Flight Mechanics

Host University

Old Dominion University

Semester

Spring 2024

Course Number

MAE 403

CRN

23785

Credits

3

Discipline

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Instructor

Newman, B. (bnewman@odu.edu)

Times and Days

1:30-2:45pm

T, R

Course Information

Aircraft concepts including performance prediction and optimization, flight and maneuver envelopes, and steady flight performance. Additional topics: longitudinal static stability and trim; aircraft dynamics; development, separation and solution of aircraft equations of motion; natural modes; dynamic stability; sensors and actuators; and design of stability augmentation and autopilot systems

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: MAE 303 with a grade of C or better and MAE 340. Pre- or corequisite: MAE 436.