FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

Department of Aerospace Engineering

AE 412 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Flight Stability and Control
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
AE 412
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
5

Prerequisites
  AE 304 To get a grade of at least FD
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives Airplanes must be controllable, maneuverable, and trimmable to be safe as well as useful. This course presents methods for assessing the controllability, the maneuverability, and trimmability capabilities of airplane designs. The other purpose of this course is to intensify the knowledge by means of weakly homeworks and term project.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Describe the axis systems of an aircraft and their transformations.
  • Describe the static and dynamic stability characteristics of an aircraft.
  • Identify equations of motion in three dimensional environment.
  • Define transfer functions of an aircraft with using equations of motion.
  • Calculate the performance of aircraft.
Course Description Flight Stability and Control course provides important tools in understanding of safely motion of aircraft. The course is composed of the topics related to mainly airworthiness regulations, static and dynamic stability/control issues and computations.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 System of Axes and Notation Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 1
2 System of Axes and Notation Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 2
3 System of Axes and Notation Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series.Chapter 2
4 Static Equilibrium and Correction Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series.Chapter 3
5 Static Equilibrium and Correction Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series.Chapter 3
6 Static Equilibrium and Correction Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 3
7 Midterm
8 Equations of Motion Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 4
9 Equations of Motion Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 4
10 Equations of Motion Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 4
11 Equations of Motion Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 5
12 Longitudinal Dynamics Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 6
13 Lateral-Directional Dynamics Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series.Chapter 7
14 Manoeuvrability Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 8
15 Stability Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 9
16 Final

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series.

Suggested Readings/Materials
Flight Stability and Automatic Control, Robert C. Nelson, ISBN 0-07-046273-9  
Dynamics of Flight Stability and Control, Bernard Etkin and Lloyd Duff Reid, ISBN 0-47 1-0341 8-5

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
30
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
30
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
16
4
64
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
1
0
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
19
19
Final Exam
1
19
19
    Total
150

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To have theoretical and practical knowledge that have been acquired in the area of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Aerospace Engineering.

2

To be able to assess, analyze and solve problems by using the scientific methods in the area of Aerospace Engineering.

X
3

To be able to design a complex system, process or product under realistic limitations and requirements by using modern design techniques.

X
4

To be able to develop, select and use novel tools and techniques required in the area of Aerospace Engineering.

X
5

To be able to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results.

X
6

To be able to develop communication skills, ad working ability in multidisciplinary teams.

7

To be able to communicate effectively in verbal and written Turkish; writing and understanding reports, preparing design and production reports, making effective presentations, giving and receiving clear and understandable instructions.

8

To have knowledge about global and social impact of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; to have knowledge about contemporary issues as they pertain to engineering; to be aware of the legal ramifications of Aerospace Engineering solutions.

X
9

To be aware of professional and ethical responsibility; to have knowledge about standards utilized in engineering applications.

10

To have knowledge about industrial practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; to have awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; to have knowledge about sustainable development.

11

To be able to collect data in the area of Aerospace Engineering, and to be able to communicate with colleagues in a foreign language (‘‘European Language Portfolio Global Scale’’, Level B1).

12

To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

13

To recognize the need for lifelong learning; to be able to access information, to be able to stay current with developments in science and technology; to be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to Aerospace Engineering.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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