six-Degree-of-Freedom Motion

  1. Lecture 23 : Derivation of Translational Motion Equations Video
  2. Lecture 24 : Derivation of Angular Motion Equations Video
  3. Lecture 25 : Description of various forces and moments Video
  4. Lecture 26 : Nonlinearities and Associated Aircraft Behavior Video

Perturbed (Linear) Aircraft Model

  1. Lecture 27 : Small perturbation method, Linearization of equations Video
  2. Lecture 28 : Aerodynamic force and Moment Derivatives Video
  3. Lecture 29 : Contribution of Aircraft components to Aerodynamic Derivatives Video
  4. Lecture 30 : Linear Model and Aircraft Dynamics Modes Video

Longitudinal Dynamic Modes

  1. Lecture 31 : Short Period, Phugoid(Lanchester's formulation) Video
  2. Lecture 32 : Short period mode approximation Video
  3. Lecture 33 : Flying and Handling Qualities, Cooper Harper Scale Video

Lateral-directional Dynamic Modes

  1. Lecture 34 : Pure rolling motion, Pure yawing motion,Spiral approximation Video
  2. Lecture 35 : Spiral, Roll, Dutch roll Mode approximations Video
  3. Lecture 36 : Lateral directional Flying Qualities, Routh's Stability criterion Video
  4. Lecture 37 : Stability in Steady Roll Maneuver Video

Aircraft Response to External Inputs

  1. Lecture 38 : Wind Effect on Aircraft Pure Plunging Motion Video
  2. Lecture 39 : Wind Profiles, Longitudinal Mode Response to Wind Shear Video

Introduction to Aircraft Control Systems

  1. Lecture 40 : Stability control/Augmentation Video
  2. Lecture 41 : Autopilots, Automatic Landing System Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Madras
Department
Aerospace Engineering
Teacher
Dr. Nandan Kumar Sinha
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Source
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