Table of Contents

Introduction

Part 1. Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics

Properties of Fluids Fluid Statics Control Volume Analysis, Integral Methods. Potential Flow Dimensional Analysis Introduction to Boundary Layers Viscous Flow in Pipes

Part 2. Introduction to Theory of Flight

Visit the Australian Ultralight Federation's Flight Theory Pages Aircraft Instruments

Part 3. Aerodynamics

Properties of the Atmosphere Flow Visualisation Joukowski Flow Mapping & Aerofoils 2-D Flow Aerofoil Section Geometry Thin Aerofoil Theory (2-D Sections) 2-D Panel Method Solutions Lifting Line Theory (3-D Wings) Vortex Lattice Method (3-D Wings)

Part 4. Gasdynamics

Supersonic Flow Measurement Simulation of Rarefied Gas Flow

Part 5. Aircraft Performance

Aircraft Performance (Simple numerical predictions) Aircraft Performance (Exact analytical optimisation approach) Mission Performance based Optimisation

Part 6. Propulsion

Blade Element Propeller Analysis Ideal Cycle Gas Turbine Analysis

Part 7. Data Sheets / Calculation Forms

Conversion Factors Density of Liquids Standard Atmosphere 1-D Compressible Isentropic Flow Prandtl-Meyer Angle Data Isentropic Point Expansion Data Normal Shock Wave Data Mach Angle Data Oblique Shock Wave Data

Part 8. Assignment/Tutorial Resources

MATLAB files EXCEL files FORTRAN files

Part 9. Experimental Data Library

Wind Tunnel Experimental Data The SNR Wind Tunnel

Software for Aerodynamic Design, (W.H.Mason, Virginia Tech)
Aerospace Engineering Software, (Java Applets)(W.Davenport, Virginia Tech)
Compressible Aerodynamics Calculator. (W.Davenport Virginia Tech)
XFOIL Aerofoil section Analysis and Design (Marc Drela, MIT)
Aircraft/Wing VLM based Analysis and Design (Marc Drela, MIT)
Aerofoil and Propeller Design and Analysis (Martin Hepperle)
Australian Ultralight Federation
Theoretical Aerodynamics (Desktop Aeronautics)
NASA Aeronautics Education Pages (NASA Lewis)
Simulation and Explanations of Science (Fluids Mechanics etc.)
Advanced Topics in Aerodynamics