Flight mechanics - Propulsive balance and energy
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Flight mechanics - Propulsive balance and energy at Coursera Overview
Duration | 6 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Intermediate |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Flight mechanics - Propulsive balance and energy at Coursera Highlights
- Flexible deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Earn a Certificate upon completion
Flight mechanics - Propulsive balance and energy at Coursera Course details
- This course is dedicated to energy management, i.e. speed and altitude control.
- The various sources of drag are first described and modeled, as well as thrust origin, and evolution with speed and altitude. Using these models, we can evaluate the propulsive balance and derive important concepts like flight regimes, best climb speed, or propulsion ceiling.
- We take then a glance at cruise performances and the evolution of range with weight.
- This course is a part of the specialization "Fundamentals of Flight mechanics".
Flight mechanics - Propulsive balance and energy at Coursera Curriculum
Equation of propulsion
Drag expression
The drag polar
Froudes's thrust theory
Propeller devices types
Propulsion equation and energy exchanges
Welcome !
Glossary/Definiton of terms
Summary
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Quiz on drag modeling
Quiz on thrust modeling
Quiz on drag, thrust and energy
Check your knowledge for week 1
Flight regimes
Drag variation with speed
Propulsion balance
Regimes definition and properties
Stability
A reminder on climb and descent
Best climb angle
Propelling device types
Summary
Best climb speed and propelling device type
Self evaluation about propulsion balance
Self evaluation about Regimes definition and stability
Quiz about best climb speed
Check your knowledge for week 2
Cruise performance
Specific distance
Cruise altitude
Breguet-Leduc equation
Payload range diagram
Summary
Summary
Learning quiz about Cruise performance
One question on payload range diagram
Check your knowledge for week 3
General assesment
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