SOME BASIC CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE LONGITUDINAL DYNAMICS OF AIRCRAFT AND HELICOPTERS

Abstract

A discussion of the longitudinal motion of an airframe is presented. General relationships between the stability derivatives of the airplane and the single rotor helicopter are considered. It is shown that the basic character of the longitudinal motion is primarily determined by the angle of attack stability and the velocity stability. The variation in the modes of motion produced by these two stability derivatives is presented. Consideration of the relationships between the flight variables in the modes of motion is included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0263838

Entities

People

  • Howard C. Curtiss Jr.

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airplanes
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Flight
  • Government Procurement
  • Helicopters
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Transportation
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Control Systems Engineering.