Aeroplane

Ramalingam K K

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Atmosphere
3. Flow of a Fluid
4. Static and Dynamic Pressures and Bernoulli’s Equation
5. Aerodynamic Force
6. Air Flow over a Flat Plate
7. Air Plane
8. Aircraft Design Requirements
9. Components of an Aeroplane
10. Air Speed and Ground Speed
11. Aircraft Flight Speed
12. The Wing Section- Air-foil
13. Airfoil Terminology
14. Air Flow over the Wing
15. Pressure Distribution on the Wing Surfaces
16. Boundary Layer
17. Wind Tunnel
18. Lift and Drag
19. Lift Drag Ratio
20. Aircraft Drag Components
21. Angle of Attack and Influence
22. Airfoil Stall
23. Airfoil Efficiency
24. Thickness and Shape of the Wing
25. Aspect Ratio of the Wing
26. Four Forces Acting on the Aeroplane
27. Lift Augmentation Devices
28. Propellers
29. Rudder
30. Elevator
31. Aileron
32. Trim Tabs
33. Tail Plane
34. Stability of the Aircraft
35. Controls and Controllability
36. Aircraft Structure
37. Aircraft Noise
38. Ice Formation on the Wings
39. Landing Gear
40. Brake System
41. Biplane
42. Propulsion System Installation
43. Types of Propulsion System
44. Propeller Propulsion and Jet Propulsion- A Comparison
45. Power Producer Operation
46. Power Producer Performance
47. Air Inlets
48. Piston Engine Power Producer
49. Principle of Operation of Piston Engine
50. Supercharging Piston Engines
51. Engine Cooling
52. Lubrication of Engines
53. Gas Turbine Power Producer
54. Equipments and Instruments

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