Aviation and Flight Principles

  1. Flight in Different Speed Regimes
    1. Subsonic Flight Aerodynamics
      1. Low-Speed Flight Characteristics
        1. Incompressible Flow Assumptions
          1. Classical Aerodynamic Theory
            1. Stall Characteristics
            2. High Subsonic Flight
              1. Compressibility Effects
                1. Critical Mach Number
                  1. Local Sonic Flow
                    1. Drag Rise
                    2. Shock Wave Formation
                      1. Normal Shock Waves
                        1. Oblique Shock Waves
                          1. Shock-Boundary Layer Interaction
                        2. Mach Number Effects
                          1. Mach Number Definition
                            1. Speed of Sound Variations
                              1. Altitude and Temperature Effects
                            2. Transonic Flight Regime
                              1. Transonic Speed Range
                                1. Mixed Subsonic-Supersonic Flow
                                  1. Shock Wave Development
                                    1. Flow Complexity
                                    2. Transonic Phenomena
                                      1. Sound Barrier Concept
                                        1. Wave Drag Increase
                                          1. Center of Pressure Movement
                                            1. Mach Tuck
                                              1. Nose-Down Pitching Moment
                                                1. Control Difficulties
                                                  1. Recovery Techniques
                                                2. Transonic Aircraft Design
                                                  1. Swept Wing Benefits
                                                    1. Area Rule Application
                                                      1. Supercritical Airfoils
                                                      2. Control Challenges
                                                        1. Shock Wave Effects on Controls
                                                          1. Buffeting and Vibration
                                                            1. Mach Trim Requirements
                                                          2. Supersonic Flight Aerodynamics
                                                            1. Supersonic Flow Characteristics
                                                              1. Shock Wave Patterns
                                                                1. Expansion Wave Formation
                                                                  1. Prandtl-Meyer Expansion
                                                                  2. Supersonic Drag Components
                                                                    1. Wave Drag
                                                                      1. Volume Wave Drag
                                                                        1. Lift-Dependent Wave Drag
                                                                        2. Supersonic Drag Rise
                                                                          1. Drag Minimization Techniques
                                                                          2. Sonic Boom Generation
                                                                            1. Shock Wave Coalescence
                                                                              1. Ground Signature
                                                                                1. Boom Intensity Factors
                                                                                2. Supersonic Aircraft Design
                                                                                  1. Delta Wing Configurations
                                                                                    1. Variable Geometry Wings
                                                                                      1. Inlet Design Considerations
                                                                                        1. Structural Requirements
                                                                                        2. Hypersonic Flight Considerations
                                                                                          1. Hypersonic Speed Definition
                                                                                            1. Heating Effects
                                                                                              1. Real Gas Effects
                                                                                                1. Vehicle Design Challenges

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