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Introduction to Aerospace Engineering

Octavian Thor Pleter, PhD, PhD, MBA (MBS)

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This presentation draws on ideas from Dr. Pleter’s articles, books, and unpublished manuscripts. No part of this

publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means or in any form - electronic,

mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise - without written consent from Octavian Thor Pleter or the

Brainbond consultancy firm, www.brainbond.ro Version 1.2 dated 30 October 2013 © O. T. Pleter and Brainbond

Introduction to Aerospace Engineering

3 CP = 3 credit points

Elective subject

2C = 2 hrs course weekly

Grading policy:

• Final exam 50%

• Team assignment 1 20%

• Team assignment 2 20%

• Class attendance 10%

Textbooks: A. F. MacDonald, I. L. Peppler

“From the Ground Up”, Aviation Publishers

Co. Limited, Ottawa 2000

O. T. Pleter, “Introduction to Aerospace

Engineering”, Brainbond, Bucuresti 2009 2 IAEC01

Course Outlines

1. Introduction. Why Aerospace Engineering?

2. Flight Principles. Classification of Aircraft and Spacecraft.

3. Airplane. Aircraft Structure and Systems. Flight Control.

4. Aircraft Classes and Categories. Aircraft Materials.

5. Airplane Flight. Lift, Weight, Thrust, Drag. Airfoils.

6. Axes. Controls, Stability. Load Factor. Stall.

7. Helicopters. Controls, Stability. Lighter than Air Aircraft.

8. Airspeed, Mach Number. Flight Instruments: Pitot, Gyro, Magnetic.

9. Aero Engines and the Fuel System. Piston Engine. Jet Engine.

Instruments.

10.Aerodrome Operations. Air Traffic Management, Airspace. VFR, IFR.

11.Spacecraft Propulsion, Control and Stability.

12.Navigation. Air Navigation Systems. Automatic Flight Control. FMS.

13.Air Transport Engineering. Aviation Business. Regulators. Chicago

Convention.

14.Conclusions.

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What is engineering?

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What is engineering?

• science

• creativity

• practicality

• utility

• wide scope

• realism

vs. non-science

vs. descriptive

vs. fundamental

vs. art

vs. specialization

vs. idealism

• based on mathematical and

algorithmic representations and models

• creative science

• applied science

• goal: to build useful artificial structures

• multidisciplinary science

• choice of best trade-offs

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Aeronautical engineering Astronautical engineering

Aerospace engineering

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Why Aerospace Engineering?

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Say your reasons to be here…

Why Aerospace Engineering?

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1. Easy to be addicted to (entertaining, lovable)

2. Most demanding / challenging (complexity, adversity)

3. Makes us different (our personal strategy → differentiation)

4. Better jobs (better pay, better professional satisfaction)

5. Romanians are good at it (native talent, competitive school)

6. Increasing shortage worldwide (promising trend)

Examples of Remarkable Aerospace Engineers

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Name a few that you know…

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Henri Coanda (1886-1972)

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Henri Coanda Case Study

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Elie Carafoli (1901-1983)

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Dumitru Prunariu

Soyuz

1981

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George Firican

• ATCO – Radar License

• Flight Navigator License - B707

• Civil Aviation Senior Management training

• ICAO Safety Oversight Auditor Training

• ICAO Safety Management Systems Training

• Chief of Flight Engineering Office

(TAROM)

• Chief of Flight Preparations Office

(TAROM)

• Deputy Chief Navigator (TAROM)

• Executive Director (Air Special

Services)

• Director of Air Navigation Services

(ROMATSA)

• Director of Aviation Business Unit

(Ensemble, Vancouver, Canada)

• Deputy Regional Director, European

and North Atlantic Office of ICAO

(Paris, France)

Deputy Regional

Director Europe-

North Atlantic

Graduated IPB-FA

in 1981

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RVSM

1997-2011

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Eduard Porosnicu

Aeronautical Information Management – Senior Specialist

Graduated UPB-FIA in 1992

• Scientific Researcher at IMFDZ

• AIS Inspector in the Romanian CAA

• AIS and PANS-OPS training, Luxembourg

• Project Management Professionals (PMP) Training

• Electronic AIP Project Manager

• Aeronautical Information Exchange Model (AIXM) Project Manager

• Digital NOTAM Project Manager

• Chairman of the EUROCONTROL Aeronautical Information Services -

Technical Sub-group

• Member of the ARINC 829 WG (Open Navigation Databases

Exchange), EUROCAE WG 44 (Airport Mapping Databases)

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xNOTAM

2006

xNOTAM - 2006

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Eurocontrol – FAA – ICAO

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Tony Licu

European Safety Programme manager

Graduated UPB-FIA in 1992

• Air traffic controller licence – radar en-route (1993)

• Head of ATC Office within Romanian CAA (1993-1995)

• Head of ASM Division of ROMATSA (1996-1997)

• Project Manager for the Operational Requirements of the ROMATSA

Modernisation Programme (1997-1999)

• Seconded in EUROCONTROL Experimental Centre (Bretigny Sur

Orge) to run fast-time and real-time simulations (1997, 1999)

• Safety Expert within Safety Regulation Unit of EUROCONTROL -

Brussels (1999-2005)

• EUROCONTROL Strategic Safety Action Plan Programme Manager -

Brussels (2005-2006)

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ESP

2007

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Professor Adriana Nastase, Dr. Eng., Dr. Math

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Professor Adriana Nastase, Dr. Eng., Dr. Math

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Elena Senchea-Popescu