Schedule

Book: Flight Vehicle Design
Videos: YouTube

Date Lecture Reading Assignments
M Sep 2      
W Sep 4 Introduction, Atmosphere Syllabus, Ch 1, atm calc  
F Sep 6 Aero Fundamentals Ch 2  
       
M Sep 9 Parasitic Drag 3.1-3.2 Quiz 1
W Sep 11 Parasitic Drag   HW 1
F Sep 13 Induced Drag 3.3-3.4  
       
M Sep 16 Compressibility Drag   Quiz 2
W Sep 18 Airfoils and Drag Buildup 3.6 HW 2
F Sep 20 Wing Design 4.1  
       
M Sep 23 Wing Design (con’t) 4.2-4.3 Quiz 3
W Sep 25 Longitudinal Static Stability 5.1-5.2 HW 3
F Sep 27 Longitudinal Stability (con’t)    
       
M Sep 30 Lateral Static Stability, Tail Sizing 5.3-5.5 Quiz 4
W Oct 2 Midterm Review   HW 4
F Oct 4 Dynamic Stability 5.6  
       
M Oct 7 Batteries 6.1  
W Oct 9 Motors 6.2 Midterm 1
F Oct 11 Propellers 6.3  
       
M Oct 14 Motor/Prop Matching 6.4 Quiz 5
W Oct 16 Jet Propulsion 6.5-6.6 Midterm 1 Rework, HW 5
F Oct 18 Propulsion Wrap-Up    
       
M Oct 21 Range and Endurance 7.1-7.2 Quiz 6
W Oct 23 Climb/Glide 7.3-7.5 HW 6
F Oct 25 Takeoff and Landing 7.6-7.8  
       
M Oct 28 Structural Loads 8.1-8.4 Quiz 7
W Oct 30 Midterm Review   HW 7
F Nov 1 Foam Cutter    
       
M Nov 4 Rocket Fundamentals 9.1-9.2, 9.5  
W Nov 6 Rocket Fundamentals   Midterm 2
F Nov 8 Rocket HW    
       
M Nov 11 Rocket HW   Quiz 8
W Nov 13 Rocket Equation 9.3-9.4 Midterm 2 Rework, HW 8
F Nov 15 Rocket HW    
       
M Nov 18 Design Review   Quiz 9
W Nov 20 Rocket HW   HW 9
F Nov 22 Orbital Mechanics Ch 11  
       
M Nov 25 Orbital HW   Quiz 10
W Nov 27 Thanksgiving Holiday    
F Nov 29 Thanksgiving Holiday    
       
M Dec 2 Build Review   Quiz 11
W Dec 4 Build Day   HW 10
F Dec 6 Fly Off    
       
M Dec 9 Fly Off    
W Dec 11 Review   Project Report
Finals Week     Final Exam