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6 hours

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Difficulty level

Intermediate

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  • 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
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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

Summary

Summary

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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    May 25, 2024
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