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GENNARETTI MASSIMO
(syllabus)
Aircraft components and their role in flight. Elements of steady aerodynamics of fixed wings: lift and drag coefficients, polar curve of the aircraft; aerodynamic efficiency; finite wings. Elements of rotorcraft aerodynamics: rotor loads, role of the wake and wake inflow. Fixed-wing aircraft performance: power curve, range and endurance; climb performance, ceiling. Glide performance and climb hodograph. Rotorcraft performance. Maneuvers (steady turn, flare maneuver) and gust response. Load factor, V-n diagram, gust envelope and flight envelope. Take off and landing performance. Aircraft trimmed flight conditions. Aircraft static stability and corresponding characterizing parameters.
(reference books)
• Lecture notes • Mc Cormick, B.W., Aerodynamics, Aeronautics, and Flight Mechanics. Wiley and Sons, 1995. • Hildebrand, F.B., Methods of Applied Mathematics. Dover Publications, NY, 1992. • Etkin, B., Dynamics of Flight-Stability and Control. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996. • Padfield, G.D., Helicopter Flight Dynamics. Blackwell Science, 1996.
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