PAUL ALFRED LAGACE Margaret macvicar Faculty Fellow Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems Co-Director, Leaders For Manufacturing and System Design and Management Programs
Ron Suiter, BSEE Lehigh, MBA USC Ron began his career as an aircraft system designer in Douglas Aircraft Company's Hydro-Mechanical system design group. He became Unit Chief of the braking system design
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Geometry jargon Standard atmosphere Airflow variables Forces acting on aircraft Aerodynamic coefficients Lift curve Drag polar Reference: Anderson, John D. Jr. Introduction to Flight
Today's topics Specific fuel consumption and breguet range equation Transonic aerodynamic considerations Aircraft Performance Aircraft turning Energy analysis Operating envelope Deep dive of other performance topics for jet transport