AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE DYNAMICS OF AIRCRAFT IN UNSTEADY FLIGHT

Abstract

The dynamic response of conventional and VTOL aircraft with varying flight velocity is investigated. It is assumed that the dynamic motions of aircraft may be described by linear differential equations whose coefficients (stability derivatives) are functions of flight velocity, and therefore vary with time. Primary emphasis is placed on the evaluation of the general nature of the vehicle response and its departure from frozen system (constant coefficients) characteristics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0627370

Entities

People

  • H. C. Curtiss Jr.

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Asymptotic Series
  • Computational Science
  • Differential Equations
  • Dynamics
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Jet Engines
  • Linear Differential Equations
  • Nonlinear Differential Equations
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Tilt Wing Aircraft
  • Tilt Wings
  • Vertical Takeoff Aircraft

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.