Aircraft design and Performance
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| AERO1003 | School of Aerospace | 1 | 20 | Full year China |
- Code
- AERO1003
- School
- School of Aerospace
- Level
- 1
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Full year China
Summary
This year-long module introduces students on the Aerospace Engineering courses to the basic concepts and practices of aircraft design and flight mechanics. It covers the following topics:
· Aircraft classification and configurations
· Aircraft design procedures
· Aircraft characteristics and performance
· Preliminary aerodynamics analysis
· Flight envelopes
· Steady flight conditions
· Static stability
Target Students
Students must be on one of the Aerospace Engineering courses H402, H40A, H400, H40B. Not available to any other students including exchange students.
Classes
- One 30-minute practicum each week for 20 weeks
- One 1-hour lecture each week for 20 weeks
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 20 weeks
Assessment
- 10% CW1: LO3,LO4
- 5% CW2a: LO1,LO2
- 10% CW2b: Coursework 4
- 15% CW2c: LO1,LO2
- 20% CW2d: LO1,LO2
- 40% EX1 (2-hour): LO1
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
The aim of this module is to introduce students to the fundamental concepts and principles of aircraft design and flight mechanics.Learning Outcomes
LO1 – Comprehend and apply the fundamental concepts of aircraft design and flight performance to simplified engineering scenarios. (AHEP 1)
LO2 - Investigate the performance of an aircraft by constructing an appropriate analysis approach when presented with a simple aircraft configuration. (AHEP 2,7)
LO3 - Use appropriate computational tools to explore aircraft flight characteristics from experimental data. (AHEP 3)
LO4 - Record the salient details from an experimental investigation and conduct accurate and appropriate data analysis. (AHEP 12)
· LO5 – Record the salient details from an experimental investigation and conduct accurate and appropriate data analysis.
Conveners
- Dr Yixiang Xu