Flight Mechanics detail syllabus for Aerospace Engineering (As), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17AS552), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.
For all other as 5th sem syllabus for be 2017 scheme vtu you can visit AS 5th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 Scheme VTU Subjects. For all other Professional Elective-1 subjects do refer to Professional Elective-1. The detail syllabus for flight mechanics is as follows.
Course Objectives:
This course will enable students to
- Understand the static longitudinal stability and control for free and fixed stick.
- Understand about the lateral and directional stability.
- Acquire the knowledge of dynamic stability.
Module 1
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Module 2
Static Longitudinal Stability and Control (Stick Free): Stick free stability-Hinge moment coefficient – Stick free neutral points-Symmetric
manoeuvres – Stick force gradients – Stick force per ‘g’ – Aerodynamic balancing. Determination of neutral points and maneuver points from flight test.
Module 3
Lateral and Directional Stability: Dihedral effect – Lateral control -Coupling between rolling and yawing moments – Adverse yaw effects -Aileron reversal – Static directional stability – Weather cocking effect -Rudder requirements – One engine inoperative condition – Rudder lock.
Module 4
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Module 5
Helicopter Flight Dynamics: Rotor function in vertical flight, Rotor Mechanism for forward flight, Trim, Stability and control.
Course Outcomes:
After studying this course, students will be able to:
- Evaluate the static longitudinal stability and control for free and fixed stick.
- Compute the lateral and directional stability.
- Calculate the dynamics stability.
Graduate Attributes (as per NBA):
- Engineering Knowledge.
- Problem Analysis.
- Design / development of solutions
- Interpretation of data
Question paper pattern:
- The question paper will have ten questions.
- Each full question consists of 16 marks.
- There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) from each module.
- Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
- The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
Text Books:
- Perkins, C.D., and Hage, R.E., “Airplane Performance stability and Control”, John Wiley & Son:, Inc, New York, 1988.
- J.Seddon, “Basic Helicopter Aerodynamics”, AIAA Series,3rd revised edition,2011,ISBN-13: 9781600868610
Reference Books:
- Etkin, B., “Dynamics of Flight Stability and Control”, Wiley India Pvt Ltd,3rd edition,2010,ISBN-13: 978-8126528912.
- Babister, A.W., “Aircraft Dynamic Stability and Response”, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 2013.
- Dommasch, D.O., Shelby, S.S., and Connolly, T.F., “Aeroplane Aero dynamics”, Third Edition, Issac Pitman, London, 1981.
- Nelson, R.C. “Flight Stability and Automatic Control”, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 2nd edition,2007,ISBN-13: 978-0070661103
For detail syllabus of all other subjects of BE As, 2017 regulation do visit As 5th Sem syllabus for 2017 Regulation.
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