Flight Mechanics

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Department of Aerospace Engineering

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Mechanics of flight as a discipline. Equations of motion. Coordinate systems.

Optimized performance.

Performance of unsteady flight.

Manoeuvres in vertical plane Three-dimensional manoeuvres.

Equations of motion for the flight dynamics.

Modelling of aerodynamic characteristics, aerodynamic derivatives.

Static equilibrium longitudinal, lateral. Unconventional configurations.

Solution of the equations of motion.

Longitudinal dynamics. Criteria of longitudinal handling.

Lateral-directional dynamics. Criteria of lateral-directional handling.

Augmentation of stability. Manoeuvrability. Pilot aircraft interaction.

Coupling of movements.

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Cook, M. V. Flight Dynamics Principles, 2011, Elsevier, ISBN 978-0-7506-6927-6

Kermode, A. C. Mechanics of Flight, 2006, Pearson, ISBN 978-1-4058-2359-3

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