Flight Mechanics (ASE308) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Flight Mechanics	ASE308	6. Semester	3	1	0	3	6

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	English
Course Type	Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Staff
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	The course objective is to teach application of Newton’s Laws to trajectories, stabilities and aerodynamic controls of air vehicles.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Being able to write the general equations of motion of the aircraft Coordinate systems and transformations can be done. Being able to express the basis of rigid body dynamics with 6 degrees of freedom. Flight dynamics analysis can be made specific to fixed-wing aircraft.
Course Content	Reference frames, coordinate systems and transformations, notations; longitudinal static stability and control; maneuverability; lateral, directional static stability and control; stability derivatives; stability of uncontrolled motion.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Course Description; giving information about purpose, process, expectations and evaluation. Introduction to basic concepts.
2	Definitions, Coordinate Systems, Euler Angles, Transformation
3	Aircraft Equations of Motion
4	Aircraft Equations of Motion
5	Trim and Linearization
6	Trim and Linearization
7	Aircraft Stability in Steady Flight
8	Aircraft Stability in Steady Flight
9	Longitudinal Flight Dynamics and Key Stability Derivatives
10	Longitudinal Flight Dynamics and Key Stability Derivatives
11	Lateral Flight Dynamics and Key Stability Derivatives
12	Lateral Flight Dynamics and Key Stability Derivatives
13	Stability of Uncontrolled Motion
14	Stability of Uncontrolled Motion
15	Stability of Uncontrolled Motion
16	Review, Final Exam

Sources

Course Book	1. J. Roskam, Airplane Flight Dynamics and Automatic Flight Controls, Reprint Edition 2018.
	2. J. Roskam, Airplane Flight Dynamics and Automatic Flight Controls. Part I, DAR corporation, 1995.

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	15	10
Laboratory	4	10
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	4	10
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	2	30
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	40
Toplam	26	100

Percentage of Semester Work	70
Percentage of Final Work	30
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses	X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and subjects specific to the aerospace engineering discipline; the ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge of these areas to complex engineering problems.					X
2	The ability to identify, define, formulate and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying proper analysis and modeling techniques for this purpose.				X
3	The ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements; the ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.
4	The ability to develop, select and utilize modern techniques and tools essential for the analysis and determination of complex problems in aerospace engineering applications; the ability to utilize information technologies effectively.
5	The ability to design experiments and their setups, to make experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for the investigation of complex engineering problems or research topics specific to the aerospace engineering discipline.
6	The ability to work effectively in inter/inner disciplinary teams; ability to work individually.
7	Effective oral and written communication skills in Turkish; the knowledge of at least one foreign language; the ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions.
8	Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; the ability to access information and follow recent developments in science and technology with continuous self-development
9	The ability to behave according to ethical principles, awareness of professional and ethical responsibility; knowledge of the standards utilized in aerospace engineering applications.
10	Knowledge on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness about entrepreneurship, innovation; knowledge on sustainable development.
11	Knowledge on the effects of aerospace engineering applications on the universal and social dimensions of health, environment and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.
12	Knowledge on aerodynamics, materials used in aerospace engineering, structures, propulsion, flight mechanics, stability and control, and an ability to apply these on aerospace engineering problems.		X
13	Knowledge on orbit mechanics, position determination, telecommunication, space structures and rocket propulsion.		X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory	4	2	8
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	16	2	32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments	4	5	20
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	2	12	24
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	12	12
Total Workload			144