Flight Mechanics

MANE-4090

Performance, stability, and control of airplanes. General equations of motion for rigid aircraft, aerodynamic forces and moments, quasi-steady and non-steady flight paths. Generalized performance methods, flight envelope. Small disturbance theory, stability derivatives, longitudinal and lateral static stability. Basic airplane motion, response to control actions and to atmospheric disturbances. Automatic flight control. Simulation of aircraft performance and dynamics.

4 credits

Past Term Data

Offered
Not Offered
Offered as Cross-Listing Only
No Term Data
Spring Summer Fall
(Session 1) (Session 2)
2024
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Michael Amitay
Seats Taken: 38/80
2023
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Michael Amitay
Seats Taken: 40/46
2022
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Michael Amitay
Seats Taken: 68/68
2021
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Michael Amitay
Seats Taken: 56/65
2020
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Michael Amitay
Seats Taken: 69/250
2019
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Zvi Rusak
Seats Taken: 55/60
2018
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Zvi Rusak
Seats Taken: 37/60
2017
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Zvi Rusak
Seats Taken: 35/60
2016
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Zvi Rusak
Seats Taken: 32/60
2015
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Zvi Rusak
Seats Taken: 57/60
2014
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Edward P DeMauro
Seats Taken: 35/60
2013
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Zvi Rusak
Seats Taken: 37/60
2012
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Zvi Rusak
Seats Taken: 47/60
2011
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Zvi Rusak
Seats Taken: 41/60
2010
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Zvi Rusak
Seats Taken: 52/80
2009
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Zvi Rusak
Seats Taken: 65/80
2008
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Zvi Rusak
Seats Taken: 40/50
2007
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Zvi Rusak
Seats Taken: 40/50
2006
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Michael Amitay
Seats Taken: 40/50
2005
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Zvi Rusak
Seats Taken: 46/50
2004
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Zvi Rusak
Seats Taken: 32/50
2003
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Zvi Rusak
Seats Taken: 44/50
2002
Flight Mechanics (4c)
  • Zvi Rusak
Seats Taken: 21/30
2001
2000
1999
1998