Introduction to AircraftsHistory of aviation; Atmosphere and its properties; Classification ofaircrafts; Basic components of an aircraft; structural members; aircraftaxis system; aircraft motions; control surfaces and high lift devices;classification of aircraft; conventional design configurations; principleof operation of each major part; Helicopters, their parts and functions.Aircraft Structures and Materials:Introduction; general types of construction; monocoque, semimonocoqueand geodesic structures; typical wing and fuselage structure;metallic and non-metallic materials for aircraft application.
Basic principles of flight – significance of speed of sound; airspeedand groundspeed; standard atmosphere; Bernoulli’s theorem and itsapplication for generation of lift and measurement of airspeed; forcesover wing section, aerofoil nomenclature, pressure distribution over awing section.Lift and drag components – generation of lift and drag; liftcurve, drag curve, types of drag, factors affecting lift and drag; centre ofpressure and its significance; aerodynamic centre, aspect ratio, Machnumber and supersonic flight effects; simple problems on lift and drag.
Aircraft Propulsion:Aircraft power plants, classification based on power plant and location and principle of operation. Turboprop, turbojet and turbofan engines; ramjets and scramjets; performance characteristics. Aircraft powerplants – basic principles of piston, turboprop and jet engines; Brayton cycle and its application to gas turbine engines; use of propellers and jets for production of thrust; comparative merits and limitations of different types of propulsion engines; principle of thrust augmentation.
Aircraft Stability :Forces on an aircraft in flight; static and dynamic stability; longitudinal,lateral and roll stability; necessary conditions for longitudinal stability;basics of aircraft control systems. Effect of flaps and stats on lift,control tabs, stalling, gliding, landing, turning, aircraft manoeuvres;stalling, gliding, turning. Simple problems on these. Performance ofaircraft – power curves, maximum and minimum speeds for horizontalflight at a given altitude; effect of changes in engine power and altitudeon performance; correct and incorrect angles of bank; aerobatics,inverted manoeuvre, manoeuvrability. Simple problems.
Aircraft Systems:Mechanical systems and their components; hydraulic and pneumaticsystems; oxygen System; environmental Control System; fuel system.Electrical systems, flight deck and cockpit systems; navigation system,communication system.Aircraft systems (Mechanical) – hydraulic and pneumatic systems andtheir applications; environment control system; fuel system, oxygensystem.Aircraft systems (Electrical) – flight control system, cockpitinstrumentation and displays; communication systems; navigationsystems; power generation systems – engine driven alternators,auxiliary power Module, ram air turbine; power conversion, distributionand management.