Aircraft Performance
Range, endurance, climb, take-off, landing and turning performance of fixed-wing aircraft.
AERO-220 Year 2 3 credits 12 lessons planned
Offered by HSM University · Aerospace Engineering
Course content
- 1Forces in steady flightComing
- 2The drag polarComing
- 3Thrust and power requiredComing
- 4Propeller and jet aircraft characteristicsComing
- 5Climb and descentComing
- 6Gliding flightComing
- 7Range and the Breguet equationComing
- 8EnduranceComing
- 9Take-off performanceComing
- 10Landing performanceComing
- 11Turning flight and the V-n diagramComing
- 12Mission analysisComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Range, endurance, climb, take-off, landing and turning performance of fixed-wing aircraft.
Part of the Engineering stream, typically taken in year 2.