Aircraft Performance

Code: EME13231L

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Engenharia Aeroespacial

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Presentation

This course introduces students to the physical principles of flight.

Sustainable Development Goals

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Learning Goals

1. Introduction to Aircraft Performance principles.
2. Estimate aircraft performance in flight level, climb, and turning; as well as obtain the ideal speed and power setting for each of these flight conditions.
3. Calculate maximum range and endurance and respective speeds or flight attitude. Calculate range and endurance for flight level with constant speed and in cruise climb.
4. Estimate takeoff and landing distance, and maximum take-off weight.
5. To get aerodynamic, structural, propulsion, or stability requisites from the operational demand.
6. Define the flight envelope of an aircraft.

Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Gliding
Chapter 3 - Level flight necessary force and power
Chapter 4 - Available force and power
Chapter 5 - Level flight
Chapter 6 - Constant Speed Climb
Chapter 7 - Accelerated Climb
Chapter 8 - Range and Endurance
Chapter 9 - Take-off
Chapter 10 - Landing
Chapter 11 - Manoeuvres
Chapter 12 - Flight Envelope

Teaching Methods

The Aircraft Performance curricular unit is taught through theoretical and theoretical-practical classes. In the theoretical lectures, the different concepts and principles of the learned subjects are shown. The theoretical-practical classes are used to consolidate the student knowledge through the practical application of the different concepts learned throughout the curricular unit, by solving lists of exercises on a weekly basis

Assessment

The assessment elements of the curricular unit are graded on a scale from [0, 20]. Continuous assessment or final exam assessment is carried out in accordance with the Academic Regulations of the University of Évora.

The assessment method consists of the following components:
[P] Series of 5 problems (25%);
[T] Test (75%);
[E] Final Examination

Students can choose between one of two possible assessment methods, where the Final Grade [FG] is calculated as follows:
1) CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT: FG = 0.25*P +0.75*T
if FG>= 9.5 ^ P>= 9.5 ^ T>= 8.0 then student is Approved.

2) FINAL ASSESSMENT: FG = E
if FG>= 9.5 then the student is Approved.