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Topic: Aircraft Descent Performance
Topic: Aircraft Descent Performance
Sub Topics:
Sub Topics:
Gliding (Unpowered) Flight
Descent Performance in Aircraft Operations
Effect of Wind on Descent Performance
Objective : What I want you to learn?
Objective : What I want you to learn?
The concepts of gliding flight, the equations of motion of the descent flight, the parameters affecting the descent performance of the aircraft.
Evaluate and Analyze the parameters that affect the descent performance of an aircraft such as Velocity, Weight, Aspect Ratio and External factors like altitude and wind
Rationale : Why this is useful to you?
Rationale : Why this is useful to you?
During the emergency, of engine failures the gliding flight performance of the aircraft is essential for the safe landing, thus analyzing and evaluating the gliding flight performance is essential in the aircraft design process.
Learning Outcomes : What I want you to do after completing this topic?
Learning Outcomes : What I want you to do after completing this topic?
Derive the mathematical expression for the gliding and the descent flight performance.
Calculate the distance covered during the gliding and the descent flight performance for an aircraft under the given conditions.
Analyze and comment on the effect of wind on the gliding and descent flight performance
Gliding Flight Performance
Gliding Flight Performance
Descent performance in aircraft operations
Descent performance in aircraft operations
Effect of Wind on Descent Performance
Effect of Wind on Descent Performance
Tutorial on Glide and Descent Performance
Tutorial on Glide and Descent Performance
GATE Questions on Glide and Descent Performance
GATE Questions on Glide and Descent Performance
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