Introduction
quantities, force, moments, equilibrium, Newton's laws,
mass, work, energy, power, friction

Airflow & Airspeed
properties of the atmosphere, continuity equation,
Bernoulli's equation, airspeed measurement

Forces of Airfoils
airfoils, aerodynamic force, pitching moments,
aerodynamic center

Lift & Stall
force equation, lift equation, angle of attack,
boundary layer theory, adverse pressure gradient,
airflow separation, high lift devices

Drag
drag equation, laminar flow airfoils, lift/drag ratio,
induced drag, ground effect, parasite drag, total drag

Jet Aircraft Performance
thrust required curve, thrust available aircraft,
specific fuel consumption, specific range, total range

Jet Aircraft Applied Performance
variations of thrust curves,
variations in aircraft performance

Prop Aircraft Basic Performance
power required curve, power available,
items of performance

Prop Aircraft Applied Performance
variations in power, variations in performance,

Helicopter Aerodynamics
momentum theory of lift, airfoil selection,
forces on rotors, thrust development, hovering flight,
rotor construction,forward flight, control,
power required curves, settling with power, autorotation

Hazards of Slow Speed Flight
stall patterns, reverse command, wind shear, rain,
ice and frost, wake turbulence, spins

Takeoff Performance
linear motion, factors affecting takeoff,
aborted takeoffs

Landing Performance
pre-landing, landing deceleration, landing equations,
hydroplaning

Maneuvering Performance
turning performance, radius of turns, rate of turns

Longitudinal Stability
oscillatory motion, reference axes, static stability,
dynamic stability, longitudinal control

Lateral Stability
directional stability, static stability,
directional control, lateral control,
dynamic and lateral coupled effects

High Speed Flight
speed of sound, high subsonic flight, transonic flight,
supersonic flight