This course covers the fundamentals of flight, beginning with the structure of the atmosphere and the International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) used for aircraft performance calculations. It explains airflow concepts, including subsonic, transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic regimes, and introduces compressibility, Bernoulli’s principle, and the continuity equation.

The material then delves into lift and drag generation, wing planform and airfoil design, high‑lift devices, and boundary‑layer control. It also discusses aircraft stability (static, dynamic, directional), control surfaces (pitch, roll, yaw), trim mechanisms, and operational limits such as load factors and stall speeds. The course integrates aerodynamic theory with practical aircraft design and flight‑operations considerations.