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ISTANBUL GELİŞİM UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM

FLIGHT MECHANICS COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
UCK303 FLIGHT MECHANICS 5 3 3 4

Objectives and Contents
Objectives: 1. Fundamentals of aircraft aerodynamics, propulsion systems and equations of motion transfer of concepts to students. 2.Analytical analysis of aircraft performance for all phases of flight by students. able to calculate 3. Students gain written, verbal and graphical communication skills.
Content: Forces and subsystems on the aircraft: Atmosphere properties, aerodynamics forces, propulsion subsystems. Turbojet aircraft: Horizontal flight in vertical plane, Related equations, horizontal flight, ceiling altitude, range, longest airborne . Other vertical flights: Takeoff and landing, climb flight, power glide without use. Return flight in the horizontal plane: related equations, maximum load coefficient, bank angle, turn ratio and turn radius. Piston propeller airplanes: Flight in the vertical plane, related equations, horizontal flight and ceiling altitude, best range, longest stay in the air. Other flights: Departure and landing, climb flight, return flight, turboprops and turbofans. Mach number, flight and maneuver envelopes, the effect of wind on performance.