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Aircraft Performance and Stability - ZACM2040
ADFA Students Perform

 
Faculty: UNSW@ADFA (Australian Defence Force Academy)
 
 
School:  UC Aerospace, Civ and Mech Eng
 
 
Course Outline: https://gateway.unsw.adfa.edu.au/isas/current_students/outlines/index.html
 
 
Campus: University College Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 3
 
 
EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: ZACM1051.
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course considers the forces acting on an aircraft and the consequence of those forces both in equilibrium and in the unsteady case. This course will explore aircraft performance in various equilibrium flight conditions such as level flight, climbing, turning, and gliding. The mathematical basis for aircraft static stability will be introduced including derivation of the contribution of various aircraft components to overall stability. Aircraft dynamic behaviour will be explained using a qualitative approach. Basic aircraft handling and flying qualities will be introduced.

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