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Valid for year : 2011
 
TMAL02 Aircraft and Vehicle Design, 6 ECTS credits.
/Flyglära /

For:   M   MEC   MI  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 36
Rec. self-study hours: 124

  Area of Education: Technlogy

Main field of studies: Mechanical Engineering

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): G2

Aim:
The course gives fundamental knowledge and understanding of the factors that affects the configuration and dimensioning of an aeroplane.
Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Solid Mechanics, Engineering Materials, Machine Elements, Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer.

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
Organisation:
The teaching consists of lectures, lessons, special projects and educational study visits.
Course contents:
  • Lift and how lift is produced
  • Drag and drag calculations
  • Propulsion: different ways of producing thrust
  • Performance and performance calculations
  • Stability and control
  • Different aircraft configurations and why they look the way they do
  • Basics on aircraft dimensioning
  • Special project work: dimensioning an aircraft


Course literature:
Compendium
Examination:
Project with written report
 6 ECTS
 


Course language is Swedish/English.
Department offering the course: IEI.
Director of Studies:
Examiner: Tomas Melin
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Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 02/18/2011