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ABC of Flight Mechanics: How Do Planes Fly?

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ABC of Flight Mechanics: How Do Planes Fly?
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  2. Prerequisites & Facts
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What is the course about?

ABC of Flight Mechanics: How Do Planes Fly?
The course ABC of Flight Mechanics: How Do Planes Fly? is an online class provided by ISAE-SUPAERO through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Discover how airplanes work and explore simple flight mechanics: from take off and landing, to the physics of flight.

Course description
  • Discover how planes fly
  • 4 weeks
  • How do planes take off? How do they fly? How do pilots maintain control of them? And how high do aeroplanes fly?
  • Get answer to all these questions and more with this course exploring the basics of flying and flight mechanics. You will learn how the laws of physics apply to airplanes and discover important concepts in aviation including: lift, drag and propulsion, and longitudinal stability. You will also learn how to calculate a climb gradient or take-off distances.
  • You will leave the course with a better understanding of how planes work, and the basics of flights mechanics.
  • General description of an airplane
  • Atmosphere physics and Newton’s laws applied to the airplane
  • Lift, stall and ceiling
  • Drag and propulsion forces
  • Longitudinal stability
  • This course is for anybody interested in learning more about how aeroplanes work, the physics of flying or flight mechanics. It will be of particular interest to undergraduate students in aerospace engineering, trainee as well as senior pilots, journalists, and professionals in the aviation sector.
  • ISAE-SUPAERO
  • ISAE-SUPAERO, world leader in aerospace engineering higher education.
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Prerequisites & Facts

ABC of Flight Mechanics: How Do Planes Fly?

Course Topic

Engineering, Physics, Science, Engineering & Maths

University, College, Institution

ISAE-SUPAERO

Course Skill Level

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Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

ABC of Flight Mechanics: How Do Planes Fly?

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / ISAE-SUPAERO you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.
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Topic: Engineering, Physics, Science, Engineering & Maths

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