AERONAUTICS
Includes aeronautics (general); aerodynamics; air transportation and safety;
aircraft communications and navigation; aircraft design, testing and performance;
aircraft instrumentation; aircraft propulsion and power; aircraft stability
and control; and research and support facilities (air).
01 Aeronautics (General)
Related Topic: 84-01 World
Space Programs and Aerospace Law -- NASA programs in general; foreign aerospace
programs; international cooperation; law related to space and aeronautics;
Congressional aerospace hearings.
02 Aerodynamics
+ 02-01 Aerodynamic
Characteristics
Lift, drag, stability, control,
and balance; dynamic properties.
+ 02-02 Aerodynamics
of Bodies
Aerodynamics of cylindrical, conical,
rotating, lifting, and symmetrical bodies; aerodynamic configurations.
+ 02-03 Airfoil
and Wing Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics of wings and airfoil
shapes and forms; supercritical wings. Related Topics: 09-01 Wind Tunnels
-- Wind tunnel and shock tube installations, test programs, and technology.
34-01 Boundary Layer -- Technology Flow characteristics and mechanics;
boundary layer control; combustion control; separation; transition and turbulence;
mathematical models; wind tunnel tests.
03 Air Transportation and Safety
+ 03-02
Helicopters and Ground Effect Machines
Design, performance, and control
of helicopters, hovercraft, and ground effect machines; rotor aerodynamics.
+ 03-03 STOL/VTOL
Aircraft
Design and stability control of
short takeoff and landing aircraft and vertical takeoff and landing aircraft;
aircraft configurations.
+ 03-05 Aircraft
Noise and Sonic Boom
Effects and measurement of sound
intensity of aircraft and sonic booms; noise prediction and reduction.
+ 03-06 Aircraft
Safety and Safety Devices
Aircraft safety studies; accident
investigation; air piracy; safety techniques and safety devices.
+ 03-07 Clear
Air Turbulence
Atmospheric turbulence, diffusion,
and counterflow; wind shear and microbursts.
04 Aircraft Communications and Navigation
Related Topic: 17-02 Navigation
Systems -- Spacecraft and aircraft navigation systems including star
trackers, inertial systems, doppler and stellar navigation; navigation instruments.
See also 32 Communications and Radar.
05 Aircraft Design, Testing and Performance
+ 05-01 Hydraulic
and Pneumatic Systems
Hydraulic and pneumatic equipment
and instrumentation; component reliability; hydraulic test tunnels.
+ 05-02 Auxiliary
Electrical Systems
Electrical and solar auxiliary
power sources; performance tests and systems analysis; reliability engineering.
06 Avionics and Aircraft Instrumentation
Related Topic: 19-01 Spacecraft
Instrumentation -- Spacecraft instruments, gauges, indicators and instrument
systems.
07 Aircraft Propulsion and Power
+ 07-01 Jet
Propulsion
Propulsion system performance and
configurations of turbojet, pulsejet, and ramjet aircraft engines; combustion
physics.
08 Aircraft Stability and Control
Related Topics: 02-01 Aerodynamic
Characteristics -- Lift, drag, stability, control, and balance; dynamic
properties. 34-01 Boundary Layer Technology -- Flow characteristics
and mechanics; boundary
layer control; combustion control; separation; transition and turbulence;
mathematical models; wind tunnel tests.
09 Research and Support Facilities
(Air)
+ 09-01 Wind
Tunnels
Wind tunnel and shock tube installations,
test programs, and technology. Related Topic: 03-01 Commercial and General
Aviation -- Design, operation, and maintenance of commercial and general
aviation aircraft; air traffic control and safety factors. See also 02 Aerodynamics.
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