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	SPRING	3	0	3	5

Prerequisites	To succesfully complete AE 305 (with a grade of at least DD)
Course Language	English
Course Type	ELECTIVE_COURSE
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	Face-To-Face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Lecturing Problem Solving Simulation
National Occupational Classification Code	-
Course Coordinator	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Osman Nuri Şahin
Course Lecturer(s)	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Osman Nuri Şahin
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives

This course aims to provide students with knowledge of static and dynamic stability concepts for a fixed-wing aircraft and obtaining and use of equations of motion required for aircraft control.

Learning Outcomes

The students who succeeded in this course;

Name	Description	PC Sub	* Contribution Level
Name	Description	PC Sub	1	2	3	4	5
LO1	Demonstrate the axis systems of an aircraft and their transformations.			X
LO2	Explain the static and dynamic stability and control of an aircraft				X
LO3	Define the equations of motion of an aircraft				X
LO4	Formulate transfer functions of an aircraft with using equations of motion			X
LO5	Calculate the performance values of an aircraft			X

Course Description

Flight stability and control course includes axis systems and their transformations , longitudinal and lateral static stability, general equations of motion, linearized longitudinal and lateral equations of motion, state space models of aircrafts, transfer functions and dynamic stability.

Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses	X
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Managment Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week	Subjects	Required Materials	Learning Outcome
1	Introduction to flight stability	Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 1	LO1
2	Axes systems and notations	Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 2	LO1
3	Axes systems and notations	Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 2	LO1
4	Static stability	Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 3	LO2
5	Static stability	Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 3	LO2
6	Static stability	Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 3	LO2
7	Equations of motion	Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 4	LO3
8	Ara Sınav		-
9	Equations of motion	Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 4	LO3
10	Equations of motion	Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 4	LO3
11	Equations of motion	Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 5	LO5
12	Longitudinal equations of motion	Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 6	LO4
13	Lateral equations of motion	Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 7	LO4
14	Dynamic stability	Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. Chapter 8	LO5
15	Review		-
16	Final		-

Course Notes/Textbooks	Flight Dynamics Principles 3rd Edition. Micheal V. Cook. Elsevier Aerospace Engineering Series. ISBN 978-0-08-098242-7
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	Weighting	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
Homework / Assignments	1	20	X	X	X	X	X
Midterm	1	35	X	X
Final Exam	1	45		X	X	X	X
Total	3	100

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Participation	-	-	-
Theoretical Course Hours	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours	-	-	-
Study Hours Out of Class	14	4	56
Field Work	-	-	-
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	-	-	-
Portfolio	-	-	-
Homework / Assignments	3	6	18
Presentation / Jury	-	-	-
Project	-	-	-
Seminar / Workshop	-	-	-
Oral Exams	-	-	-
Midterms	1	14	14
Final Exam	1	14	14
		Total	150