Introduction to Aerospace Engineering Detailed Syllabus for B.Tech third year second sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Introduction to Aerospace Engineering B.Tech 2016-2017 (R16) third year second sem is as follows.
B.Tech. III Year II Sem. L/T/P/C
Course Code:AE621OE 3/0/0/3
UNIT – I: History of Flight and Space Environment: Balloons and dirigibles, heavier than air aircraft, commercial air transport; Introduction of jet aircraft, helicopters, missiles; Conquest of space, commercial use of space; Different types of flight vehicles, classifications exploring solar system and beyond, a permanent presence of humans in space; Earth’s atmosphere, the standard atmosphere; The temperature extremes of space, laws of gravitation, low earth orbit, microgravity, benefits of microgravity; Environmental impact on spacecraft, space debris; Planetary environments.
UNIT – II: Introduction to Aerodynamics: Anatomy of the airplane, helicopter; Understanding
engineering models; Aerodynamic forces on a wing, force coefficients; Generating lift, moment coefficients; Aerodynamic forces on aircraft – classification of NACA airfoils, aspect ratio, wing loading, Mach number, centre of pressure and aerodynamic centre-aerofoil characteristics-lift, drag curves; Different types of drag.
UNIT – III: Flight Vehicle Performance and Stability: Performance parameters, performance in steady flight, cruise, climb, range, endurance, accelerated flight symmetric manoeuvres, turns, sideslips, takeoff and landing; Flight vehicle Stability, static stability, dynamic stability; Longitudinal and lateral stability; Handling qualities of the airplanes.
TEXT BOOKS:
- Anderson J. D, “Introduction to Flight”, McGraw-Hill, 5th Edition, 1989.
- Newman D, “Interactive Aerospace Engineering and Design”, McGraw-Hill, 1st Edition, 2002.
- Barnard R.H and Philpot. D.R, “Aircraft Flight”, Pearson, 3rd Edition, 2004
REFERENCES
- Kermode, A. C, “Flight without Formulae”, McGraw Hill, 4th Edition, 1997.
- Swatton P. J, “Flight Planning”, Blackwell Publisher, 6th Edition, 2002.
For all other B.Tech 3rd Year 2nd Sem syllabus go to JNTUH B.Tech Aeronautical Engineering 3rd Year 2nd Sem Course Structure for (R16) Batch.
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