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Introduction to Airplane Performance

Introduction to Airplane Performance. Instructor: Prof. A. K. Ghosh, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kanpur. This course is designed to provide an integrated introductory treatment of airplane performance with flavor of aircraft design and flight testing. Topics covered include Airplane performance characteristics, Introduction to airplane and its components, Concept of life aerofoil, Drag polar, Standard atmosphere, Thrust required, Excess thrust power, Estimation of drag polar through flight test, Estimation of rate of climb, Gliding flight, Accelerated flight, Take off performance, Landing performance, and Static stability. (from nptel.ac.in)

Lecture 20 - Range and Endurance


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Lecture 01 - General Introduction: Airplane Performance Characteristics
Lecture 02 - George Cayley: Concept of Lift and Drag
Lecture 03 - Introduction to Airplane and its Components
Lecture 04 - Hansa 3 Aircraft and its Primary Systems
Lecture 05 - Concept of Life Aerofoil: Wing: Complete Aircraft
Lecture 06 - Drag Polar
Lecture 07 - Revision
Lecture 08 - Standard Atmosphere: Description and Modeling
Lecture 09 - Measuring Instruments: Altimeter, Airspeed Indicator
Lecture 10 - Equations of Motion: Static Performance
Lecture 11 - Thrust Required, Power Required: Cruise
Lecture 12 - Excess Thrust Power: Climb Angle and Rate of Climb
Lecture 13 - Review
Lecture 14 - Thrust Required: A Closer Look
Lecture 15 - Modelling of CL: Dimensional Analysis
Lecture 16 - A Closer Look: Point Mass Model Dimensional Analysis
Lecture 17 - Estimation of Drag Polar through Flight Test
Lecture 18 - Estimation of Rate of Climb
Lecture 19 - Revision
Lecture 20 - Range and Endurance
Lecture 21 - Range and Endurance (cont.)
Lecture 22 - Gliding Flight
Lecture 23 - Accelerated Flight
Lecture 24 - V-n Diagram
Lecture 25 - Revision
Lecture 26 - V Stall: Cruise and Manoeuvre
Lecture 27 - Flaps: High Lift Devices to Reduce Take off/ Landing Distance
Lecture 28 - Take off: Warm-up Lecture
Lecture 29 - Take off Performance
Lecture 30 - Take off Performance (cont.)
Lecture 31 - Revision
Lecture 32 - Landing Performance
Lecture 33 - Landing Performance (cont.)
Lecture 34 - Challenges in Take off and Landing: Single and Twin Engines
Lecture 35 - Introduction to Static Stability
Lecture 36 - Positioning of Centre of Pressure of Static Stability
Lecture 37 - Revision
Lecture 38 - Stability and Control: Designer's Perspective
Lecture 39 - Stability and Control: Designer's Perspective (cont.)
Lecture 40 - Longitudinal Control: Elevator
Lecture 41 - Contribution of Wing and Tail: Stability
Lecture 42 - Stability: Wing and Tail Contribution
Lecture 43 - Control: Elevator
Lecture 44 - Control: δe Required
Lecture 45 - Control: δe Required (cont.)
Lecture 46 - Design Basics: Wing Loading and Thrust Loading
Lecture 47 - Design Basics: Sweep and Dihedral
Lecture 48 - Revision