Principles of Flight 1

Lecturer:

Václav Brož, Petr Mrázek

Tutor:

Václav Brož, Petr Mrázek

Supervisor:

Department of Air Transport

Synopsis:

Aerodynamic drag, relation between drag and speed, streamline, boundary layer, continuity equation, Bernoulli's equation, lift and drag, air flow and pressures around wing, angle of attack, reactions of wing in air flow, lift and drag of a wing and an aircraft, coefficient of lift and drag, critical angle of attack, wing with final span, induced drag, interference, devices for lift and drag increase.

Requirements:

not prerequisites

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

The goal of the course is to explain principles of aerodynamics with focus on low-speed aerodynamics.

Study materials:

Dvořák R., Kozel K.: Matematické metody v aerodynamice

Brož V.: Aerodynamika nízkých rychlostí

Brož V.: Aerodynamika vysokých rychlostí

Učební texty pro piloty letounů a techniky údržby letadel vydané Akademickým nakladatelstvím CERM (celkem 15 knih autorského kolektivu pod vedením Prof. Ing. Ludvíka Kulčáka, CSc.)

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• 2.bl.bak.prez.LD 09/10 (compulsory course)
• 2.bl.bak.prez.LD 05/06začátek (compulsory course)
• 2.bl.bak.prez.LD 06/07 začátek (compulsory course)
• 2.bl.bak.prez.LD 07/08začátek (compulsory course)
• 2.bl.bak.prez.LD 08/09začátek (compulsory course)
• 2.bl.bak.prez.LD 10/11 (compulsory course)
• PIL bak.prez.10/11 (compulsory course in the program)
• TUL bak.prez.10/11 (compulsory course in the program)
• 2.bl.bak.prez.LD (compulsory course)
• LED bak.prez.11/12 (compulsory course in the program)