DAYANANDA SAGAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING LESSON PLAN FOR ODD SEMESTER: 2011-12

SUBJECT: Elements of Aeronautics Hrs/week : 04 FACULTY: Wg Cdr M R Vaggar Sub Code: 06AE52 Semester : 5th Sem, Aeronautical

S.N Date Details of the portions coverage UNIT 1: HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN AEROSPACE: 1 02/08/2011 Early airplanes. 2 03/08/2011 Biplanes. 3 04/08/2011 Monoplanes. 4 04/08/2011 Developments in aerodynamics. 5 05/08/2011 Materials. 6 09/08/2011 Structures and Propulsion over the years. UNIT 2: AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATIONS: 7 10/08/2011 Different types of flight vehicles. 8 11/08/2011 Flight vehicles classifications. 9 11/08/2011 Components of an airplane 10 12/08/2011 Airplane functions. 11 16/08/2011 Airfoils. 12 17/08/2011 Wings and other shapes. UNIT 3: PRINCIPLES OF ATMOSPHERIC FLIGHT: 13 18/08/2011 Physical properties atmosphere. 14 18/08/2011 Structure of the atmosphere. 15 19/08/2011 The Standard Atmosphere. 16 23/08/2011 Temperature, Pressure and Altitude relationships. 17 24/08/2011 Evolution of lift. 18 25/08/2011 Drag and moment, Airfoils. 19 25/08/2011 Mach number, Maneuvers. 20 26/08/2011 Concepts of stability and control. UNIT 4: INTRODUCTION TO SPACE FLIGHT: 21 30/08/2011 Introduction to basic concepts. 22 02/09/2011 The upper atmosphere. 23 06/09/2011 Differential equations. 24 07/09/2011 Lagranges equation, Orbit equation. 25 08/09/2011 Space vehicle trajectories-some basic concepts. 26 08/09/2011 Keplers Laws of planetary motion. UNIT 5: AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES AND AIRCRAFT MATERIALS: 27 09/09/2011 General types of construction. 28 15/09/2011 Monocoque, semi-monocoque. 29 15/09/2011 Geodesic construction. 30 16/09/2011 Typical wing and fuselage structure. 31 20/09/2011 Metallic materials for aircraft application. 32 21/09/2011 Non-metallic materials for aircraft application. UNIT 6: AIRCRAFT POWER PLANTS: 33 22/09/2011 Basic ideas about piston. 34 22/09/2011 Turboprop and jet engines. 35 23/09/2011 Use of propeller. 36 28/09/2011 Jets for thrust production. 37 29/09/2011 Comparative merits. 38 30/09/2011 Principles of operation of rocket. 39 04/10/2011 Types of rockets and typical applications. 40 07/10/2011 Exploration into space.

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UNIT 7: AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS: MECHANICAL: 41 12/10/2011 Description of different airplane systems. 42 18/10/2011 Description of different components: Hydraulics. 43 19/10/2011 Pneumatic. 44 20/10/2011 Oxygen System. 45 21/10/2011 Environmental Control System. 46 26/10/2011 Fuel System. UNIT 8: AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS: ELECTRICAL: 47 28/10/2011 Flight Control System. 48 02/11/2011 Aircraft Electrical System. 49 03/11/2011 Aircraft Electrical System. 50 04/11/2011 Aircraft Instruments. 51 08/11/2011 Navigation System. 52 09/11/2011 Communication System. 53 15/11/2011 Revision of Part A. 54 16/11/2011 Revision of Part B. 55 17/11/2011 All 3 Assignment Review. 56 18/11/2011 Old Question Paper Review.

TEXT BOOKS: 1.
2. Introduction to Flight,, Anderson, J.D., McGraw-Hill, 1995. Fundamentals of Flight Vol. IV Aircraft Systems, Lalit Gupta and Dr. O. P. Sharma., Himalayan Books,2006.

REFERENCE BOOKS: 1. Flight without Formulae, Kermode, A.C., McGraw-Hill, 1997. 2. Introduction to Aircraft Basic Science, Kroes, Michael J and Rardon, JamesR, 7th Edition, 3. Space Vehicle Design, 2nd Edition AIAA Education Series, Michael D. Griffin, James R. French
by Michael D. 4. Mechanics of Flight, (Revised by RH Bernard & DR Philpott), Kermode, A.C., LPE, Pearson Education, 2005. Macmillan / McGraw Hill, 1993.

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:
One Question to be set from each chapter. Students have to answer any FIVE full questions out of EIGHT questions, choosing at least 2 questions from part A and 2 questions from part B.

Signature of the Faculty

Sign of the HOD, Aero