Introduction to Hypersonic Flows – Inviscid Hypersonic Flow: Newtonian flow, Mach number inde- pendence, Hypersonic similarity, Blast wave theory, Hypersonic small disturbance theory, Stagnation region flow – Viscous Hypersonic Flow: Similarity parameters, Self-similar solutions, Hypersonic tur- bulent boundary layer, Reference temperature method, Stagnation region flow field, Viscous interac- tions – Real Gas effects: Inviscid equilibrium and non-equilibrium flows, Viscous high temperature flows – Experimental facilities – Hypersonic design considerations.

Basics of acoustics – General theory of aerodynamic sound – Flow and acoustic interactions – Feed- back phenomenon – Supersonic jet noise – Sonic boom – Noise radiation from rotors and fans – Aeroacoustic measurements.

Concept of similarity and design of experiments – Measurement uncertainty – Design of subsonic, transonic, supersonic, hypersonic, and high enthalpy test facilities – Transducers and their response characteristics – Measurement of pressure, temperature, velocity, forces, moments, and dynamic sta- bility derivatives – Flow visualization techniques: Optical measurement techniques, refractive index based measurements, scattering based measurements – Data acquisition and signal conditioning – Signal and image processing.

Basic Experiments in Low Speed Wind Tunnels – Measurement of Aerodynamic Forces and Moments – Measurements of Pressure and Velocity – Flow Visualisation Techniques – Transient Flows: Shock Waves, Detonation – Experiments in Supersonic Flows – Optical Flow Visualisation Methods – Measurement of Flow Generated Sound.

Study of Pull Up - Pull Down Maneuver – Flight Simulator – Flight Controls of a Helicopter – Propeller Performance Testing – Measurement of Performance Parameters in Flight.