Flight Mechanics

Host University

Old Dominion University

Semester

Spring 2023

Credits

3

Discipline

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Instructor

Newman, Brett A (BNEWMAN@ODU.EDU)

Times and Days

01:30 PM - 02:45 PM

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: MAE 303 with a grade of C or better and MAE 340

Prerequisites

MAE 43