FACULTY

APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES

DEPARTMENT

AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING

LEVEL OF STUDIES

UNDERGRADUATE

COURSE CODE

AE1140T

Semester of studies

1^st

COURSE TITLE

INTRODUCTION TO AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY

INDIPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES

TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK

CREDIT UNITS

Lectures and Practice

4

5

COURSE TYPE

Specialty course

PRE-REQUIRED COURCES

TEACHING AND EXAMINATION LANGUAGE:

GREEK

THE COURSE IS OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS

COURSE WEBPAGE (URL)

Learning objectives

The teaching material aims at introducing students to the module, consequently this course comprises a knowledge base upon which more specialized knowledge will be built in the following levels.

After the successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

·      Identify the aircraft systems  and describe their function.

·      Have knowledge of the basic principles of flight, aircraft operation and control.

·      identify the fundamental characteristics of aerodynamics and aircraft propulsion.

·      Distinguish the structural elements of the aircraft.

·      Collaborate with their colleagues in order to create and present an assignment relevant to individual topics of aircraft technology.

General Skills

·                  Search, analysis and combination of data and information, with the use of the necessary technologies.

·                  Autonomous work

·                  Team work

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Unit 1: Introduction to Aircraft Technology

             Flight and aircraft history - Evolution of the aircraft structure – Flying machine classification

Unit 2: Physics of the Atmosphere                              

             Atmosphere  - International Standard Atmosphere – Atmospheiric  magnitude changes with altitude –  

              relationship between geometric and geodetic altitude -  altitude measurement instruments 

Unit 3: Basic principles of fluid mechanics and air properties

Fluid definition – fluid properties – gas state equations – enthalpy – entropy - fluid compressibility – hydrostatic principle – Archimedis principle – uncompressed flow – compressed flow – Laminar flow – turbulant flow – Boundary layer – basic fluid flow equations

Unit 4: Basic elements of aerodynamics

Reference systems – aircraft aerodynamic forces and moments – Lift and Drag – Center of pressure and aerodynamic center – basic aircraft maneuvers – Airfoil characterisitcs and classification – Mach Number – Subsonic flight – Supersonic flight – Highpersonic

Unit 5: Flight Mechanics

Flight stages – Take off – Ascend – Level flight – Descend – Landing – aircraft performance – range - autonomy – aircraft stabiltiy and control – Maneuvers – basic principles of propeller operation

Unit 6: Aircraft propulsion

Fundamental principles of thermodynamics – propulsion systems classification –  propulsion system performance parameters - Gas turbine structure and operation – Gas turbine categories – Description of reciprocating engines operation 

Unit 7:  Aircraft structure

Structural parts used for the construction of aircraft:  Wing, fuselage, empennage, vertical stabilizer, high lift devices, flight control devices, landing gear system – Aircraft construction materials- Loads on the aircraft structural parts – flight loads due to accelerations,  aerodynamic loads, various loads- Basci analysis of structural part operation.

 Unit 8:  Aircraft navigation instruments

Flight instruments, Radionavigation instruments, Motor instruments and auxiliary instruments 

Unit 9:  Aircraft systems

Flight control systems – Electric, Hydraulic, Pneumatic Systems – Fuel systems, airconditioning, fire protection systems, passenger welfare systems – Ice and rain control systems

Unit 10:  Aerospace technology

Aerospace flight applications, satellite orbits, ground stations, spaceships

TEACHING METHODS

In The Classroom

USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

•  Specialty Software program

•  Use of Internet

•  Learning Process Support through e-class.

•   Use of computer data projector

TEACHING ORGANIZATION

STUDENT EVALUATION

Ι.Final writen examination (70%) including:

- multiple choice questions

- Questions requiring extensive descriptions

- Questions requiring short answers

-Problem solving activities

-Comparative assessment of theory elements

ΙΙ. Presentation of group assignment (30%)

-Suggested Bibliography :

·                  Χ. Γεωργαντοπούλου, Γ. Γεωργαντόπουλος, Β. Παπαβασιλόπουλος, Εφαρμοσμένη Μηχανική πτήσης Αεροσκάφους, Εκδ. Τσιότρας, 2015

·                  Γ. Καραγκιόζογλου, Συστήματα Αεροσκαφών, Εκδ. Ζαμπάρας,2009

·                  Γ. Καραγκιόζογλου, Αρχές σχεδίασης Αεροσκαφών, Εκδ. Ζαμπάρας,2009

·                  Κ. Καρκάνιας, Γ. Γούλιος, Τεχνολογία Αεροσκαφών, Εκδ. ΑΛΦΑ, Τόμος Α, 2003

·                  Κ. Καρκάνιας, Γ. Γούλιος, Τεχνολογία Αεροσκαφών, Εκδ. ΑΛΦΑ, Τόμος Β, 2001

·                     Ι. Κούλλιας, Γ. Καρακιόζογλου, Στοιχεία Υπολογισμού Κατασκευής και Συντήρησης  Αεροσκαφών, Εκδ. Ζαμπάρα, 2006