Elements of Aeronautics detailed Syllabus for Aeronautical Engineering (AERO), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Subject Names, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information do visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.
For all other VTU AERO 3rd Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, do visit VTU AERO 3rd Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme Subjects. The detailed Syllabus for elements of aeronautics is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Module 1
Introduction to Aircrafts History of aviation; Atmosphere and its properties; Classification of aircrafts; Basic components of an aircraft; aircraft axis system; aircraft motions; control surfaces and high lift devices; conventional design configurations; principle of operation of each major part; Helicopters, their parts and functions. Aircraft Structures and Materials: Introduction; structural members;general types of construction; monocoque, semi-monocoque and geodesic structures; typical wing and fuselage structure; metallic and non-metallic materials for aircraft application.
Module 2
Basic principles of flight-significance of speed of sound; airspeed and groundspeed; standard atmosphere; Bernoulli’s theorem and its application for generation of lift and measurement of airspeed; forces over wing section, aerofoil nomenclature, pressure distribution over a wing section.Lift and drag components -generation of lift and drag; lift curve, drag curve, types of drag, factors affecting lift and drag; centre of pressure and its significance; aerodynamic centre, aspect ratio, Mach number and supersonic flight effects; simple problems on lift and drag.
Module 3
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Module 4
Aircraft Stability: Forces on an aircraft in flight; static and dynamic stability; longitudinal, lateral and roll stability; necessary conditions for longitudinal stability; basics of aircraft control systems. Effect of flaps and slats on lift, control tabs, stalling, gliding, landing, turning, aircraft manoeuvres; stalling, gliding, turning. Simple problems on these. Performance of aircraft-power curves, maximum and minimum speeds for horizontal flight at a given altitude; effect of changes in engine power and altitude on performance; correct and incorrect angles of bank; aerobatics, inverted manoeuvre, manoeuvrability. Simple problems.
Module 5
Introduction to Aircraft Systems: Aircraft systems (Mechanical)-hydraulic and pneumatic systems and their applications; environment control system; fuel system, oxygen system. Aircraft systems (Electrical)-flight control system, cockpit instrumentation and displays; communication systems; navigation systems; power generation systems-engine driven alternators, auxiliary power Module, ram air turbine; power conversion, distribution and management.
Course Outcomes:
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Question paper pattern:
- The question paper will have ten full questions carrying equal marks.
- Each full question will be for 20 marks.
- There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.
- Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module.
- The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
Text Books:
- Introduction to Flight John D. Anderson McGraw-Hill Education 2011
- Fundamentals of Flight Vol-I to Vol-IV Lalit Gupta and O P Sharma Himalayan Books 2006
Reference Books:
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