Conservation laws, stream lines, equations of continuity and Bernoulli, speed measurement, aerodynamic forces. Boundary layers, origin of lift, airfoils, finite span wings, induced drag, high lif devices. Compressibility effects, area rule, supercritical airfoils. Continuous supersonic expansion, shock waves, aerodynamic heating at supersonic speeds.
Students will gain basic information and overview to flows around aircraft.
Flight mechanics is a follow up to the first part of the course. Students will be made familiar with the classical theory of the atmospheric aircraft performance. Performance in horizontal flight, performance at climbing and gliding, performance at turning flight are included. Further they will have a clear idea of range and endurance, take-off and landing operations, classical theory of the stability and control of aircraft, development of general equations of motion for an atmospheric aircraft, classical small perturbation equations of motion, aircraft state equations. The course offers for students the knowledge necessary for an dynamic stability modes estimation and their influence on aircraft handling, longitudinal and lateral-directional stability. Controllability and manoeuvrability. Trim.