Module ENGI3511: Aircraft Performance 3

Department: Engineering

ENGI3511: Aircraft Performance 3

Prerequisites

• ENGI2231

Corequisites

• None

Excluded Combination of Modules

• As specified in Programme Regulations

Aims

• This module is designed solely for students studying Department of Engineering degree programmes.
• To introduce the fundamental concepts, and analysis techniques, used for studying aerofoils in incompressible flow.
• To introduce the foundations of aircraft performance and enable students to conduct paper-based calculations of aircraft range with various propulsion configurations.
• To understand the key issues regarding aircraft stability and control and enable students to conduct basic calculations to determine flight stability.
• To understand the operation of rotorcraft and be able to conduct basic paper-based calculations on rotorcraft performance.
• To encourage students to pursue aeronautical engineering for their future career.
• To develop practical problem-solving abilities in the context of a significant team project.
• To enhance practical engineering skills.

Content

• Aerofoils in Incompressible Flow
• Aircraft Performance
• Aircraft stability and control
• Rotorcraft
• Practical Course
• Academic advisor meetings

Learning Outcomes

• Understand aerofoils in incompressible flow to conduct calculations and analysis of these aerofoils.
• Understand aircraft performance and be able to conduct calculations and performance analysis of aircraft performance.
• To understand the issues regarding aircraft stability and control and to be able to performance analysis and calculations regarding aircraft stability.
• To understand the mechanism of operation of rotorcraft and to performance analysis and conduct calculations on rotorcraft.

• To critically analyse, evaluate and interpret engineering data;
• To specify, plan, manage, conduct and report on an engineering project;
• To apply engineering knowledge to the solution of complex problems in an engineering or industrial context;
• To demonstrate an awareness of practical engineering skills;
• Preparation and delivery of technical report;
• An understanding of Risk assessment and COSHH;
• To be proficient in the safe use of standard engineering equipment.

• Numerical and mathematical skills appropriate to an engineer;
• General problem solving skills that can be applied in a novel context;
• Capacity for self-learning in familiar and unfamiliar situations;
• Team working;
• Time and resource management.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• The courses in Aircraft Performance 3 will be delivered by weekly 1-hour lectures and are reinforced through problem sheets, leading to the required problem solving and numerical/mathematical skills capability. Assessment is through written examination which enables students to demonstrate subject knowledge and an ability to analyse and solve new problems.
• Aeronautical laboratories, with the number depending on the student's choice of degree discipline.
• Students are able to make use of staff Office Hours to discuss any aspect of the module with teaching staff on a one-to-one basis. These are sign-up sessions available for up to one hour per week.
• An intensive practical course which may be based in the Department of Engineering or in industry according to the selected option. Students are faced with new and complex problems which provide the opportunity for them to enhance their problem-solving skills in a team environment with a particular emphasis on industrial relevance. Assessment in by written report and/or oral presentation.
• The Practical Course is a compulsory academic and accreditation requirement. To accommodate the required 60 hours of practical training, it runs in second year after the May/June examination period at the end of the third term.
• The following Laboratory Classes relate to content taught in this module: A31 Flight Simulation 1; A32 Flight Simulation 2.
• Assessment by written report and oral presentation is appropriate as it evaluates both students’ technical competence and their professional communication skills, which are core requirements of contemporary engineering practice.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Problem Sheets for lecture courses. Laboratories

■ Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.