Description
Morphology of aircraft and spacecraft. Performance analysis of fixed wing aircraft: drag estimation, propulsion, take-off, climb and landing, endurance, payload/range, manoeuvres; operational economics. Performance analysis of rotor craft: rotor-blade motion, hovering and vertical ascent, forward flight, and autorotation. Rocket propulsion; escape velocity; orbital dynamics.
Prerequisites
- Prerequisite(s): ( MAAE 3300 or MECH 3310 ) and MATH 3705 .
Conditions and arrangements
- Prerequisite(s): ( MAAE 3300 or MECH 3310 ) and MATH 3705 .
- Lectures three hours a week.
Reference text in its original language
Morphology of aircraft and spacecraft. Performance analysis of fixed wing aircraft: drag estimation, propulsion, take-off, climb and landing, endurance, payload/range, manoeuvres; operational economics. Performance analysis of rotor craft: rotor-blade motion, hovering and vertical ascent, forward flight, and autorotation. Rocket propulsion; escape velocity; orbital dynamics.
- Prerequisite(s): ( MAAE 3300 or MECH 3310 ) and MATH 3705 .
- Lectures three hours a week.
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