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DETAILED CURRICULUM
ACADEMIC SYLLABUS
Airborne Systems (Flight Officers/Engineers)
WEEK COURSE HOURS EXAMS LABS
1-2 Mathematics 8 1  
1-3 Calculus 15 1  
1-7 Pitot Static Systems 18 1  
1-8 Introduction to Airborne Systems 25 1 1
2-15 Airplane Performance 45 2
3-8 Report Writing, Human Factors, Risk Assessment 14 -  
3-10 Mechanics 18 2  
8-13 Subsonic Aerodynamics 1 15 -  
9 Control Systems 1 3 - 1
9-18 Airborne Radar Systems 35 1 1
11-17 Airplane Stability and Control 19 1  
12 Program Management 1 3 -  
13 Crew Station Analysis 4 -  
14 ONE WEEK BREAK
16-23 Airborne Electro-Optical Systems 25 1 1
17-20 Subsonic Aerodynamics 2 10 -  
17-23 Airborne Navigation Systems 20 1  
19-22 First and Second Order Systems 17 1  
19-23 Statistics 1 15 1  
23 Analysis & Modeling 3 -  
24-25 TWO WEEK BREAK
26-28 Dynamic Systems Analysis Techniques 10 -  
26-29 Thermodynamics 15 1  
26-30 High Speed Aerodynamics 16 -  
27 Control Systems 2 3 - 1
28-33 Airplane Dynamics 20 -  
29-35 Airborne Electronic Warfare Systems 25 1 1
30-31 Crew Station Analysis 5 -  
31-32 Program Management 2 6 -  
32-34 Avionics Architecture 10 -  
33-39 Statistics 2 17 1  
34 Control Systems 3 3 - 1
35-36 Flight Loads 2 -  
36-38 Advanced Flight Control Systems 6 -  
36-39 Integrated Airborne Systems 9 -  
37 FIELD TRIP
38-43 Advanced Systems Topics 20 -  
39-41 Shipboard Interface 8 -  
40-41 Undersea Detection Systems 5 -  
43-45 Low Observable 16 -  
44 DT-IIA FLY WEEK
45 Aircraft Structures 4    
45-46 V/STOL Aircraft 10 -  
46-48 Program Management 3 12 -
  TOTAL 534 17 7