Flight Performance

Code	15086
Year	2
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	PL(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Aeronautics and Astronautics
Entry requirements	None.
Learning outcomes	1. Get to know the basic principles of aircraft performance in its various flight regimes. 2. To be able to determine the performance of an aircraft in order to optimize its operation. 3. To compare different aircrafts through their flight performance characteristics. 4. Develop the capacity to get and analyze aircraft flight testing data.
Syllabus	1. Introduction; 2. International Standard Atmosphere; 3. Forces Acting on an Airplane; 4. Level Flight; 5. Climb and Descent; 6. Take off and Landing; 7. Turning Flight; 8. Energy Methods; 9. Flight Testing.
Main Bibliography	Silvestre, M. A. R., Gamboa, P. V., Flight Performance Lecture Notes. Universidade da Beira Interior, 2020. John D. Anderson Jr., “Introduction to Flight”, McGraw Hill Co., 4th Edition, 2000 Richard S. Shevell, “Fundamentals of Flight”, Prentice Hall, 1989 S. K. Ojha, “Flight Performance of Aircraft”, AIAA Education Series, 1995 Francis J. Hale, “Introduction to Aircraft Performance, Selection and Design”, John Wiley & Sons, 1984 Nguyen X. Vinh, “Flight Mechanics of High Performance Aircraft”, Cambridge University Press, 1993 Kimberlin, Ralph D., “Flight testing of fixed wing aircraft”, American Institute of aeronautics and Astronautics, 2003
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.