Vishwakarma Institute of Technology Issue 01 : Rev No. 1 : Dt.

24/03/17

ME275TH Introduction to Flight

Credits: 03 Teaching Scheme:- Theory 03 Hrs/week

Unit I Introduction 6 hours

Introduction to airplanes and space vehicles, History of Flight, Types of Aircrafts,
Standard Atmosphere, Geo-potential and Geometric Height, Hydrostatic Equation,
Airports, Cockpit, Aero Medical Aspect, Instruments, Weather , ATC

Unit II Aircraft: Parts and Configuration 6 hours

Fuselage, Wings, Tail-planes, Control Surfaces, High Lift devices, Landing gear,
Airframe Anatomy, Engines, Aircraft Sizing

Unit III Aerodynamic Shapes 6 hours

Introduction to Airfoils, Airfoil Nomenclature, Lift, Drag, and Moment Coefficients,
Infinite versus Finite Wings, Pressure Coefficient, Delta wing configuration, forward
swept wing

Unit IV Elements of Airplane Performance-I 7 hours

Steady and level flight - Equations of motion, Drag polar and Trust required
Climb Performance - Introduction, Equations of Motion and Flight test for steady climb

Unit V Elements of Airplane Performance-II 8 hours

Cruise Flight - Power required, Velocity for Minimum Power required, Thrust and Power
available, maximum and minimum cruise velocity, Effects of altitude on power, Range
and Endurance of Propeller Driven Aircraft, Range and Endurance of Jet driven Aircraft,
Estimation of profile Drag coefficient (CD0) and Oswald’s efficiency

Unit VI Principles of Stability and Control 7 hours

Maneuvering Flight: Introduction, Steady Coordinated turn, Steady Pull up, Relationship
between stick fixed Neutral and Maneuvering point, Stick Fixed Maneuvering point and
Flight test to estimate stick fixed Maneuvering point, Stick free maneuvering point, Stick
force Gradient and Flight test to estimate Stick free Maneuvering point,

Text Books:
1. Anderson, J. D. Jr., Introduction to Flight, McGraw Hill 2001.

Reference Books:
1. Introduction to Aircraft Flight Mechanics, Thomas R. Yechout, AIAA
Educational series