Course detail
Principles of Flight I
FSI-OZ1Acad. year: 2022/2023
Explaining of aerodynamic force and moment emergence on aircraft. Basic aerodynamic laws –equation of continuity, Bernoulli’s equations. Aerodynamic characteristic of profile and finite aspect ratio wing, drag due to lift. Aircraft aerodynamic characteristic – parasitic drag, interferential drag. High lift and drag devices. Compressibility effect on aircraft aerodynamic characteristic – subsonic, transonic, and supersonic speeds. The swept effect, Mach number, shock waves.
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The course ends with a classified credit. The condition for granting a classified credit is 95 % physical participation in all forms of teaching. Furthermore, it is necessary to submit completed assignments within exercises and self-study. Demonstration of knowledge takes place in the form of a test. Classification according to the Study and Examination Regulations of the FME.
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Basic literature
Recommended reading
Daněk,V.: Mechanika letu I - Letové výkony. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2009, 293 s. ISBN 978-80-7204-659-1. (CS)
Daněk,V.: Mechanika letu II - Letové vlastnosti. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2011. 334 s. ISBN 978-80-7204-761-1. (CS)
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2. Airfoil aerodynamic forces and moments. Airfoil coefficients.
3. Viscosity effects. Boundary layer. Reynold´s number. Flow separation.
4. Aerodynamic characteristic of wings. Induced drag.
5. Airplane aerodynamic characteristics. Interference drag. Total drag of airplane.
6. Means of increasing lift. Influence of ground effect.
7. Stall. Stall speeds.
8. Means of increasing drag. Spoilers. Aerodynamic brakes.
9. Influence of ice and contamination on the aerodynamic characteristics.
10. Compressibility efects. Speed of sound. Mach number.
11. Subsonic, transonic and supersonic speed aerodynamics. Critical Mach number.
12. Shock waves. Normal and oblique shock waves. Expansion waves.
13. Buffet onset. Buffet free range. "Coffin corner".
Exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2. Airfoil aerodynamic forces and moments. Airfoil coefficients.
3. Viscosity effects. Boundary layer. Reynold´s number. Flow separation.
4. Aerodynamic characteristic of wings. Induced drag.
5. Airplane aerodynamic characteristics. Interference drag. Total drag of airplane.
6. Means of increasing lift. Influence of ground effect.
7. Stall. Stall speeds.
8. Means of increasing drag. Spoilers. Aerodynamic brakes.
9. Influence of ice and contamination on the aerodynamic characteristics.
10. Compressibility effect. Speed of sound. Mach number.
11. Subsonic, transonic and supersonic speed aerodynamics. Critical Mach number.
12. Shock waves. Normal and oblique shock waves. Expansion waves. Buffet.
13. Propellers. Propellers parameters. Basic aerodynamic characteristics of propellers.