Finite element techniques for plate and shell problems. The class is very much related to Aero 340, although it is a little more interesting. This class goes into more detail of performance of an aircraft. It covers the performance of aerospace vehicles in atmospheric flight, vehicle modeling and performance indices, and parametric optimization with constraints. The class also covers aircraft performance problems, such as aerodynamic and propulsive forces, flight envelope, glide, cruise, climb, turning, takeoff, and landing performance.
Homework is given weekly as a review of the lecture, and there is no book, only a coursepack.
If you liked Aero 340, you may want to take Aero 440 if you get the opportunity. You will have to put down a deposit for this class to cover insurance and the operating cost of the airplane. An introduction to physical and aeronomical processes in the space environment. Discussion of theoretical tools, the Sun, solar spectrum, solar wind, interplanetary magnetic field, planetary magnetosphere, ionosphere and upper atmospheres. Atmospheric processes, densities, temperatures, and wind.