AE 301 Fundamentals of Flight ( 3 Units ).

History of flight - Airplane components and their functions - Nature of Aerodynamic forces – Wind tunnel testing - Atmosphere - Incompressible and compressible one dimensional flow - Two dimensional flow - hydrodynamic theory and circulation - Finite wing- Introduction to boundary layer - Determination of total incompressible drag - Compressible drag - Airfoils - High lift systems.

Prerequisites: MEP 261, MEP 290

AE 311 Low Speed Aerodynamics ( 3 Units ).

Conservatin laws for real flows - Navier-Stokes equations - 2-D ideal flows using stream and velocity potential functions - Kutta-Joukowski theorem - Numerical solutions - Complex potential - Joukowski airfoil - Thin airfoil theory - Viscous flow - laminar boundary layer (B.L.) equations - Momentum integral equation - Turbulent B.L. - Skin friction drag – Form drag - Finite wings - Down wash and induced drag .

Prerequisites: EE 300, AE 301, EE 332

AE 331 Aircraft Structures (1) ( 3 Units ).

Aircraft structural details - Materials of aircraft structures - Loads on aircraft structures - Shear forces and bending and twisting moments - Fundamentals of elasticity - Bending of thin-walled structures - Torsion of thin walled structures - Shear in thin walled structures.

Prerequisites: MENG 270, AE 301

AE 361 Aircraft Performance ( 3 Units ).

Aircraft performance in steady flight - Straight and level flight - Flight limitations - Drag - Power - Performance curves in terms of thrust and power - Gliding flight - Climbing flight - Range and endurance - Other methods of solution to performance problems - Aircraft performance in accelerated flight - Climbing flight - Take off - Landing - Turning flight - Introduction to helicopters - Helicopter performance -Thrust and torque theory - Rotor flow effects - Power required - Vertical climb.

Prerequisite:   AE 301

AE 371 Aircraft Engines ( 3 Units ).

Aircraft engine types - Cycle analysis and performance parameters of piston engines -  Cycle analysis and performance parameters jet and gas turbine engines (ramjets, turbojets, turbofans, turboprops and turboshafts) - Rocket engines ­classification and performance parameters - Ideal chemical rocket – Design concepts of thermodynamic cycles – Design project.

Prerequisite:   AE 301

AE 390 Summer Training ( 2 Units ).

Training in industry under the supervision of a staff member. Students have to submit a report about his achievements during training in addition to any other requirements assigned by the department.

Prerequisites: Completion of 120 units

AE 400 Cooperative Work Program ( 8 : 26 weeks)

Training in industry under the supervision of a staff member. Students should submit a final sport about their training in addition to any other requirements assigned by the department.

Prerequisites: Completion of 125 units

AE 412 High Speed Aerodynamics ( 3 Units )

Principles from Thermodynamics - Conservation laws governing compressible flow - Generalized flow in Nozzles - Isentropic flow -  Normal shock relations - Nozzle flow with shock waves - Oblique shock waves - Expansion waves - Shock reflection - airfoils in supersonic flow - Shock expansion method - Thin airfoil theory - Nonsteady gas dynamics - Moving shock waves and expansion waves - Shock tube theory - Aerodynamic facilities – Design of wind tunnels.

Prerequisite: AE 311

AE413 Viscous Aerodynamics ( 3 Units )

Review of conservation equations - Simple problems of viscous flow - Flow at high Reynolds number - Laminar boundary layer - Classical and numerical solutions of laminar boundary layer - L­aminar separation – Transition from laminar to turbulent - Turbulent boundary layer - Viscous aerodynamic drag - Turbulent shear flows - Wakes and jets –Computer applications.

Prerequisite: AE 311

AE 414 Aerodynamics Lab ( 2 Units )

Experiments that accentuate instruments and experimental procedures – Wind tunnel types - Wind tunnel calibration – External and internal balance measurements - Pressure distribution measurement in shear layers - Measurement of laminar and turbulent boundary layers on a flat plate - Hot wire anemometry - Laser Methods (LDV, PLIF) - Mach number measurement in supersonic flow - Six-component force measurement.

Prerequisite: AE 311

AE 415 Hypersonic Aerodynamics ( 3 Units )

Hypersonic shock and expansion wave theories - Local surface inclination methods -­ Hypersonic inviscid flowfields - Approximate and exact methods - Hypersonic boundary layer theory - Hypersonic aerodynamic heating - Entry and heating problems - Hypersonic viscous interactions - High temperature gas dynamic - Equilibrium and nonequilibrium flows - Viscous high temperature flows - Modern methods applied to missiles.

Prerequisite: AE 412

AE 432 Aircraft Structures (2) ( 3 Units )

Deflection analysis - Indeterminate structures - Bending of plates - Buckling of columns and plates - Local buckling of composite shapes - Buckling of stiffened panels - Crippling.

Prerequisite: AE 331

AE 433 Flight Vehicle Materials ( 3 Units )

Imperfections in solids - Requirements from aerospace structural materials – Design philosophy (safe-life and damage-tolerant design) –Aerospace applications of fracture mechanics­ – Airframe fatigue – Creep – Oxidation - Composite materials – Computer applications.

