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Aviation Aerodynamics - ZACM2830
 Graduation

   
 
School:  UC Aerospace, Civ and Mech Eng
 
   
 
Campus: University College Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 3
 
 
EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: ZACM1051
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

This course builds upon the aerodynamics introduced in Introduction to Flight and focuses on the factors relevant to aircraft operations. The following topics will be treated: the equations of continuity, momentum and energy applied to fluid flow; airfoil and wing performance in subsonic and supersonic flight including drag divergence, wave drag, wing planform, aspect ratio and lift augmentation; primary and secondary effects of aircraft controls; aircraft force balance and trim; aerodynamic and mass balancing of control surfaces; effects and factors which influence flow separation; auto rotation and spins; shock stall and the area rule.

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