Con: The atmosphere. Atmospheric fundamentals. The international standar atmosphere. Temperature variation with altitude. Pressure and densyti variation with altitude. Barometric altimeters. Viscosity. Basic aerodynamic principles and applications. The continuity equation. The incopressible bernoulli equation. Compressibility effects. The isentropic equation of state. The speed of sound. The compressible bernoulli equation. Measurement of airspeed. Low-speed airspeed indicators (Incompressible Flow). High-speed airspeed indicators (Compressible Flow). Aerodynamic center. Effect of the fuselage on wing aerodinamic center. The kutta-joulowski theorem. The linear momentum principle. Viscous effects, the boundary layer and flow separation. The laminar boundary layer. The turbulent boundary layer. Flow separation. Summary for chapter 2. The continuity equation. The bernoulli equation The kutta-joulowski theorem. The linear momentum principle. Viscous effects. Problems for chapter 2. References for chapter 2. Airfoil theory. Airfoil geometry. Aerodinamic forces and moments on an airfoil. Important airfoil characteristics. Wing theory. Definition of wing properties. Circulation, Downwash, lift and induced drag. Evaluation of the span efficiency. factor e. Wing stall. Airfoil stall characteristicas. Effect of planform and twist. Taper ratio. Aspect ratio. Sweep angle. Twist. Stall control devices. Twist or wash-out. Variations in section shape. Leading edge slats or slots near the tip. Stall fences and snags. Stalls strips. Vortex generators. Compressibility effects. High lift devices, spoilers, dive brakes, speed brakes. Lift induced by partial span flaps below the stall. Maximumlift coefficient with high lift devices. Clean wing maximum lift coefficient. Maximum lift increment due to high lift devices. Examples of maximum lift increment due to high lift devices. The effect of trim on maximum lift. The effect of spoilers, dive brakes and speed brakes. Summary for chapter 4. Airplane drag. Airplane propulsion systems. Propeller theory and applications. Fundamentals of fligh performance. Prediction of propeller performance. Clim and drift-down performance. Take-off and landing. Range, endurance and payload- charts.
