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Introduction to Experiments in Flight

Introduction to Experiments in Flight. Instructor: Prof. A. K. Ghosh, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kanpur. This course is designed to conduct experiments in airplane to determine different parameters. This course will also help in creating a background to design an experiment to determine a specific parameter. Topics covered include Planning of experiment, Weighment of aircraft, Cruise flight, Climbing flight, Neutral point, Maneuvering point, Lateral stability and control, Directional stability and control. (from nptel.ac.in)

Lecture 04 - Drag Polar Estimation

This lecture covers the following topics: Equations to derive drag polar equation, Aircraft rating, Calculation of drag polar from experiment data.


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Lecture 01 - Weighment and Calculation of Center of Gravity (Theory)
Lecture 02 - Cruise Experiment (Theory)
Lecture 03 - Weighment Experiment and Cockpit Panel Demonstration
Lecture 04 - Drag Polar Estimation
Lecture 05 - Center of Gravity and Climb Experiment
Lecture 06 - Calibration of Control Surface
Lecture 07 - Calibration of Control Surfaces (Experiment)
Lecture 08 - Introduction to Flight Data Recorder
Lecture 09 - Sensors: Pressure Sensors, Accelerometers, Rate Gyro
Lecture 10 - Sensors: Magnetometer, Angle of Attack Sensors
Lecture 11 - Data Acquisition using MEMS Devices
Lecture 12 - Estimation of Stick-Fixed Neutral Point
Lecture 13 - Estimation of Stick-free Neutral Point and Stick-free Maneuvering Point
Lecture 14 - Static: Lateral-Directional Stability Test
Lecture 15 - Static: Lateral-Directional Stability Test (cont.)
Lecture 16 - Steady Coordinated Turn
Lecture 17 - Introduction to Parameter Estimation
Lecture 18 - Parameter Estimation using Least Squares Method
Lecture 19 - Aerodynamic Parameter Estimation using Least Squares Method
Lecture 20 - Aerodynamic Parameter Estimation using Delta Method
Lecture 21 - Aerodynamic Parameter Estimation using Delta Method (cont.)