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NPTEL Courses

Introduction to Airplane Performance

This course is designed to provide an integrated introductory treatment of airplane performance with flavor of aircraft design and flight testing. Topics covered include Airplane performance characteristics, Introduction to airplane and its components, Concept of life aerofoil, Drag polar, Standard atmosphere, Thrust required, Excess thrust power, Estimation of drag polar through flight test, Estimation of rate of climb, Gliding flight, Accelerated flight, Take off performance, Landing performance, and Static stability. (from nptel.ac.in )

Instructor

Prof. A. K. Ghosh, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kanpur.

Aeronautics and astronautics

2016

Lecture 01 - General Introduction: Airplane Performance Characteristics

Lecture 02 - George Cayley: Concept of Lift and Drag

Lecture 03 - Introduction to Airplane and its Components

Lecture 04 - Hansa 3 Aircraft and its Primary Systems

Lecture 05 - Concept of Life Aerofoil: Wing: Complete Aircraft

Lecture 06 - Drag Polar

Lecture 07 - Revision

Lecture 08 - Standard Atmosphere: Description and Modeling

Lecture 09 - Measuring Instruments: Altimeter, Airspeed Indicator

Lecture 10 - Equations of Motion: Static Performance

Lecture 11 - Thrust Required, Power Required: Cruise

Lecture 12 - Excess Thrust Power: Climb Angle and Rate of Climb

Lecture 13 - Review

Lecture 14 - Thrust Required: A Closer Look

Lecture 15 - Modelling of CL: Dimensional Analysis

Lecture 16 - A Closer Look: Point Mass Model Dimensional Analysis

Lecture 17 - Estimation of Drag Polar through Flight Test

Lecture 18 - Estimation of Rate of Climb

Lecture 19 - Revision

Lecture 20 - Range and Endurance

Lecture 21 - Range and Endurance (cont.)

Lecture 22 - Gliding Flight

Lecture 23 - Accelerated Flight

Lecture 24 - V-n Diagram

Lecture 25 - Revision

Lecture 26 - V Stall: Cruise and Manoeuvre

Lecture 27 - Flaps: High Lift Devices to Reduce Take off/ Landing Distance

Lecture 28 - Take off: Warm-up Lecture

Lecture 29 - Take off Performance

Lecture 30 - Take off Performance (cont.)

Lecture 31 - Revision

Lecture 32 - Landing Performance

Lecture 33 - Landing Performance (cont.)

Lecture 34 - Challenges in Take off and Landing: Single and Twin Engines

Lecture 35 - Introduction to Static Stability

Lecture 36 - Positioning of Centre of Pressure of Static Stability

Lecture 37 - Revision

Lecture 38 - Stability and Control: Designer's Perspective

Lecture 39 - Stability and Control: Designer's Perspective (cont.)

Lecture 40 - Longitudinal Control: Elevator

Lecture 41 - Contribution of Wing and Tail: Stability

Lecture 42 - Stability: Wing and Tail Contribution

Lecture 43 - Control: Elevator

Lecture 44 - Control: δe Required

Lecture 45 - Control: δe Required (cont.)

Lecture 46 - Design Basics: Wing Loading and Thrust Loading

Lecture 47 - Design Basics: Sweep and Dihedral

Lecture 48 - Revision