| AE429-APFM
Aircraft Performance and Flight Mechanics |
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| Instructor: PIER MARZOCCA |
CAMP
234, Potsdam, New York 13699-5725 (ph) 315-268-3875 (fax) 315-268-6695 (Email) pmarzocc@clarkson.edu (web) www.clarkson.edu/~pmarzocc/ |
MATERIAL
Syllabus (pdf)
Class Notes:
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Introduction |
Atmospheric Flight Mechanics |
Aerodynamics of the Airplane Pt.1 |
Aerodynamics of the Airplane Pt.2 |
Aerodynamics of the Airplane Pt.3 |
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Propulsion |
Equation of Motion |
Steady Flight |
Power Required and Available |
Rate of Climb Time to Climb |
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Range and Endurance |
Level Turn, Pull-up/-down |
Take-off and Landing |
AE-429-14 |
AE-429-15 |
The NACA airfoil series.pdf
Note: HWs assignments are given via Email distribution.
Final Project Reports folder
Math:
| Matlab |
Linear Algebra |
Eig Solution with Matlab |
OUTLINE
Fundamentals of Flight, Shevell, R.D., Second Edition, Prentice Hall, 1989.
OBJECTIVES
- To introduce students to the fundamental concepts of airplane aerodynamics, propulsion, and the equations of motion.
- To enable students to analytically estimate airplane performance for all phases of flight.
- To enhance the students’ written, oral, and graphical
communication skills.
GOALS
- Demonstrate competence in evaluating lift and drag of airplanes, and installed thrust of their engines.
- Be able to formulate a mathematical model of an airplane for performance analysis.
- Be able to calculate airplane performance for steady and accelerated flights.
- Present good oral and written reports on airplane performance.
[1] Homework 10%
[2] Test 1 20% (TBD)
[3] Test 2 20% (TBD)
[4] Project 25% (Project report and oral presentation - TBD)
[5] Test 3 25% (TBD)
1) To enhance learning, the student teams (two or three students) are required to estimate the performance characteristics of actual airplanes. Each team selects an airplane, obtains its geometric, mass, and thrust data, and computes performance. Students submit two work-in-progress reports and final reports at the end and make oral presentations.
2) To enhance learning, the students are required to find one or more literature article (from a journal, book, etc.) where the problem of performance and flight mechanics of airplanes has been treated. Each team (two or three students) should choose any of the topics under the general category of performance and flight mechanics of airplanes. However, aside from this constraint, the primary driving force in the selection of the paper topic should be your interest. You should review the literature in order to become familiar with your topic and the issues surrounding it.
Students submit work-in-progress reports at mid-semester and final reports at the end and make oral presentations.
Note: Start this assignment early! ALL topics must be approved by the instructor, due date: first week of October.
OUTLINE
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Introduction
Aircraft Propulsion (Chapter 3)
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Equations
of Motion (Chapter 4)
Accelerated
Flight (Chapter 6)
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