Academic Catalog

AEE452 AERONAUTICAL ENG.DESIGN

Course Code: 5720452
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: Prof.Dr. SERKAN ÖZGEN
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 5720451
The course set above should be completed before taking AEE452 AERONAUTICAL ENG.DESIGN.

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.