LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  Review the basic physical concepts and mathematical tools required for preliminary estimation of airplane performance, static longitudinal, lateral/directional stability and control, equations of motion, estimation of stability and control derivatives, airplane response and closed-loop flight control.

AUDIENCE: This course is intended for aerospace engineers and researchers, and/or technical managers who want to enhance their understanding of the fundamental principles of airplane flight mechanics.

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Member Price: $595 USD
Non-Member Price: $795 USD
Student Member Price: $395 USD

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OUTLINE

Lecture 1 - Airplane Performance

1.1 Equations of Motion for Flight in Vertical Plane

1.2 Gliding Flight

1.3 Level Flight

1.4 Climbing Flight

1.5 Range and Endurance

1.6 Turning Flight

1.7 Takeoff and Landing

Lecture 2 - Static Stability and Control

2.1 Concept of Equilibrium and Stability

2.2 Static Longitudinal Stability

2.3 Stability in Maneuvering Flights

2.4 Static Directional Stability

2.5 Lateral Stability

Lecture 3 - Equations of Motion and Estimation of Stability Derivative

3.1 Axes Systems, Euler Angles, Coordinate Transformations, Direction Cosine Matrix

3.2 Equations of Motion and Linearization of Equations of Motion

3.3 Estimation of Stability and Control Derivatives

Lecture 4 - Longitudinal Response and Control

4.1 Longitudinal Response

4.2 Closed-Loop Longitudinal Flight Control

Lecture 5 - Lateral/Directional Response and Control

5.1 Lateral/Directional Response

5.2 Closed-Loop Lateral/Directional Flight Control

INSTRUCTOR

Bandu N. Pamadi is a recently retired senior aerospace engineer at NASA Langley Research Center. He was a German academic exchange fellow at the University of Stuttgart from 1973-1975 and an NRC-NASA Research Associate at NASA Langley from 1981-1983. Before returning to NASA Langley in 1986, he was a professor of aeronautical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He holds degrees from Karnatak University, the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He is available at Bandu.N.Pamadi@nasa.gov for technical questions and comments.

Classroom hours / CEUs:10 classroom hours / 1.0 CEU/PDH

Contact: Please contact Lisa Le or Customer Service if you have questions about the course or group discounts (for 5+ participants).