Course objective

The regime of human activity has rapidly expanded over the last century since the first manned-powered flight of Flyer 1 of Wright brothers on Dec. 17, 1903. Aerospace engineering has a comprehensive nature in that it requires various cutting-edge disciplines such as aerodynamics, structural dynamics, propulsion and avionics. This lecture briefly overview the various disciplines in aerospace engineering and explains their current engineering issues. More specifically, it offers a history and detailed information concerning principles of flight, aircraft performance and stability, aircraft structure, propulsion, rocket propulsion and helicopter.

Texts and References

1. “항공우주공학개론, 제5판”항공우주공학회 편, 경문사.
2. “Introduction to Aerospace Engineering”, Manuel Soler, CreateSpace Publishing Platform

Course outline

Part 1.
1. Introduction to Aerospace Engineering ( Brief History / Classification of Aircraft)
2. Principles of Flight – I (Airfoil, Wing, Flight regime)
3. Principles of Flight – II (Airfoil, Wing, Flight regime)
4. Performance, Stability and Control
5. Aircraft Structure and Airworthiness
6. Propulsion System
7. Invited Lecture
8. <Mid-Term Exam>

Part 2.
9. Helicopter I – Principle of flight, performance and stability
10. Helicopter II – Principle of flight, performance and stability
11. Aviation Issues – safety, aviation procedure
12. Rocket Propulsion
13. Satellite System
14. Invited Lecture
15. <Final Exam>