0AEPC304 - Aircraft Performance
Course Outcomes (CO’s) : Upon the successful completion of this course, the students will be able to
0AEPC304_1 : Derive the mathematical expressions of the aircraft flight performance under the operational envelope such as Take-off, climb, cruise, descent, turn, glide and Landing.
0AEPC304_2 : Calculate the Properties of Atmosphere at a given altitude under the ISA Conditions and Apply them for the calculation of Aircraft Flight
0AEPC304_3 : Apply the mathematical expressions for calculating the aircraft flight performance under the different operational envelopes.
0AEPC304_4 : Analyze the factors/parameters affecting the aircraft flight performance under the various operational conditions.
Contents:
Unit 1 - International Standard Atmosphere, Review of Aerodynamics and Propulsion
Lesson 02 : Review of Aerodynamics Concepts
Lesson 03: Review of Propulsion Concepts
Unit 2: Steady Level Flight Performance
Lesson 04 : Equations of Motion
Lesson 05 : The Fundamental Design Parameters
Lesson 06 : Thrust Required for Steady Level Flight
Lesson 07 : Maximum Velocity and Stall Velocity
Unit 3: Climb, Descent, Range and Endurance
Lesson 11 : Endurance
Unit 4: Aircraft Performance in Accelerated Flight
Lesson 12 : Turning Flight Performance
Lesson 13 : V-n Diagram
Lesson 14 : Accelerated Climb Performance
Unit 5: Aircraft Takeoff and Landing Performance
Lesson 15 : Takeoff Performance
Lesson 16 : Landing Performance
Unit 6: Helicopter Performance
Lesson 17 : Introduction to Helicopters
Lesson 18 : Hover Performance
Lesson 19 : Forward Flight Performance
Course Calendar :
Text Books:
1. John. D. Anderson, Aircraft Performance and Design, Tata McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited, New Delhi, 3rd Edition, 2016
2. Wayne Johnson, Helicopter Theory, Dower Publications Inc, New York, 1994.
Reference Books:
1. Saarlas Maido, Aircraft Performance, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd.
2. Mario Asselin, An Introduction to Aircraft Performance, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., 1997.
3. Eshelby M E, Aircraft Performance, Viva Books Pvt Ltd, 1st Edition, 2000.
