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09AE201 INTRODUCTION TO AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Credits: 4:0:0
Course Objectives:
1. To introduce the basic concepts of aircrafts, rockets, satellites and their application
2. To familiarise with the basic parts and their function and construction details
3. To introduce the basics of aerodynamics, propulsion, materials, maneuvers, trajectories & orbits and flight testing
4. To familiarise with the national and international aeronautical and aerospace agencies Course Outcomes:
Ability to
1. understand nature of aerospace technologies,
2. understand various types of aerospace vehicles, satellites and their applications,
3. Appreciation of various national and international aerospace agencies

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Unit I
Early airplanes, Rockets, Developments in aerodynamics, materials, structures and propulsion over the years. Introduction to Ramjet and Scramjet. Different types of flight vehicles and Classifications, Conventional Control and Powered controls, Basic instruments for flying.

Unit II
Nomenclature used in aerodynamics, different parts of airplane, Aerodynamic forces on a wing. Lift and drag force, lift to drag ratio. Moment coefficients. Center of Pressure, Aerodynamics of wing. Sources of drag. Aircraft performance parameters, performance in steady flight,
accelerated flight, air planes static stability and dynamic stability – longitudinal and lateral stability.

Unit III
General types of construction, Typical wing and fuselage structure. Metallic and non-metallic materials, Use of aluminium alloy, titanium, stainless steel and composite materials. Basic ideas about piston, turboprop and jet engines, Use of propeller and jets for thrust production. Comparative merits,

Unit IV
Principles of operation of rocket, types of rockets and typical applications, Exploration into space.
Satellite Missions and introduction to orbital dynamics, Different types of satellites and their applications, Spacecraft configurations: structures, Systems and subsystems identifications and functions of each, Spacecraft environment.

Unit V
Introduction to flight-testing: Purpose and Scope of Flight Testing, Types of Wind Tunnels, airport layout and terminologies. Introduction to aerospace industries – Research and Development organizations and Academic institutions in India and worldwide.

Text Books:
1. Anderson, J.D., “Introduction to Flight”, McGraw-Hill, 1995.
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2. Kermode A C: Mechanics of Flight, Pearson Education Low Price Edition, 2005.

Reference Books:
1. Khanna, Arora and SS. Jain, “Airport Planning and Design” NemChand and Brother, Roorkee, 1999
2. Chenna Keshu S and Ganapathy K K: Aircraft Production Technology and Management, Interline Publishing, Bangalore 1993
3. Kermode, A.C., “Flight without Formulae”, McGraw-Hill, 1997.
4. The Basics of Satellite Communications by Joseph N. Pelton, International engineering consortium, (2003) Chicago, Illinois