Course overview
This course aims to equip students with comprehensive knowledge and practical skills in the principles and applications of various aircraft types. Topics covered include aircraft classifications, atmospheric properties, aircraft geometries, forces and moments, aerodynamics, flight performance, stability and control, thrust, aircraft loads, and helicopter aerodynamics.
- Fundamentals
- Aircraft Performance
- Aircraft Stability and Control
- Helicopter
Course learning outcomes
- Explain aircraft systems such as the wing, fuselage, propulsion and control systems, as well as the flight principles of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of lift and drag generation by an aerofoil and how they are determined
- Explain and analyse the performance of fixed-wing aircraft
- Explain and analyse the principles of stability and control of fixed wing aircraft
- Analyse the principles of flight and performance of rotary-wing aircraft
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Group 1
Class number 26612
Section FR01
Size 135
Available 21
Class number 26613
Section PR17
Size 8
Available 0
Class number 26614
Section PR16
Size 8
Available 0
Class number 26615
Section PR15
Size 8
Available 1
Class number 26616
Section PR14
Size 8
Available 2
Class number 26617
Section PR13
Size 8
Available 3
Class number 26618
Section PR12
Size 8
Available 0
Class number 26619
Section PR11
Size 8
Available 0
Class number 26620
Section PR10
Size 8
Available 2
Class number 26621
Section PR09
Size 8
Available 0
Class number 26622
Section PR08
Size 8
Available 5
Class number 26623
Section PR07
Size 8
Available 2
Class number 26624
Section PR06
Size 8
Available 0
Class number 26625
Section PR05
Size 8
Available 0
Class number 26626
Section PR04
Size 8
Available 0
Class number 26627
Section PR03
Size 8
Available 6
Class number 26628
Section PR02
Size 8
Available 0
Class number 26629
Section PR01
Size 8
Available 1
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