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Fundamentals of Flight mechanics

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How do planes take off? How do they fly? How do pilots maintain control of them? And how high can airplanes fly? Get answers to all these questions and more with this specialization exploring the fundamentals of flight mechanics. You will learn how the laws of physics apply to airplanes and discover important concepts in aviation including lift, drag, and propulsion.

Syllabus

Course 1: Flight mechanics - The basis
- Offered by ISAE-SUPAERO. More than one century after the Wright brothers' first flight, the flight still defy our intuition. You will learn ... Enroll for free.

Course 2: Flight Mechanics - Anemobarometry
- Offered by ISAE-SUPAERO. This course focuses on the physics of the atmosphere and its consequences on speed and altitude measurements. At ... Enroll for free.

Course 3: Flight mechanics - Lift and trajectory
- Offered by ISAE-SUPAERO. In this course, you will understand the influence of the angle of attack and speed on the lift. Then we will focus ... Enroll for free.

Course 4: Flight mechanics - Propulsive balance and energy
- Offered by ISAE-SUPAERO. This course is dedicated to energy management, i.e. speed and altitude control. The various sources of drag are ... Enroll for free.

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Taught by

Éric Poquillon

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