Course

Unit 1

Equations of Motion – Forces Acting on the Aircraft – Review of Aerodynamic characteristics of the Wing and Compressibility Effects – Review of Propulsion Systems and their Performance Characteristics – Drag Contribution from Aircraft Components – Airplane Performance of Turbojets: Steady Flight, Range, Endurance, Conditions for Maximum Range and Endurance, Climb Performance, Turn Performance, Maximum Load Factor During Turn.

Unit 2

Glide Performance – Take-Off and Landing Performance – Performance of PistonProps: Steady Flight Climb and Turn Performance, Climb Performance, Turn Performance, Comparison with Turbojets – Turbofan and Turboprop Performance Evaluation Guidelines

Unit 3

1. Hale, Francis J, “Introduction to Aircraft Performance, Selection, and Design”. Wiley, 1984.
2. Nelson. R. C, “Flight Stability and Automatic Control”, 2^nd edition, McGraw-Hill, 1998.

• Perkins. C. D and Hage. R. E, “Aircraft Performance, Stability and Control”, 11^th edition, Wiley, 1967.
• Anderson. J. D, “Aircraft Performance and Design”, McGraw-Hill, 2010.
• Russel. J. B, “Performance and stability of aircraft”, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996.