Fall 2006

AE 419
Aircraft Flight Mechanics

Credit:  3 or 4 hours.


Steady and quasi-steady aircraft flight performance; take-off and landing, climbing and diving, cruise, level turn, and introduction to energy methods; longitudinal, directional, and lateral static stability and control; and introduction to longitudinal and lateral motion and dynamic stability. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: AE 302 and AE 353.