NPTEL : Flight Dynamics II (Stability) (Aerospace Engineering)

Co-ordinators : Dr. Nandan Kumar Sinha


Lecture 1 - Earth Atmosphere, Aircraft components, Aircraft nomenclature

Lecture 2 - Basic aerodynamics

Lecture 3 - Equilibrium and stability

Lecture 4 - Static vs dynamic stability

Lecture 5 - Criterion for stability, Wing contribution

Lecture 6 - Horizontal tail contribution

Lecture 7 - Wing plus tail contribution

Lecture 8 - Static margin and CG limits

Lecture 9 - Fuselage contribution

Lecture 10 - Powerplant contribution

Lecture 11 - Power effects on neutral point

Lecture 12 - Elevator

Lecture 13 - Stick free stability, Most fwd CG location

Lecture 14 - Longitudinal stick force per 'g', Ground effect

Lecture 15 - Control requirement, Pull-up maneuver, Maneuver point

Lecture 16 - Elevator per 'g', Maneuver point

Lecture 17 - Example problems

Lecture 18 - Lateral-Directional Stability Derivatives, Fuselage/Vertical fin contribution

Lecture 19 - Roll stability, Wing sweep effect, Rudder

Lecture 20 - Dihedral effect, Various contributions

Lecture 21 - Power effects, Roll control, Aileron

Lecture 22 - Example problems

Lecture 23 - Derivation of Translational Motion Equations

Lecture 24 - Derivation of Angular Motion Equations

Lecture 25 - Description of various forces and moments

Lecture 26 - Nonlinearities and Associated Aircraft Behavior

Lecture 27 - Small perturbation method, Linearization of equations

Lecture 28 - Aerodynamic force and Moment Derivatives

Lecture 29 - Contribution of Aircraft components to Aerodynamic Derivatives

Lecture 30 - Linear Model and Aircraft Dynamics Modes

Lecture 31 - Short Period, Phugoid (Lanchester's formulation)

Lecture 32 - Short period mode approximation

Lecture 33 - Flying and Handling Qualities, Cooper Harper Scale

Lecture 34 - Pure rolling motion, Pure yawing motion,Spiral approximation

Lecture 35 - Spiral, Roll, Dutch roll Mode approximations

Lecture 36 - Lateral directional Flying Qualities, Routh's Stability criterion

Lecture 37 - Stability in Steady Roll Maneuver

Lecture 38 - Wind Effect on Aircraft Pure Plunging Motion

Lecture 39 - Wind Profiles, Longitudinal Mode Response to Wind Shear

Lecture 40 - Stability control/Augmentation

Lecture 41 - Autopilots, Automatic Landing System