Oct 31, 2024  
2024-2025 College Catalog 
    
2024-2025 College Catalog

AVM 205 - Motion Dynamics

2 Credits, 4 Contact Hours
1 lecture period 3 lab periods
Principles of hydraulic power. Includes basic physics, basic mechanics, heat and fluid dynamics, fabrication and installation of fluid lines and fittings, laws of motion, basic aerodynamics, and aircraft nomenclature.

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Course Learning Outcomes
  1. Recall proficient knowledge of basic physics and mechanics
  2. Recall proficient knowledge of Fluid Line specifications 
  3. Demonstrate common processes/procedures associated with rigid and flexible tubing fabrication

Outline:
  1. Physics in Aviation
  2. Matter
    1. Characteristics of Matter
  3. Energy
    1. Potential Energy
    2. Kinetic Energy
  4. Force, Work, Power, and Torque
    1. Force
    2. Work
    3. Friction and Work
    4. Power
    5. Torque
  5. Simple Machines
    1. Mechanical Advantage of Machines
    2. The Lever
    3. The Pulley
    4. The Gear
    5. Inclined Plane
  6. Stress
    1. Tension
    2. Compression
    3. Torsion
    4. Bending
    5. Shear
    6. Strain
  7. Motion
    1. Uniform Motion
    2. Speed and Velocity
    3. Acceleration
    4. Newton’s Law of Motion
    5. Circular Motion
  8. Heat
    1. Heat Energy Units
    2. Heat Energy and Thermal Efficiency
    3. Heat Transfer
    4. Specific Heat
    5. Temperature
    6. Thermal Expansion/Contraction
  9. Pressure
    1. Gauge Pressure
    2. Absolute Pressure
    3. Differential Pressure
  10. Gas Laws
    1. Boyle’s Law
    2. General Gas Law
    3. Charles’ Law
    4. Dalton’s Law
  11. Fluid Mechanics
    1. Buoyancy
    2. Fluid Pressure
    3. Pascal’s Law
    4. Bernoulli’s Principle
    5. Wave Motion
    6. Speed of Sound
    7. Mach Number
    8. Frequency of Sound
    9. Loudness
    10. Measurement of Sound Intensity
    11. Doppler Effect
    12. Resonance
  12. The Atmosphere
    1. Composition of the Atmosphere
    2. Atmospheric Pressure
    3. Atmospheric Density
    4. Water Content of the Atmosphere
    5. Standard Atmosphere
  13. Aircraft Theory of Flight
    1. Four Forces of Flight
    2. Bernoulli’s Principle and Subsonic Flow
    3. Lift and Newton’s Third Law
    4. Airfoils
    5. Boundary Layer Airflow
    6. Wingtip Vortices
    7. Axes of an Aircraft
    8. Aircraft Stability
    9. Flight Control Surfaces
    10. High-Speed Aerodynamics
    11. Helicopter Aerodynamics
    12. Weight-Shift Control, Flexible Wing Aircraft Aerodynamics
    13. Powered Parachute Aerodynamics
  14. Fluid, Lines and Fittings
  15. Rigid Fluid Lines
    1. Tubing Material
    2. Material Identification
    3. Sizes
    4. Fabrication of Metal Tube Lines
    5. Alternative Bending Methods
    6. Instructions for Rolling-Type Flaring Tools
    7. Double Flaring
    8. Fluid Line Identification
    9. Fluid Line End Fittings
    10. MS Flareless Fittings
    11. Rigid Tubing Installation and Inspection
  16. Rigid Tubing Inspection and Repair
    1. Hose Materials and Construction
    2. Flexible Hose Inspection
    3. Fabrication and Replacement of Flexible Hose
    4. Flexible Hose Testing
    5. Hose Fittings
    6. Installation of Flexible Hose Assemblies
    7. Hose Clamps


Effective Term:
Fall 2024