AE 426Flight Dynamics
Semester 261
Course learning environment

Flight Dynamics,
one connected story.

Start with the course information, then move through the foundations and interactive lecture materials. Classroom and study resources will grow here throughout the semester.

Course information

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Semester structure, expectations, learning outcomes, assessment, schedule, resources, and support.

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Semester 261 Syllabus

Course facts, teaching team, learning outcomes, assessment and grading, schedule, resources, policies, and study guidance.

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M0 · Foundations

Course overview & modeling language

The semester story: aircraft motion, stability, dynamics, feedback, course resources, and the engineering workflow ahead.

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M0 · Course Overview

Aircraft motion, modeling language, stability, dynamics, feedback, references, and the semester-long Flight Dynamics challenge.

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M1 · Frames, Kinematics & Nonlinear Dynamics

Build the aircraft motion model

Move from coordinate descriptions and kinematics into the nonlinear equations that predict aircraft motion.

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Frames, Kinematics & the Language of Motion

Reference frames, body axes, motion variables, the 3–2–1 sequence, passive DCMs, and body rates versus Euler-coordinate rates.

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From Kinematics to Translational Dynamics

Forces in a common frame, Newton’s second law, rotating-frame derivatives, transport-theorem coupling, body-axis translational equations, and gravity.

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Planned next: rotational dynamics, inertia, and the remaining nonlinear rigid-aircraft equations.