Air Navigation detail syllabus for Aeronautical Engineering (Aero), 2019-20 scheme is taken from AKTU official website and presented for AKTU students. The course code (RAE053), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/Week, Practical Hr/Week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.
For all other aero 5th sem syllabus for b.tech 2019-20 scheme aktu you can visit Aero 5th Sem syllabus for B.Tech 2019-20 Scheme AKTU Subjects. For all other Departmental Elective-1 subjects do refer to Departmental Elective-1. The detail syllabus for air navigation is as follows.
Unit 1
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Unit 2
Magnetism: Review of the Elementary laws of magnetism, Terrestrial magnetism, Horizontaland vertical components of earth’s magnetic field and their variation with latitude Isogonic and agonic lines. Isoclinic lines. Aircraft Magnetism, Resolution into P.Q. and R components, coefficients and deviation associated with them, compass course deviation.
Instruments:- Units of measurement of distances and height, The function of navigationalInstruments, The Speed Indicator, The Rate of Climb indicator, The Altimeter, The Magnetic Compass, The Turn and Bank Indicator, The Directional Gyro, The Artificial Horizon, Radio,
Radar Altimeter, Mach meter& Fluxgate Compass.
Unit 3
Chart Reading: Distinctive Properties of Charts, The importance of chart reading,Topographic Information Aeronautical Data, Legend and written Notes, The practice of Chart Reading.
Dead Reckoning: The place of Pilotage, Advantage of Dead Reckoning, Basic Problems inDead Reckoning.
Special Problems & Dead Reckoning: Climb and Descent, off course corrections, DoubleDrift. Radius of Action, Cruise Control, Alternate Airport Problem, Interception, Tracking.
Air Navigation Computers: Function and Usefulness,the Slide’ Rule Side the Wind TriangleSide.
Unit 4
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Unit 5
Celestial Navigation: Elements of Astronomy, the universe, Solar system, movements of earth,moon and planets, earth’s orbit’ Kepler laws, declination, altitude, azimuth etc. Practical Value, Accuracy, Simplicity, Basic principles, The Line of position, Celestial Coordinates,
Determining the Greenwich Hour Angle (GHA) Determining the Local Hour Angle (LHA). Aline of Position from Polaris. A Line of Position from and Unidentified Star, Radio Time Signals, Identification of Stars, Star Names, Brightness of Star, the planets. Motion of the Stars and Planets. The Practice of Celestial Navigation, Astro-Navigation instruments.
The Practice of Navigation: Details of Navigation. Preparation of Charts for use in FlightPilotage Contact Instrument Flying.
Books and References:
- C.W. Martin, Air Navigation.
- Weeins, Air Navigation.
- D.C.T. Benett, TheComplete Air Navigation.
- T.C. Lyon, Practical Air Navigation.
- RAT Manual of Air Navigation, A.P. 1234Vols. A.B.D. & E.
- Martin, Air Navigation
- Brown, Air Navigation, Chaman and Hall.
- Brook, Williams and Branch, Air Navigation, Theory and Practice.
- J. Clough Smith, Applied D.R. Navigation and Flight Planning.
For detail syllabus of all other subjects of B.Tech Aero, 2019-20 regulation do visit Aero 5th Sem syllabus for 2019-20 Regulation.
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