Academic Catalog

AEE372 FLIGHT MECHANICS

Course Code: 5720372
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Aerospace Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Assoc.Prof.Dr. HALÝL ERSÝN SÖKEN
Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Aircraft motion. reference frames; Coordinate transformations; Equations of motion for aerospace vehicles; Trim conditions; Linearization of flight dynamics equations; Longitudinal and lateral modes; Key stability derivatives; Flying and handling qualities; Response analysis; Introduction to high-speed and spacecraft flight dynamics; Tools for flight mechanics analysis and simulation.