2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Engineering Undergraduate major in Mechanical Engineering
Introduction to Aeronautical Engineering
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Mechanical Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Takushi Saito / Masashi Harada / / / Koichiro Ikeda / /
- Class Format
- Lecture (Blended)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Thu (I1-256(I121))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- MEC.M334
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Sep 17, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In this lecture, the basic concepts of aircraft development and the technologies used in it will be taught. Specifically, theories and technologies on aircrafts and flying objects such as theory of nozzle flow, jet engine system, compressor, turbine, aerodynamics of aircraft, dynamics and control of aircraft, design and structure of aircrafts will be delivered. Through this lecture, students can understand basics of aircrafts and flying objects and the technical issues to be solved.
Course description and aims
Students will be requested to acquire the followings,
1) Explain the outline of the aircraft development process.
2) Theory of compressible flow in a nozzle
3) System and performance of jet engines
4) Aerodynamics around an aircraft, dynamics and control of an aircraft or a flying object
5) Design and structure of aircrafts
6) Technical issues related to the development of aircrafts
This subject corresponds to the acquisition of the following learning objectives.
Keywords
Compressible flow, Jet engine, Aerodynamics, Dynamics of aircraft, Control of aircraft, Structure of aircraft, Design of aircraft
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
- 6. Advanced specialized academic skills in mechanical engineering and 7. Ability to utilize specialized knowledge to solve new problems and make creative proposals
Class flow
In each class, the topics will be explained using distributed materials. At the end of each class, students are given exercise problems related to the lecture given that day to solve. To prepare for class, students should read the course schedule section and check what topics will be covered.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Aircraft development process |
Study on the process and requirements for developing an aircraft |
| Class 2 | Wind tunnel testing technology for aircraft development |
Study on the flow around an aircraft and the methods for measuring the forces and pressures acting on the aircraft through wind tunnel testing |
| Class 3 | Civil aircraft structure and materials |
Study on the structure, strength and materials of civil aircraft |
| Class 4 | Defense aircraft design and manufacturing |
Study on the design and manufacturing of defense aircraft |
| Class 5 | Fundamentals of aircraft design |
Study on airfoils and the wing theory |
| Class 6 | Aircraft mechanics |
Study on the forces acting on an aircraft and equations of motion |
| Class 7 | Jet engine technology |
Study on jet engine system and cycle performance |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 50 minutes preparing for class and another 50 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Materials will be distributed in each class
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are provided during class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students' knowledge of development process, jet engine, aerodynamics, flight dynamics, structure of aircrafts, design etc. and their ability to apply them to problems will be assessed. Basically, grades are based on the term-end examination. Depending on the lecturer, grades may be based on reports assigned in class.
Related courses
- MEC.E201 ： Thermodynamics (Mechanical Engineering)
- MEC.F201 ： Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics
- MEC.F211 ： Practical Fluid Mechanics
- MEC.C201 ： Mechanics of Materials
- MEC.A201 ： Engineering Mechanics
- MEC.M231 ： Introduction to Space Engineering
Prerequisites
Nothing in particular