Applied Aerodynamics and Performance

Catalog description

Description: Relevant fluid properties; standard atmospheres; mathematical models of flows about bodies. Characteristic parameters of airfoils and wings. Thin airfoil theory and flows about finite wings. Boundary layers. Propeller theory. Supersonic and hypersonic flows about wings and lifting bodies. Drag polars. Power required for level flight. Rate of climb and descent. Steady turns. Maximum range and endurance. Design applications.