Course

Unit 1

Visual  Content  (video)  about  Atmospheric  Dynamics  and  its  Influence  on  Flying  Machines  – History of Aviation (visual content) – Types of Flying Machines, Major Components of an Aircraft, and their Functions (visual content) – Aircraft vs Rotorcraft (visual content) – Basic Instruments for Flying (visual content) – Physical Properties and Structure of the Atmosphere: Temperature, Pressure and Altitude Relationships.

Lab Component:

Wind Tunnel

Essential parts of the wind tunnel: honey-comb; turbulence damping screens; the converging section; test-                                                                                                                                                                                                      section; mounting and traversing mechanism; suction duct and fan.

Unit 2

Newton’s Law of Motions Applied to Aeronautics: Evolution of Lift, Drag and Moment – Aerofoils – General Types of Construction: Monocoque and Semi-monocoque – Typical Wing and Fuselage Structure (visual content) – Basic Ideas about Piston, Turboprop and Jet Engines – Use of Propeller and Jets for Thrust Production (visual content) – Stealth Technology: History and Principles.

Lab Component:

Engines

Different types of aircraft engines; Identification of engines and their parts. Thrust Generation principle.

Unit 3

History of Spaceflight (visual content) – Major Components of Rocket, Spacecraft and their Functions (visual content) – Principles of Rocket Engines – The Solar System and the Copernican Model – Kepler’s Laws – Orbital Motion – Satellite Orbits – Earth’s Outer Atmosphere (visual content).

Lab Component:

Aircraft

Ka-25 helicopter: Role of helicopters in Defence and Civilian operations; Anti-submarine capability; Helicopter parts: rotors, engine, controls and cockpit instruments.

Mig -23: Role of Mig-23 in ground attack; Control surfaces; swept wing and saw tooth leading edge; Components: spars, ribs etc.; Undercarriage system.

Various rocket models and the functions of various parts. UAV models and their functioning

Course Objectives

To introduce the students to the interesting branches of aerospace engineering through a hands-on approach.

Course Outcomes

CO 1: Identify the Atmosphere and its levels; Examine effects of the weather on flight.

CO 2: Remember the historic attempts at flying; major components of flying machines and aerial Navigation: Recognize MAVs and the principles of Stealth technology.

CO 3: Understand Newton’s equations of motion of flying vehicles; define various terms: Lift, Drag, Moments, airfoil, monocoque and semi-monocoque structures.

CO 4: Categorize and subsume thrust production in various types of engines for flight.

CO 5: Apply laws of planetary motion and recognize various orbits.

CO 6: Hands-on exposure to various aircraft components and other equipment through simple experiments.

CO-PO Mapping

Evaluation Pattern

• CA – Can be Quizzes, Assignment, Projects, and Reports

Text Book(s)

Anderson. J.D, “Introduction to Flight”, 9^th edition, Mc Graw Hill, 2022.

References(s)

Anderson, D.F and Eberhatdt. S, “Understanding Flight,” 2^nd edition, Mc Graw, 2009. Turner.M.J, “Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion,” 3^rd edition, Springer, 2009.

Curtis.H.D, “Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students,” 3^rd edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2013. Paul A Suhler, “From Rainbow to Gusto: Stealth and the Design of the Lockheed Blackbird,” AIAA, 2009.