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Flight Mechanics and Dynamics - AERO3640
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.mech.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 7
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: MMAN1300 and Co-requisite:MMAN3200
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Kinematics and kinetics; moments of inertia; equations of motion; work ,energy impulse and momentum. Virtual work. Axis systems. Atmospheric environment. Aircraft performance; speeds, range and endurance. Energy rates of climb. Mission profiles; accelerated and non-accelerated flight; take-off and landing. Static and dynamic stability of atmospheric vehicles. Controllability.

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