Flight Vehicle Aerodynamics

What you'll learn

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  • To model and predict the aerodynamic flows about wings and bodies
  • To quantify the role of viscous boundary layers in producing drag and limiting lift
  • To quantify and optimize the lift distribution on aircraft wings
  • To reduce and analyze experimental flow survey data to determine profile drag
  • To describe the motion of a maneuvering aircraft and quantify its aerodynamic forces
  • To predict the airloads on unsteady airfoils
  • To estimate the effects of compressibility in high-speed aerodynamic flows

Offered By:  MITx

Course Duration:  16 Weeks

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