Elements of Aeronautics

航空工程專業學生航空學註釋要素。

Elements of aeronautics notes for aeronautical engineering students. Elements of aeronautics app almost covers all important topics which are indexed chapter wise

Chapter 1 STORICAL EVALUATION

1. History of aviation

2. History of space flight

3. History of Indian space experience

4. Pre Wright Brothers era

5. Wright Flyer

6. progress in airplane design and applications

7. biplanes and monoplanes

8. Structures and propulsion over the years

Chapter 2 AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATIONS

1. Components of an airplane and their functions

2. Different types of flight vehicles

3. Conventional control

4. Powered control

5. Basic instruments for flying

6. typical systems for control Actuation

Chapter 3 INTRODUCTION TO PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT

1. Physical properties and structure of the atmosphere

2. different parts of airplane

3. Wing as lifting surface

4. Types of wing plan forms

5. Aerofoil pressure distribution

6. Lift and Drag

7. Mach number

Chapter 4 INTRODUCTION TO AIRPLANE STRUCTURES

1. general types of construction of airplane

2. Monocoque

3. semi-monocoque and geodesic construction

4. Typical wing and fuselage structure

5. Metallic and non-metallic materials

6. Use of aluminium alloy

7. stainless steel and composite materials

Chapter 5 POWER PLANTS USED IN AIRPLANES

1. Piston Engine Aircraft and Turboprop Engine Aircraft

2. turbo-fan

3. turbo-shaft

4. Prop-fan

5. Possible locations of power plant on airplane

6. Rocket Propulsion

7. liquid and solid propellant rockets