ECTS - Introduction to Aircraft Performance
Introduction to Aircraft Performance (ASE102) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Introduction to Aircraft Performance | ASE102 | 2. Semester | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course has two objectives. The first objective is to give fundamental knowledge about conventional aircraft, preliminary concepts for atmospheric flight, calculations for aircraft performances and ethical responsibilities to freshman Aerospace Engineering students. The second objective is to get familiar with MATLAB software and to be able to compute aircraft performance and to solve engineering problems using MATLAB®. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Basic components and functions of aircraft; forces and moments acting on aircraft, aerodynamics; performance: equations of motion, horizontal flight, climb performance, takeoff performance, gliding, descent and landing performance, range and endurance, flight envelope, V-n diagram; longitudinal static stability, aerodynamic center, criterion for longitudinal static stability, static margin, unstable aircraft. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Course Description; giving information about purpose, process, expectations and evaluation. Basic components and functions of aircraft. Lab: Introduction to computing systems | |
| 2 | Basic components and functions of aircraft. Forces and moments. Lab: MATLAB® environment, Scalar arithmetic operations, Precedence of arithmetic operators. | |
| 3 | Forces and moments Lab: Getting Help in MATLAB®. Saving and loading workspace variables, mat-files. Special names and predefined constants in MATLAB®. | |
| 4 | Equations of Motion Lab: Variables and assignment statements. Managing variables in MATLAB®. | |
| 5 | Equations of Motion. Horizontal flight Lab: Basic mathematical functions. Trigonometric, inverse trigonometric and some numerical functions in MATLAB®. | |
| 6 | Horizontal flight Lab: Brief introduction to vectors and matrices in linear algebra. | |
| 7 | Climb Lab: Vectors and Matrix operations in MATLAB®. | |
| 8 | Climb, takeoff Lab: Vectors and Matrix operations in MATLAB®. | |
| 9 | Takeoff Lab: User defined functions and m-Files in MATLAB®. | |
| 10 | Gliding, descent Lab: User defined functions and m-Files in MATLAB®. | |
| 11 | Landing Lab: Plotting in MATLAB®. | |
| 12 | Range and endurance Lab: Plotting in MATLAB®. | |
| 13 | Flight envelope Lab: Applications. | |
| 14 | V-n diagram. Longitudinal static stability Lab: Applications. | |
| 15 | Longitudinal static stability Lab: Applications. | |
| 16 | Review Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. John D. Anderson, “Aircraft Performance and Design”, McGraw Hill, 1999. |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 8 | 20 |
| Homework Assignments | 6 | 20 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Toplam | 17 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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. | X | ||||
| 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. | X | ||||
| 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. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Total Workload | 129 | ||