- Airplane conception and validation
- Flight dynamics
- Applied aerodynamics
- Aerospace Engineering
- Flight mechanics
Fundamentals of Flight mechanics Specialization
Get hands-on understanding of Flight mechanics. Apply it to the critical review of a flight accident report, or to the set up of a flight test program, or for drafting the preliminary design of an airplane.
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What you will learn
How Mach number can impact stall speed.
Why turboprops consume less than turbojets.
What exactly mean indications given by flight instruments (i.e. anemometer, altimeter).
Use precise and appropriate words to describe an airplane and its motion in the air.
Skills you will gain
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Applied Learning Project
In each course, learners are invited to complete exercises in the form of case studies to put into practice the skills they have learned. These exercises are built around simulators allowing the manipulation of variables defined by the learner himself.
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