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Syllabus

Syllabus for AE 421 for semester 072.

• AE 421 Course Syllebus(pdf)

Catalog Data

Laboratory experiments related to two parts of aerospace flight: flight structures and materials; and flight dynamics and control, including demonstration and familiarization with basic components of the airframe construction (e.g., landing gear mechanism, aircraft wing, parts of fuselage), and flight simulator model performance stability (e.g., lift and drag measurement and neutral point location and trim curves). The course includes films and visits to the industries in aerospace fields.

Course Objectives

1. To provide Aerospace Engineering students with the knowledge of equipment and measurement devices of flight structure and materials, flight dynamics and control with some experimental work in the field.
2. To provide students with the necessary skills to conduct experiments, collect data, perform analysis and interpret results to draw valid conclusions.
3. To enhance oral, written and multimedia communication skills in the students.

Design Term Projects

None

Evaluation Methods (Em)

1. Lab Reports
2. Quizzes
3. Major Exams
4. Laboratory Design Project (using Matlab and other packages)
5. Final Exams

Laboratory Projects

A design term project is assigned to each student, which can be related to aerodynamics and gas dynamics or flight dynamics. The design component is emphasized in the project.

Prerequisites By Topic

1. Basic laws of motion.
2. Some basic knowledge of aerodynamics and gas dynamics, and flight dynamics.

References

1) J. D. Anderson, Jr., Introduction to Flight, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Company, 2000.
2) J. D. Anderson, Jr., Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, McGraw-Hill Company, 1984.
3) D. J. Peery and J. J. Azar, Aircraft Structures, McGraw-Hill, 1982.
4) R. C. Nelson, Flight Stability and Automatic Control, McGraw- Hill, 1989.

Textbook

A. Z. Al-Garni, Experimental Manual, KFUPM, 2002.