Code: mk3tka1r03hx17-en
ECTS Credit Points: 3
Evaluation: mid-semester grade
Year, Semester: 1st year, 1stsemester
Its prerequisite(s): -
Further courses are built on it: Yes/no
Number of teaching hours/week (lecture + practice): 2+1
Topics:
The course (Part I, II and III together) teaches the basic knowledge of Principle of Flight to demonstrate a level that grants a successful authority exam according to FCL.515 ATPL - Training course and theoretical knowledge examinations.
Part I of the course covers the following main areas and give thorough information on:The basic aerodynamic theory, subsonic aerodynamics, drag and wake, the lift coefficient Cl, the drag coefficient Cd, the stall, flaps and spoilers
By conducting all Part of the course the student will have the knowledge recommended by the EU legislation (AMC1 FCL.310; FCL.515 (b); FCL.615 (b) and will understand the complex low speed aerodynamics of aeroplanes.Learning Objectives (LOs) published by the European Commission are used when developing the Part-FCL theoretical knowledge elements of the course.The course is aimed to contribute to the achievement of safe flight during their proposed pilot career. It is crucial that a pilot could be able to recognize the hazard and apply for the well-known procedures in this matter during a flight.
Literature:
Compulsory:
- Cae Oxford Aviation Academy (UK), Principles of Flight, 2015, Isbn: 978 1 90620 276 7
| 1st week | 8th week |
|---|---|
| Registration week | 1st drawing week |
| 2nd week | 9th week |
| Lecture: Subsonic aerodynamics, Basics, laws and definitions, Laws and definitions, Basics about airflow, Aerodynamic forces and moments on aerofoils, Shape of an aerofoil section, Wing shape Practice: Airflow examples, calculations | Lecture: Subsonic aerodynamics, The stall, Flow separation at increasing angles of attack, The stall speed Practice: Stall examples, calculations |
| 3rd week | 10th week |
| Lecture: Subsonic aerodynamics, Two-dimensional airflow around an aerofoil, Streamline pattern, Stagnation point, Pressure distribution, Centre of pressure and aerodynamic centre, Lift and downwash Practice: Calculation examples | Lecture: Subsonic aerodynamics, The initial stall in span-wise direction, Stall warning, Special phenomena of stall Practice: Stall examples, calculations |
| 4th week | 11th week |
| Lecture: Subsonic aerodynamics, Drag and wake, Influence of angle of attack, Flow separation at high angles of attack, The lift Practice: Calculation examples | Lecture: Subsonic aerodynamics, Clmax ugmentation, Trailing-edge flaps and the reasons for use in take-off and landing Leading-edge devices, Vortex generators, Means to reduce the CL–CD ratio Practice: Flaps in operation, demonstration |
| 5th week | 12th week |
| Lecture: Subsonic aerodynamics, Coefficients, The lift coefficient Cl, The drag coefficient Cd, Three-dimensional airflow about an aeroplane, Streamline pattern, Induced drag, Total drag, Parasite drag and speed, Induced drag and speed, Practice: Lift and drag examples, calculations,Total drag and speed, The total drag–speed graph | Lecture: Subsonic aerodynamics, Spoilers and the reasons for use in the different phases of flight, Speed brakes, The boundary layer, Different types, Aerodynamic degradation, Ice and other contaminants Practice: Spoilers in operation, demonstration |
| 6th week | 13th week |
| Lecture: Subsonic aerodynamics, Ground effect, Effect on CDi, Effect on stall, Effect on CL, Effect on take-off and landing characteristics of an aeroplane Practice: Ground effect examples, calculations | Lecture: High-speed aerodynamics, Speeds, Speed of sound, Mach number, Compressibility, Subdivision of aerodynamic flow, Shock waves, Normal shock waves, Oblique shock waves Practice: High-speed case studies |
| 7th week | 14th week |
| Lecture: Subsonic aerodynamics, The relationship between lift coefficient and speed in steady, straight and level flight, Represented by an equation, Represented by a graph Practice: Ground effect examples, calculations | Lecture: Mach cone, Effects of exceeding Mcrit, Mcrit, Effect on lift, on drag, on pitching moment, on control effectiveness, Buffet onset, Means to influence Mcrit Practice: High-speed case studies |
| 15th week | |
| 2nd drawing week |
Requirements
A, for a signature:
Attendance at lectures is recommended, but not compulsory. Participation at practice classes is compulsory. A student must attend the practice classes and may not miss more than three times during the semester. In case a student does so, the subject will not be signed and the student must repeat the course. A student can’t make up any practice with another group. Attendance at practice classes will be recorded by the practice leader. Being late is equivalent with an absence. In case of further absences, a medical certificate needs to be presented. Missed practice classes should be made up for at a later date, to be discussed with the tutor.
B, for grade:
The course ends in mid-semester grade based on the assessment of the instructor.