MAE 4363 creditsPrereq: Pre-Requisite: MAE 340 and MAE 424 and MAE 345 . Mechanical/Aerospace majors only.
MAE 436: Flight Dynamics
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- Reviews practical aerodynamics of wings and bodies, as well as performance of aircraft and missiles in the atmosphere. Topics include longitudinal, lateral, and directional static stability; control effectiveness; control forces; basic equations of motion of flight vehicles; aerodynamics, thrust and gravity forces; and stability derivatives. Analyzes aircraft and missile dynamic stability, as well as typical model responses to control inputs. Further studies autopilots, stability augmentation, and analysis of the pilot as a control-system element.
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