Syllabus and Assignments for

Aircraft Flight Dynamics

MAE 331, Fall 2008

3-4:20 pm, Tues and Thurs
Engineering Quadrangle

Robert F. Stengel
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Princeton University



Aircraft Flight Dynamics
		
Week		Tuesday					Thursday
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1		-					Introduction,
							Mathematical Preliminaries

2		Point-Mass Dynamics and Forces		Early Aviation	 

3		Configuration Aerodynamics		Configuration Aerodynamics

4		Aircraft Performance			Aircraft Performance		

5		Aircraft Equations of Motion		Aircraft Equations of Motion		
										
6		Effects of Stability, Control,		Effects of Stability, Control,		
		and Power on Design			and Power on Design			

7		Linearized Equations and		Longitudinal Dynamics-1		
		Aircraft Modes of Motion

					MID-TERM BREAK

8		Lateral-Directional Dynamics-1		First-Half Exam

9		Analysis of Linear Dynamic Systems	Analysis of Linear Dynamic Systems

10		Aircraft Flying Qualities		Aircraft Flying Qualities

11		Longitudinal Dynamics-2			Thanksgiving

12		Lateral-Directional Dynamics-2		Maneuvering, Aeroelasticity,
							and Control Interactions

13		High Speed and Altitude			Second-Half Exam

					READING PERIOD

14		Hazards to Flight

		TERM PAPER DUE (Dean's Date)

Homework Assignments for 2006 (pdf)

Principal References

Stengel, R., Flight Dynamics, Princeton University Press, 2004.
Abzug, M., and Larrabee, E., Airplane Stability and Control: A History of the Technologies that Made Aviation Possible, Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Supporting Reference

Stengel, R., Optimal Control and Estimation, Dover Publications, 1994.

Office Hours:

Robert Stengel, D202C, Monday and Wednesday, 1:30-2:30 pm
Assistant in Instruction, Steve Brunton, TBD

Questions? Contact Professor Stengel at stengel at princeton.edu

Aircraft Flight Dynamics

http://www.princeton.edu/~stengel/MAE331Out.html
key words: aircraft flight dynamics, flight mechanics, stability and control, flying qualities, handling qualities, configuration aerodynamics, short period, phugoid, Dutch roll, roll, spiral, aeronautical case histories, aircraft performance, longitudinal dynamics, lateral-directional dynamics, coupled motions, inertial coupling, high angle of attack, aeroelasticity, nonlinear equations of motion, flight simulation, flight vehicles, earth's atmosphere.
last updated December 29, 2008, stengel at princeton.edu.
Copyright 2008 by Robert F. Stengel. All rights reserved.