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ABC of Flight Mechanics: How Do Planes Fly?
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- 4 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Starts on March 24, 2019
- Ends on April 20, 2019
Course details
Syllabus
The course goes through the following topics:
- General description of an airplane
- Atmosphere physics and Newton’s laws applied to the airplane
- Lift, stall and ceiling
- Drag and propulsion forces
- Longitudinal stability
- Take off and landing basics
Prerequisite
This course is for anybody interested in learning more about how planes work, the physics of flying or flight mechanics. It will be of particular interest to undergraduate students in aerospace engineering, trainee as well as senior pilots, journalists, and professionals in the aeronautics sector.
Instructors
Eric Poquillon
Eric is a lead flight test engineer, currently working as a flight dynamics professor at ISAE SUPAERO, and has conducted certification flight tests on various types of civil and military airplanes.
Editor
The ISAE-SUPAERO is a worldwide reference in aerospace higher education and research.
ISAE-SUPAERO provides high-level Graduate Programs in engineering, Master’s degrees, Advanced Masters, PhD degrees, with a wide range of career opportunities: engineering, research and development, logistics, consulting, finance, etc.
ISAE-SUPAERO also develops a very active research policy around four main principles:
to ensure a strong link between programs and research,
to set up an international center for hosting and training for Master’s degrees, Advanced Masters and PhD degrees,
to guarantee a proper balance between academic visibility and industrial aims proximity,
to promote innovation in the aerospace field.
Platform
FutureLearn is a massive open online course (MOOC) learning platform founded in December 2012.
It is a company launched and wholly owned by The Open University in Milton Keynes, England. It is the first UK-led massive open online course learning platform, and as of March 2015 included 54 UK and international University partners and unlike similar platforms includes four non-university partners: the British Museum, the British Council, the British Library and the National Film and Television School.