Flight tests and flight data analysis - teaching aerospace engineering students
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The ability to carry out in-flight tests and to analyse the flight data registered is, in the case of aerospace engineering students, a vital aspect of education. Since aircraft flight tests are very expensive, frequently the funds allocated to them in the process of education are insufficient. The aim of this article is to present a relatively low-cost method of training students to carry out flight tests and to analyse flight data. The method relies on three consecutive steps. At first, simulation tests relying on the mathematical model of an aircraft are carried out. During these simulations, students analyse aircraft behaviour. Next, flight data registered during previously held in-flight tests are analysed. Finally, flight tests are performed by students. As a result, having mastered the ability to analyse real flight data, the students trained will become high-class specialists being able to conduct flight tests and analyse flight data.
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