Operational Aircraft Performance and Flight Test Practices

Instructor(s)

The instructor recommends bringing a laptop computer with Excel to work exercises.

Description

Overview of airplane performance theory and prediction, certification standards and basic flight test practices. Course will focus on turbojet/turbofan-powered aircraft certified under JAR/CAR/14 CFR Part 25. This standard will briefly be compared to military and Part 23 standards to show different approaches to safety, certification, operational and design differences.

Target Audience

Designed for aeronautical engineers in the design or flight test departments, educators, aircrews with engineering background and military personnel involved in managing fleets of 14 CFR Part 25 (FAR 25)-certified aircraft.

Fee Includes

Includes instruction, a course notebook, An Introduction to Aircraft Performance, by Mario Asselin, refreshments and five lunches. The course notes are for participants only and are not for sale.

Fees: See fee information for individual classes in the registration column on the right side of this page.

Class Time

Class time: 35 hours • 3.5 CEUs

Course Outline

Day One

Introduction; atmospheric models; airspeeds; position errors; drag polar and engine models; weight and balance

Day Two

Stall speeds and stall testing; stall warning and stall identification; required instrumentation and data reduction; testing for low-speed drag, excess thrust monitoring; check climbs; high-speed drag and basic flight envelope limits

Day Three

Aircraft range; measuring SAR; data reduction; presenting the information to aircrews; climbing performance; WAT limits; turning performance

Day Four

Take-off performance, basic models; flight test; rejected takeoff; presenting the information to the flight crew (AFM, flight manuals)

Day Five

Landing performance; presenting the information to the flight crew (AFM, flight manuals); consideration for contaminated runways (CAR/JAR); obstacle clearance; accounting for high temperature deviation for minimum altitude flights

Comments from Past Participants

"Impressive set of tools for the flight analyst, presented with a highly effective blend of hands-on experience and regulations exposure, with a solid academic foundation. All skillfully compressed in a reasonable time." — Dragos Stefanescu, Pratt & Whitney, Canada

How You May Benefit

Review basic airplane performance theory
Determine what needs to be tested to build performance models
Determine the required instrumentation to best measure airplane performance
Understand the scatter normally expected during flight testing and how appropriate feedback from engineering helps the flight crew minimize this scatter
Develop performance models to match flight test results
Understand the safety level built-in certification requirements and their impact on airplane performance
Understand how to show compliance to the certification authorities
Learn how to present the airplane performance information to the flight crew
Understand how to set operational limits to ensure continued operational safety

Dates and Locations

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Registration Information

Mail
Aerospace Short Courses
The University of Kansas
Continuing Education
Registrations
1515 St. Andrews Drive
Lawrence, KS 66047-1625

Phone
Toll-free 877-404-5823
or 785-864-5823
Fax
785-864-4871
TDD
800-766-3777
E-mail
kuce@ku.edu