Classification of Aircraft - Aircraft architecture - Main properties of fluids - Equations of state - The International Standard Atmosphere: characteristics and their variation with altitude - Fluids viscosity: the boundary layer - Reynolds number - Laminar and turbulent boundary layer - Compressibility of fluids: the speed of sound - Shock waves and Mach lines. Applied Aerodynamics - The finite wing: the induced drag. The Oswald factor. The wing polar - Flap systems - The polar of the complete aircraft. Polar construction: build-up method - Aerodynamic efficiency - The measurement of speed on board: the Pitot tube - IAS, CAS, EAS, TAS. Introduction to Flight Mechanics: hypothesis - Uniform leveled motion: necessary speeds, thrusts and powers - Aeronautical propulsion: thrusts and available power of propellers and turbojets and their dependence on altitude - Comparison between the necessary and available characteristics - Ceiling altitude. Climbing flight: approximate treatment - Variometric speed - Rapid ascent and steep ascent The gliding flight: motion equations - Range and Endurance in gliding flight - Hodograph curve of gliding flight- Influence of wind on gliding flight - Air and ground speed. Maneuvering flight: accelerations and load factor - Real weight and apparent weight - The normal load factor and its limitations - The maneuver diagram - The burst diagram. The turning flight: necessary speed, thrust and power, load factor and its limitation. Minimum turn radius - Standard turn - Maneuvering speed. Pull-up maneuver and its limitations. Take-off: on ground and in air phases - Characteristic speeds at take-off - Decision speed - Calculation of the take-off distance - Landing: in air and on the ground phases- Calculation of the landing distance. Aircraft consumptions and autonomies: - Qualitative analysis of autonomies - Specific consumption, mileage and hourly consumption - Distance and duration autonomy of propeller and turbojet - Breguet's formulas.
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