Introduction to Aircraft Engineering, 5 op

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.