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Principles of Flight 2

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 342-0439/04
Abbreviation ZL2
Course title Principles of Flight 2
Credits 4
Coordinating department Institute of Transport
Course coordinator Ing. David Mičulka

Subject syllabus

1. Ways to avoid the effects of exceeding the critical Mach number.
2. Special features of supersonic flow, aerodynamic heating.
3. Calculation of the Mach number, calculation of aerodynamic heating, Mach cone angle.
4. Introduction to stability issues – static stability, dynamic stability.
5. Introduction to controllability, definitions and basic concepts.
6. Center of gravity and its calculation.
7. Introduction to operating limitations, overview of operating limitations.
8. Basic concepts of propeller blade theory.
9. Propeller construction methods and materials used.
10. Fixed-pitch propellers, variable-pitch propellers (on the ground, in flight), constant-speed propellers.
11. Propeller anti-icing.
12. Propeller maintenance, storage, and preservation.
13. Propeller torque.

E-learning

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Literature

JOHN DAVID ANDERSON (JR.). Modern Compressible Flow: With Historical Perspective. 2021. ISBN 1260588777 .
GUR, Ohad. Propeller design. AIAA education series. Reston: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2024. ISBN 978-1-62410-713-9 .

Advised literature

JOHN D. ANDERSON a CHRISTOPHER P. CADOU. Fundamentals of Aerodynamics. McGraw-Hill Education, 2023. ISBN 1266076441 .