MAE 3730

Flight Vehicle Dynamics

Course Description

Pre-Requisite(s): MAE 2320

Introduces definitions and concepts and includes a review of longitudinal static stability; rigid body dynamics: general equations of motion, rotating coordinate systems; small disturbance theory; atmospheric flight mechanics, stability derivatives; motion analysis of aircraft; static and dynamic stability; aircraft handling qualities; and an introduction to flight control systems and automatic stabilization.


  • Haibo Dong

     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.60

     Sections

    2

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025