Competencies and objectives
Course context for academic year 2025-26
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Course competencies (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees) for academic year 2025-26
Transversal Competences
- CT01 : Use the foreign language fluently to access information, respond to the needs of society and be self-sufficient in the preparation of their professional life.
- CT02 : Utilizar de forma habitual las herramientas informáticas, así como las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones, en todo su desempeño profesional.
- CT03 : Comunicar de forma oral y escrita transmitiendo información, ideas, problemas y soluciones a un público tanto especializado como no especializado.
General Competences
- CG01 : Capacity for the design, development and management in the field of aeronautical engineering, in accordance with the knowledge acquired as established in section 5 of the order CIN/308/2009, of 9 February, aerospace vehicles, aerospace propulsion systems, aerospace materials, airport infrastructures, air navigation infrastructures and any space, traffic and air transport management system.
- CG02 : Planning, drafting, direction and management of projects, calculations and manufacturing in the field of aeronautical engineering, in accordance with the knowledge acquired in accordance with section 5 of order CIN/308/2009, of 9 February, aerospace vehicles, aerospace propulsion systems, aerospace materials, airport infrastructures, air navigation infrastructures and any space, traffic and air transport management system.
- CG03 : Installation, operation and maintenance in the field of aeronautical engineering, in accordance with the knowledge acquired as established in section 5 of the order CIN/308/2009, of 9 February, of aerospace vehicles, aerospace propulsion systems, aerospace materials, airport infrastructures, air navigation infrastructures and any space, traffic and air transport management system.
- CG04 : Verification and Certification in the field of aeronautical engineering, in accordance with the knowledge acquired as established in section 5 of order CIN/308/2009, of 9 February, on aerospace vehicles, aerospace propulsion systems, aerospace materials, airport infrastructures, aeronautical infrastructures and any space, traffic and air transport management system.
- CG05 : Ability to carry out activities of design, technical management, expertise, drafting of reports, opinions, and technical advice in tasks related to Aeronautical Technical Engineering, exercise of genuinely aerospace technical functions and positions.
- CG06 : Ability to participate in flight test programmes to collect data on take-off distances, climb rates, stall speeds, manoeuvrability and landing capabilities.
Specific Competences
- CE10 : Understand how aerodynamic forces determine the dynamics of flight and the role of the different variables involved in the phenomenon of flight.
- CE17 : Appropriate knowledge, applied to engineering, of: the fundamental elements of the various types of aircraft; the functional elements of the air navigation system and the associated electrical and electronic installations; the fundamentals of the design and construction of airplanes; the design and construction of aircraft; and the design and construction of the aircraft.
- CE18 : Appropriate knowledge applied to Engineering of: the fundamentals of fluid mechanics; the basic principles of flight control and automation; the main physical and mechanical characteristics and properties of materials.
- CE19 : Applied knowledge of: materials science and technology; mechanics and thermodynamics; fluid mechanics; aerodynamics and flight mechanics; navigation and air traffic systems; aerospace technology; theory of structures; air transport; economics and production; projects; environmental impact.
- CE23 : Applied knowledge of: building; electricity; electrical engineering; electronics; flight mechanics; hydraulics; airport installations; materials science and technology; theory of structures; airport maintenance and operation; air transport, cartography, topography, geotechnics and meteorology.
Basic Competences
- CB2 : Students should know how to apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional manner and should possess those skills that are usually reflected when preparing and defending arguments and solving problems in their field of study.
- CB3 : That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of study) in order to make judgements that include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues.
Learning outcomes (Training objectives)
- Construct the equations that provide the forces and moments of a solid in a fluid, identifying the most common simplifications adopted in aerodynamics and the role that the boundary layer plays in them.
- Calculate the potential flow around a flat plate and airfoils by means of analytical and numerical methods.
- Apply the linearised potential theory of airfoils to solve the problems of thickness, curvature and completeness.
- Calculate the finite span wing problem using Prandtl's lift line theory.
- Construct the equations of motion of an aircraft as a rigid solid, identifying the different axis systems and the main aerodynamic and propulsive characteristics involved.
- Calculate the point performances and integrals in horizontal rectilinear flight for turbojet-powered aeroplanes and construct their flight envelope and payload-range diagram.
- Calculate point performances for turbojet aeroplanes in climb, descent, turn, take-off and landing.
- Describe the main elements of longitudinal and lateral-directional static stability and control, applying them to the determination of the static stability and control of an aircraft.
Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2025-26
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General
Code:
33824
Lecturer responsible:
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Credits ECTS:
9,00
Theoretical credits:
0,00
Practical credits:
3,60
Distance-base hours:
5,40
Departments involved
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Dept:
APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Area: ENGINYERIA AEROESPACIAL
Theoretical credits: 0
Practical credits: 3,6
This Dept. is responsible for the course.
This Dept. is responsible for the final mark record.
Study programmes where this course is taught
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DEGREE IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Course type: COMPULSORY (Year: 3)