Academic Catalog

ASE452 AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN II

Course Code: 3840452
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(2-2)
ECTS Credit: 12.0
Department: Aerospace Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Assist.Prof.Dr ERDOÐAN KAYGAN
Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 3840451
The course set above should be completed before taking ASE452 AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN II .

Course Content

Preliminary and detail design of aircraft. Demonstration of the design by manufacturing a reduced scale fyling model of the aircraft. Use of computer aided design tool for sizing, trade off and configuration layout studies. Landing gear design, integration of propulsion system, and structural design. Calculation of moments of inertia, weights and balance, center of gravity of the design. Static and dynamic stability, control characteristics and performance prediction of the aircraft.