This note covers the following
topics: Historical Background, Parts of an Aircraft, Stability, Aerospace
Terminology, Forces on Aircraft, Lift and Drag, Airfoils, Pi Theorem, Energy
Equation, Substantial Derivative, Pathline and stream line, Uniform Flow, source
flow, Uniform Flow, Propulsion, Operational Envelopes, Standard Atmosphere,
Air-breathing Engines, Aircraft Performance, Rocket Engines, Review of Gas
Dynamics, H-K Diagram, Normal shock wave, Flow with heat addition, Flow with
friction.
This
note explains the following topics: introduction to gas dynamics, Conservation
laws, Fundamentals of compressible fluid flow and Shock Phenomena, Aerodynamic
drag, transonic flow and helicopter aerodynamics and also covers computational
fluid dynamics and practical applications like wind tunnel testing techniques.
Author(s): International Islamic University Malaysia