This course is dedicated to energy management, i.e. speed and altitude control. The various sources of drag are first described and modeled, as well as thrust origin, and evolution with speed and altitude. Using these models, we can evaluate the propulsive balance and derive important concepts like flight regimes, best climb speed, or propulsion ceiling. We take then a glance at cruise performances and the evolution of range with weight. This course is a part of the specialization "Fundamentals of Flight mechanics".
Drag variation with speed
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GS
Apr 8, 2023
All courses are deisned very well and provides good Introduction Flight Mechanics. Being an Aerospace Engineer I have found it really helpful in revising all my previous topics.
TG
Nov 19, 2022
Very good course, the final assessment is quite challenging so you need to learn seriously.
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Flight regimes
We will see here how the airspeed chosen to fly a stabilized phase of flight, like climb, final approach, or cruise, affects the behavior of the airplane, and why certain speeds are optimal for a given phase.
Taught By
Eric Poquillon
Lead flight test engineer