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This document provides information about the AE 152 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering course taught by Prof. A M Pradeep at IIT Bombay. The course will be conducted via MS Teams and include lectures, recorded material, slides and additional readings. Lectures will be on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. The course aims to provide an overview of aerospace systems and the fundamentals of flight, including governing equations, aerodynamics and performance. Topics will include airbreathing and rocket propulsion, manned and unmanned systems, and aerospace terminology.

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AE152 Lecture-1

This document provides information about the AE 152 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering course taught by Prof. A M Pradeep at IIT Bombay. The course will be conducted via MS Teams and include lectures, recorded material, slides and additional readings. Lectures will be on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. The course aims to provide an overview of aerospace systems and the fundamentals of flight, including governing equations, aerodynamics and performance. Topics will include airbreathing and rocket propulsion, manned and unmanned systems, and aerospace terminology.

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AE 152 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering

Prof. A M Pradeep

Contact modes: ampradeep@aero.iitb.ac.in or via MS Teams

Slot 4
Monday: 1135-1230 hrs. Tuesday: 0830-0925 hrs. Thursday 0930-1025 hrs.

Course material: via MS Teams


All lectures will be recorded, recording, lectures slides, additional reading material,
links to videos
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• Lecture etiquette
• Please keep your mic muted and video switched off.
• In case you need to ask any question, unmute and ask your question/clarification.
• You may post questions on the chat window, which I will answer after the lecture.
• Doubts/clarifications can also be sent via Teams later on.
• Network/power failure
• In case of network/power outage at your end, the recorded video will be available
on the Teams interface.
• In case of network/power outage at my end, lecture to continue in the next lecture
slot. The missed portion to be repeated.
• Exam related
• Mode of conduct of exam (quiz/mid-sem/end-sem) to be discussed later on.

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Aims and objectives of this course
• Overview of Aerospace Systems
• Understand basic types and categories of aerospace systems
• Fundamentals of flight
• Governing equations, basics of aerodynamics and flight performance
• Aerospace terminology and their significance
• Altitude, speeds, forces, wing and airfoils etc.

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Aerospace Systems
• Airbreathing and rocket propulsion
• Lighter than air and heavier than air
• Powered and gliding/static
• Manned and unmanned
• Fixed wing and rotary
• Civil and military

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Course contents:
• Historical Developments in Aviation, Aviation milestones,
Components of an aircraft, Types of aerial vehicles.
• Properties of atmosphere: ISA, IRA, Pressure altitude, Altimeter;
Aircraft speeds TAS, EAS, CAS, IAS.
• Basic Aerodynamics: Fluid dynamic equations & their basis, Ideal
fluid, viscous flows, Flow past a body, Flow Separation, Generation of
Lift, Drag & Moment, Non-dimensional coefficients, Airfoils & Wings,
Airfoil families, Supersonic flight, Wave Drag, Aircraft Drag Polar,
• Aircraft Performance: Steady level flight, Altitude effects, Absolute
ceiling, steady climbing flight, Energy methods, Range and
Endurance, Sustained level turn, pull- up, Take-off and Landing.
• Types of Powerplant for aerospace vehicles, Thrust/Power and fuel
flow variation with altitude & velocity.
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Textbooks/References:
• Anderson, J. D., Introduction to Flight, McGraw-Hill
• Janes’ All World’s Aircraft

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