Prerequisite: AE 331

AE 434 Aircraft Structures Lab ( 2 Units )

Bending of simply supported beams -  Bending of cantilever beams - Unsymmetrical bending of beams - Shear center - Deflections of simply supported portal frame - Deflections of simply supported S frame - Deflections of statically indeterminate portal frame - Deflections of closed frames - Buckling of struts - Buckling of thin plates - Local buckling of thin-walled columns.

Prerequisite: AE 432

AE 435 Aircraft Design

Mission specification - Weight estimation - Sensitivity of weight to different parameters­ - estimating of wing area, take off thrust, and lift coefficient - Configuration design - Overall configuration - Fuselage layouts - Wing plan-form design - High lift devices - Empennage design - C­ontrol surfaces - Landing gear - Propulsion system selection - Design refinement - Computer applications.

Prerequisite: AE 361, AE-462

AE 436 Aircraft Structural Design ( 3 Units )

Structural design of wing, fuselage, tail-plane, fin, and landing gear - Design of ribs, frames, stiffeners, webs, and skins - Spar design - Diagonal semi tension field beams - Optimum design – Computer applications.

Prerequisite: AE 432

AE 437 Aircraft Structural Integrity ( 3 Units )

Failure criteria - Slow damage - Fatigue (accumulative damage, crack closure, crack arrest, load spectrum, residual strength, environmentally assisted fatigue) - Discrete damage - Impact damage (birds and debris) – Reliability - Non-destructive testing - Computer applications.

Prerequisite: AE 433

AE 451 Avionic Systems ( 3 Units )

Review of basic circuit theory - Introduction to semiconductors - Operation of bipolar junction transistor - Operation of different types of field effect transistors - Introduction to number systems and logic  circuits - Introduction to communications - Introduction to wave modulation - Introduction to RADAR.

Prerequisite: AE 361

AE452 Basic Aircraft Systems ( 3 Units )

Instrument displays and panels - Air data instruments - Attitude indicating instruments - Heading indicating instruments - Flight director systems - Power-plant related instruments - Hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Prerequisite:  AE 462

AE 462 Aircraft Stability and Control ( 4 Units )

Static longitudinal stability - Neutral point - Longitudinal control – Hinge moments – Control surface balancing - Stick free stability - Stick force - Stick force gradient – Maneuverability – Maneuver point - Center of gravity limits - Directional static stability - Directional control - Rolling static stability - Rolling control - Aircraft equations of motion - Small disturbance theory - Longitudinal dynamic stability - Lateral dynamic stability – Stability derivatives - Flying qualities

Prerequisites: AE 361

AE 463 Aircraft Automatic Control ( 3 Units )

Aircraft transfer functions - Open loop response - Aircraft response to atmospheric disturbances - Automatic control - Conventional control theory - Modern control theory - Gyrodynamics - Stability augmentation systems - Lonitudinal Autopilots – Lateral Autopilots – Design project.

Prerequisite: AE 462

AE 472 Aircraft Propulsion ( 4 Units )

Jet engine components - Aerothermodynamics of intakes, combustors and nozzles - Gas turbine engines turbomachines - Axial and centrifugal compressors and axial turbines - Matching of engine components – Design concepts of jet engine components – Design project.

Prerequisite:   AE 371

AE 473 Space Vehicle Propulsion ( 3 Units )

Types and performance of rocket vehicles - Chemical rockets; characteristics, propellants and combustion, expansion in nozzles, thrust chambers - Electrical rocket propulsion - Advanced propulsion concepts.

Prerequisite:   AE 472

AE 481 Air Transport Engineering ( 3 Units )

Air-worthiness - Fleet planning - Flight safety - Flight operations - Ground operations - Maintenance tasks - Initial maintenance programs - Quality control.

Prerequisite:   AE 390

AE 482 Aircraft Maintenance Systems ( 3 Units )

Introduction - Reliability theory - Life testing - Maintained systems - Integrated logistic support (ILS) - Aircraft handling - Repair station requirements - Quality systems - Inventory control - Structural repair - Engine maintenance and overhaul - Maintenance of aircraft systems and instruments.

Prerequisites: IE 331, AE 361

AE 491 Fundamentals of Space Vehicles ( 3 Units )

Classification of aerospace vehicles – Mission sizing- Main components-Selection of Propulsion systems- Launching systems – Aerodynamics - G­uidance and control - Structure and materials - Electronic systems.

Prerequisite: AE 412

AE 492 Computer Applications in Aero. Eng. ( 3 Units )

Introduction about computers in aeronautical field - Numerical methods for solving application problems in fluid dynamics - Computer applications usage in Aeronautics - Finite element analysis of the aircraft structure - Project

Prerequisites: AE 412, AE 432

AE 498 Special topics in Aeronautical Eng. ( 3 Units )

Selected topics to develop the skills and knowledge in a given field of Aeronautical Engineering.

Prerequisites: Completion of 120 units, Instructor Approval

AE 499 Senior Project ( 4 Units )

Selection of topic - Literature review - Project design planning - Arranging for data collection and experimental work - Interim report - Experimental work and data collection or field study (if any) - Data processing analysis and results -  Preparation of a first draft of the final report - Presentation of the project.

Prerequisite:  Completion of 120 units