Aircraft Evaluation

Basic Aerodynamics International Standard Atmosphere and its significance pressure and density altitudes. Compressibility effect, Mach number and its variation with altitude and temperature Take-off and landing, single engine performance at altitude, climb and descent performance at altitude, Effect of horizontal speed during climb and decent on performance and economics , Cruise performance cruise at constant speed Constant altitude, constant angle of attack and their effect on block speed and economics

Aircraft Equipment’s Cockpit layout and instrumentation, automatic landing system, Air Data Computer, ICAO Landing Categories, Communication and navigation equipment and their functions in general. Flight Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder and related regulatory requirements and there passenger amenities like passenger address system, crew intercom; music reproducer etc., Emergency facilities equipment and related regulation, Weather radar and its uses, Environmental control, air conditioning and pressurization their significance and necessity.

Aircraft Scheduling Factor affecting airlines schedules, Commercial operation, Technical Metro logical, Airport Facilitation- runway Strength and related requirements, Load Classification. Criteria for runaway and aircraft, Air Traffic Control and other number and other ground Communication /navigation facilities-their relationship and effect on related aircraft equipment Airport emergency Facilities – Firefighting, First Aid etc. Total takeoff weight Balance diagram

• Performance Estimation Power / Thrust availed and required Effect of altitude and forward speed on engine performance and power / thrust required, Level Flight performance, maximum minimum and optimum speeds, maximum range and endurance, Maximum rate of climb and its variation with altitude, Absolute and service ceilings, takeoff and landing distances, Effect of ambient temperature and wind on
• landing and takeoff distances, One engine take off for multi-engine civil airplanes.
• Longitudinal Stability Preliminary calculations of horizontal tail setting, Static stability and static margin, V-N Diagram: Gust and maneuverability envelope.

• Principles of Aerodynamic Testing Brief history of the development of different types of Aerodynamic testing facilities, Drop tests, Rotating f tests. Low speeds high sub- sonic speed transonic supersonic and hyper – sonic wind tunnels. Wind tunnel types according to fabrications. Description and principle of operation, types of mode tests possible areas of application and limitations of each of the facilities, Basic principles of flight testing and performance reduction.
• Books andReference: 1. G. Corning , Supersonic and Subsonic Airplane Design 2. K.D Wood Aerospace Vehicle Design, Volume-I Aircraft design, Johnson Publishing Co. 3. F.K. Teichman, Air plane Design Manual , Sir Issac Pitman &Sons Ltd,1950 4. C.D. Perkins and R.E.Hage, Airplane Performance Stability and Control, John