3 ECTS credits
84 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1019087CNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (C) Bachelor - specialised level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen
Department
Industriële ingenieurswetenschappen
Educational team
Tim De Troyer (course titular)
Mojgan Gharakhanlou
Mark Runacres
Activities and contact hours
15 contact hours Lecture
21 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
Course Content

This course introduces some elementary principles of flight. It consists of the following:

Lecture:

  • International standard atmosphere
  • Subsone aerodynamica
    • Recapitulation
    • Speed measurement, speed definitions
    • Technology of flight
      • Aeroplane configurations
      • Control
      • High-lift devices
  • Transonic and supersonic aerodynamics
    • compressible aerodynamics
    • From subsonic to transonic flow: Prandtl-Glauert
    • Schock waves, Prandtl-Meyer
    • Profiles for supersonic flow
  • Flight mechanics
    • Aircraft performance
      • Drag polar
      • Equations of motion and applications
    • Aircraft stability
      • Forces and moments on the aircraft
      • Criteria and equations for static longitudinal stability
  • Propulsion
    • Propeller
    • Jet propulsion

 

Practical exercises:

In the practical exercise sessions students solve problems under supervision.
The selected problems are a direct application of knowledge and concepts gained in the lectures.

Laboratory practicals:

The laboratory practicals support the theoretical course. 
The practicals should be prepared beforehand and are carried out independently by the student.
Course material
Handbook (Required) : Introduction to Flight, J.D. Anderson, 9de, McGraw-Hill, 9781260597998, 2021
Digital course material (Required) : Inleiding Luchtvaarttechnologie: slides bij het hoorcollege, T. De Troyer
Digital course material (Required) : Inleiding Luchtvaarttechnologie: nota's bij het practicum, T. De Troyer, X. Dubuisson
Handbook (Recommended) : Aircraft Design, A conceptual Approach, D.P. Raymer, 6de, AIAA Inc., 9781624104909, 2018
Additional info

The lectures are organized according the 'flipped classroom' principle:

1) All lectures are available as a video recording on Canvas
2) Students view certain video recordings beforehand, according to instructions in the learning guide on Canvas
3) During joint sessions with the professor, the subject matter is treated interactively and, where necessary, further explained or deepened.

Description tutoring: after class, by appointment or via e-mail.

Learning Outcomes

objectives

D1: has insight in the configuration and principles of operation of aeroplanes (BaLO 1)
D2: has insight in the applications of subsonic, transonic, and supersonic aerodynamics on aeroplanes (BaLO 1, BaSLO 14 EM)
D2: can apply the equations of motion of an aeroplane (BaLO 1, 2, BaSLO 14 EM)
D3: has insight in the stability of aeroplane  (BaLO 1, 2, BaSLO 14 EM)
D4: has insight in the differents means for propelling an aeroplane (BaLO 1, 2, BaSLO 14 EM)
D5: analyses lab results, concludes, and reports concisely and correctly (BaLO 6, 9, 10, 11)
 
AD1: reasons and acts in a structured and systematic manner (BaLO 9)
AD2: communicates in Dutch in a comprehensible and structured manner (BaLO 10, 11)
AD3: develops a professional attitude (BaLO 9, 10, 13)
 

 

Learning outcomes

  • BaLO_1 To possess in-depth, application-oriented knowledge, understanding and practical skills related to mathematics and science, directed towards engineering applications.
  • BaLO_2 To possess application-oriented knowledge, understanding and skills about engineering sciences and engineering techniques.
  • BaLO_6 Based on acquired insight, to select the appropriate methods of research, design and solution and appropriately apply the results in a scientific and effective manner.
  • BaLO_9 To demonstrate an engineering attitude: attention to planning, to technical, economic and societal factors as well as managerial implications, assessment of the risks and feasibility of the proposed approach or solution, being result-driven and achieving effective solutions, innovative thinking.
  • BaLO_10 To correctly handle the scientific and discipline-specific terminology in language relevant to the programme.
  • BaLO_11 To present and communicate the results of technical and scientific work, in writing, orally and visually. 
  • BaLO_13 To act in an ethical and socially responsible manner with attention to technical, economic, human and sustainability aspects.
  • BaSLO_14-EM To possess application-oriented knowledge, understanding and skills in the broad field of engineering sciences and engineering techniques for electromechanical engineering.
 

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Other Exam with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: Exam time 1st session:
    Lecture: oral exam with written preparation: 50% (not transferred to 2nd session)
    Practical exercises: written exam exercises: 25% (not transferred to 2nd session)
    Laboratory practicals:
    - report: 25% (transferred to 2nd session if 10/20 or more)
    Exam time 2nd session:
    Lecture: oral exam with written preparation: 50%
    Practical exercises: written exam exercises: 25%
    Laboratory practicals:
    - report of a replacement assignment: 25%

    Not observing the laboratory regulations during the preparation, execution and/or reporting of the practicum, may result in a zero for the considered practicum.

Additional info regarding evaluation
An illegitimate absence of more than 25 % at the laboratory practicals leads to an absent quotation for the laboratory practicals.

 

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Engineering Technology: Electromechanical Engineering (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering Technology: verkort traject eektromechanica na vooropleiding prof. bachelor elektromechanica, elektrotechniek, luchtvaart, autotechnologie, mechanische ontwerp- en productietechnologie en bouw (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Engineering Technology: verkort traject elektromechanica na vooropleiding getuigschrift lijnpiloot (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Science in Engineering Technology: Electromechanical Engineering: Trajoctory after the certificate of civil airplane pilot. (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Science in Engineering Technology: Electromechanical Engineering: Standaard traject (76 ECTS) (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Science in Engineering Technology: Electromechanical Engineering: Verkort traject (60 ECTS) (only offered in Dutch)