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15AS101 ELEMENTS OF AERONAUTICS

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Co-requisite: Nil
Prerequisite: Nil
Data Book /
Codes/Standards Nil
Course Category P PROFESSIONAL CORE
Course designed by Department of Aerospace Engineering
Approval Academic Council Meeting, 23rd July 2016

PURPOSE To introduce the students to the basics of Aerospace Engineering.

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES STUDENT

OUTCOMES
At the end of the course, learner will be able to
1. Get a birds eye view of Aerospace Engineering. a
2. To describe about the atmosphere, aircraft flight and different speed regimes. a
3. To explain the basics of aircraft structures, power plants, controls and a
instruments.
4. To describe the basic Space Technology concepts. a

Session Description of Topic Contact C-D-

IOs Reference
hours I-O
UNIT I: History of Aviation and Aircraft 9
Configurations
History of Aviation – Imitation of birds, Ornithopters,
1. 1 C 1 1,2

2. Lighter than air vehicles Hot air balloons 1 C 1 1,2

3. George Cayley’s contribution 1 C 1 2

4. Gliders 1 C 1 1,2

5. Wright Brothers contribution 1 C 1 2

6. Effects of 1st and 2nd world wars 2 C 1 2

7. Classification of airplanes. 1 C 1 1,4

8. Components of a simple conventional aircraft and their

1 C 1 1,2,4
functions.

UNIT II: Basics of Aeronautics 9

9. International Standard Atmosphere 1 C 2 1,2,4,5

10. Temperature, pressure and altitude relationships 1 C, D 2 2,5

11. Bernoulli’s equation for incompressible flow 1 C 2 2,5

12. Lift, Drag and Moments 1 C 2 1,2,3,4,5

13. How does an aircraft wing generate lift? 1 C 2 1,2,5

14. Basic characteristics of airfoils, NACA nomenclature 1 C 2 2,3,4,5

15. Introduction to high speed flight - propagation of sound,

2 C 2 1,2,5
Mach number
16. Subsonic, transonic, supersonic and hypersonic flows 1 C 2 1,2,5

UNIT III: Aircraft Structures and Power Plants 9

17. Types of construction 1 C 3 2,4

18. Truss, Monocoque and Semimonocoque construction. 1 C 3 2,4

19. Typical wing and fuselage Structures 1 3 2,4

C

20. Materials used in Aircraft 1 C 3 2,3,4

21. Types of power plants 1 C 3 1,2

22. An insight into air-breathing engines 1 C 3 1,2

Piston prop, turboprop and jet engines
23. 1 C 3 1,2
Relative merits of piston prop, turboprop, and jet
24. 2 C 3 1,2
engines
UNIT IV: Control Systems and Instruments 9

25. Functions of aileron, elevator and rudder. 1 C 3 1,2,4,5

26. Secondary flight controls 1 C 3 1,2,5

27. Types of control systems 1 C 3 1,2,5

28. Mechanical, Powered and fly by wire control systems 1 C 3 1,2,5

Basic instruments for flying
29. 1 C 3 1,2,4
Altimeter, ASI
30. 2 C 3 1,2,4

31. Turn and slip indicator 1 C 3 1,2,4

32. Artificial horizon.

1 C 3 1,2,4
 UNIT V: Introduction to Space Technology 9

33. Basic principle of rocket propulsion 1 C 4 1,2,4

34. Solid propulsion rockets 1 C 4 2,4,5

35. Liquid propulsion rockets 1 C 4 1,2,4,5

36. Hybrid and cryogenic rockets 1 C 4 1,2,4,5

37. Launch vehicles designed and developed by ISRO 2 C 4 1,2,4,5

38. Satellites – principle of operation 1 C 4 1,2

39. Satellite types 1 C 4 1,2

40. Satellite applications 1 C 4 1,2

Total contact hours* 45

*Excluding Assessment hours

LEARNING RESOURCES
Sl.
TEXT BOOKS
No.
1. Kermode,A.C., ‘Flight Without Formulae’, 5th Edition, Pearson Education,1970.
2. Anderson, J.D., ‘Introduction to Flight’, 8th Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 1996.
REFERENCE BOOKS/OTHER READING MATERIAL
3. Shevell,R.S., ‘Fundamentals of flights’, 2nd Edition, Pearson education 2004.
4. Kermode.A.C., ‘Mechanics of Flight’, 12th Edition, Pearson Education 1972.
5. Clancy L.J.., ‘Aerodynamics’, 2nd Edition, Sterling book house 1975.
6. McKinley, J.L. and R.D. Bent, Aircraft Power Plants, McGraw Hill 1993.

Course Nature Theory

Assessment Method (Weightage 100%)
Assessment Cycle test Surprise
In- Cycle test I Cycle Test III Quiz Total
tool II Test
semester
Weightage 10% 15% 15% 5% 5% 50%
End semester examination Weightage : 50%