Flight Support Lecture Guide

T-45A/C TS, ADV & IUT Aero-02

High-Speed Flight

FLIGHT SUPPORT LECTURE GUIDE

COURSE/STAGE: TS, ADV & IUT / Aerodynamics

LESSON TITLE: High-Speed Flight

LESSON IDENTIFIER: T-45A/C TS, ADV & IUT Aero-02

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: Classroom

ALLOTTED LESSON TIME: 1.0 hr

TRAINING AIDS:

T-45 Scale Model

Figures

Fig 1: Flow About an Airfoil

Fig 2: Compression Wave Formation

Fig 3: T-45 Midspan Vortex

Fig 4: Transonic Lift Distribution

Fig 5: Cause of Reduced T-45 Stability in Transonic Flight

Fig 6: Effect of Wing Sweep on High-Speed Airflow

Fig 7: Area Rule

Fig 8: Transonic/Supersonic Flight Controls

Fig 9: Transonic/Supersonic Flight Controls

Fig 10: Supersonic Flow in an Engine Inlet

Fig 11: Vortex Generators on the T-45

STUDY RESOURCES:

T-45C NATOPS Flight Manual, A1-T45AC-NFM-000

(9-99) ORIGINAL

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