About the course
This course is designed to understand stability and control aspects of an airplane. This course will also help in creating a background to design an airplane from stability and control aspects
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Week 1:
Overview of aerodynamics and atmosphere
Wing stall and maximum lift coefficient.
Wing aerodynamic center & pitching moment.
Introduction to static and dynamic stability.
Revision.
Week 2:
Introduction to static and dynamic stability.
Wing contribution.
Tail contribution.
Canard and fuselage contribution.
Revision.
Week 3:
Power plant contribution & its effect on NP.
Stick fixed neutral point.
Static margin.
Stick fixed : maneuvering point.
Revision.
Week 4:
Elevator effectiveness, Elevator angle of trim.
Flight measurement of Xnp.
Elevator hinge moment.
Stick forces (trim tab & stick force gradient),
Revision.
Week 5:
Stick free neutral point.
Stick free : maneuvering point.
Roll stability and roll control.
Yaw stability and yaw control.
Revision.
Week 6:
Newton’s second law of rigid dynamics.
Axes system and relevant transforms.
Angular motion equations.
Angular motion equations.
Revision.
Week 7:
Aerodynamic forces.
Gravitational and thrust forces.
Linearized equations of motion.
Linearized equations of motion: contd.
Revision.
Week 8:
Force and moment derivatives.
Force and moment derivatives.
Contribution of aircraft components to aerodynamic derivatives.
Linear model.
Revision
Week 9:
Short period approximation.
Long period approximation.
Pure pitching motion.
Flying and handling qualities.
Revision
Week 10:
Linearized lateral dynamics.
Lateral motion :Linearized coupled motion.
Roll approximation.
Spiral approximation.
Revision
Week 11:
Dutch roll approximation.
Pure rolling.
Pure yawing.
Inertia coupling.
Revision
Week 12:
Stability augmentation system: Longitudinal.
Stability augmentation system: Longitudinal.
Stability augmentation system: Lateral.
Stability augmentation system: Lateral.
Revision