Introduction to Aircraft Engineering
Tampere University
Core content
· Review of fluid mechanics fundamentals.
· Introduction to the air transport system.
· Historical development of the air transport system.
· Classification of flight vehicles.
· Strategic importance of A/C engineering.
· Introduction to lighter-than-air A/C, & heavier-than-air A/C & how they fly.
· Basics of balloon physics.
· Basics of aviation meteorology, the flying weather & its impact on A/C operations.
· Basics of A/C aerodynamics & propulsion.
· Basics of the mechanics of flight (A/C performance & mission, stability & control) \& mass properties.
· Introduction to A/C materials & structures.
· Fundamentals of A/C manufacturing technology & life cycle.
· Basics of air navigation, A/C systems & operations.
· Introduction to airlines & air transport management.
· Introduction to airports, airfields & related infrastructures.
· Basics of aviation law, air transport policy & regulations.
· Fundamentals of airworthiness, aircraft reliability & MRO
Complementary knowledge
· Introduction to military aviation \& Civil/Military aviation cooperation.
· Basics of virtual aviation.
· Introduction to air transport challenges & future trends.
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