Legislated performance and related safety requirements: FAR and other airworthiness standards. Take off and landing performance, including calculations for balanced field length with critical engine inoperative. Range-payload characteristics block properties, aircraft utilization and capacity. V-n diagram. Energy concept: accelerated rate of climb. Determination of cruise costs and minimum cost cruise. Elements of route analysis, overall flight fuel prediction and flight control and navigation using various sensors. Automatic flight control systems with auto pilot and instrument landing systems. Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. Prerequisite: AER 504 Course Weight: 1.00 Billing Units: 1
