'Flight Mechanics' is a course offered in the sixth semester of B. Tech. in Aerospace Engineering program at School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
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
Concept of Static and Dynamic Stability – Longitudinal Stability: Neutral Point, StickFixed and Stick-Free Stability – Longitudinal Control – Hinge Moments – Control Power – Directional Stability and Control – Lateral Stability and Control – Introduction to Dynamic Stability – Stability Derivatives.