Unit 1 Standard Atmosphere and Altitudes

• Definition of altitude (geometric
• hydrostatic equation
• 6 10 Program Name: Bachelor of Engineering Level: UG Branch: Aeronautical Engineering Subject Code: BE05001031 Subject Name: Flight Mechanics relation between geopotential & geometric altitudes
• standard atmosphere
• density & temperature altitudes

Unit 2 Airplane Performance – Steady Flight

13 lecture hours

• Equations of motion for steady level flight
• Thrust required and thrust available
• maximum velocity concept
• Power required and power available for propeller and jet engine airplanes
• Effect of altitude on power and performance
• Stall and use of high-lift devices
• Climbing flight
• gliding flight
• absolute and service ceilings
• Time to climb
• range and endurance calculations for propeller-driven and jet airplanes

Unit 3 Airplane Performance – Accelerated Flight

9 lecture hours

• Level turns
• pull-up & pull-down maneuvers
• accelerated rate of climb (energy method)
• take-off & landing performance

Unit 4 Basics of Stability and Longitudinal Stability & Control

12 lecture hours

• Importance of stability and control in flight dynamics
• Forces acting on an airplane and degrees of freedom for a rigid body
• Stick-fixed longitudinal static stability: Contributions of wing
• horizontal tail
• fuselage and power
• Stick-fixed neutral point and static margin
• Elevator angle for trim and forward/rearward c.g. limits
• Stick-free longitudinal static stability: Hinge moments and their variation with tail and elevator deflection
• Stick-free neutral point
• stick force and stick force gradient
• Elevator requirement in pull-up and maneuver point limitations

Unit 5 Static Lateral and Directional Stability & Control

• Directional stability & control
• lateral stability
• roll control 5 05