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MITx: 16.110x_2 Flight Vehicle Aerodynamics

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Because we have a worldwide audience, this course is timed by Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). All times listed are in UTC, which is probably not your local time zone.

All course material release dates and deadlines (due date+time) occur on Tuesdays at 16:00 UTC, on most of the weeks. The deadlines for each unit is listed in the left-hand navigation bar of the Courseware, and in the table below. All assignments are due just before 16:00 (UTC) on the given date, but you can of course finish them in advance.

Module and exam information are given in the table below.

  • The row in bold red indicates the current module. Grayed-out rows show modules to be released, or whose due date has passed.
  • The Book Reference column lists the chapters and appendices from the textbook that are relevant to each module. Note however that some modules only cover parts of the listed book chapters.
  • The Weight columns give the percent of the final grade for each question type (see grading section of the Syllabus).

Module
 Name
Textbook
Reference
Release Date
(16:00 UTC )
Due Date
(16:00 UTC )
Finger Exercises
Weight
Homework
Weight
Exam
Weight
-
 Entrance Survey
-
February 5
March 25
-
-
-
-
 Preamble
Chapter 1,
Appendix A
February 5
-
-
-
-
1
 Flowfield Modeling for Aerodynamic Flows
Chapter 2,
Appendices B, C
February 9
February 23
1%
4%
-
2
 Viscous Effects and Boundary Layers
Chapters 3, 4
February 23
March 15
2%
8%
-
-
 Exam 1
-
March 15
March 22
-
-
15%
3
 Aerodynamic Force Analysis
Chapter 5
March 22
March 29
1%
4%
-
4
 Experimental Measurements in Aerodynamics
Chapter 10
March 29
April 5
1%
4%
-
5
 Aerodynamics of Aircraft in Maneuver
Chapter 6
April 5
April 12
1%
4%
-
6
 Introduction to Flight Dynamics
Chapter 9
April 12
April 26
2%
8%
-
-
 Exam 2
-
April 26
May 3
-
-
15%
7
 Overview of Unsteady Aerodynamic Flows
Chapter 7
May 3
May 10
1%
4%
-
8
 Compressible Aerodynamic Flows
Chapter 8
May 10
May 24
2%
8%
-
-
 Exam 3
-
May 24
May 31
-
-
15%
-
 Exit Survey
-
May 17
June 7
-
-
-
11%
total
44%
total
45%
total