AAE 53100 - Flight Mechanics

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Purdue University-Main Campus

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Credit Hours: 3.00. Atmospheric flight dynamics of fixed- and variable-mass vehicles, over a flat or spherical, rotating earth. Quasi-steady analysis, energy state approximations, flight trajectory simulation. Effects of aerodynamic and propulsion system characteristics on flight performance. Point-mass as well as attitude dynamics; introduction to flexibility effects. Missile and aircraft application. Typically offered Fall. 3.000 Credit Hours Levels: Graduate, Professional, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture School of Aero and Astro Engr College Aeronautics & Astronautics Department Course Attributes: Upper Division

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.purdue.edu

Phone Number:

(765) 494-4600

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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