The Response of Aircraft to Discrete Ramp Gusts.

Abstract

The response of an aircraft as a function of time on encountering an isolated ramp gust is derived from its response to a unit step gust. Two FORTRAN programs are described which treat separately straight ramp and smooth ramp (one-minus-cosine) gust profiles. The (critical) gust length causing maximum dynamic response is determined and responses to simple gust patterns (pairs) are investigated. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA056690

Entities

People

  • A. G. Purcell

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Differential Equations
  • Discontinuities
  • Dynamic Response
  • Equations
  • Interpolation
  • Power Spectra
  • Probability
  • Turbulence
  • Wind Shear
  • Wind Velocity

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Control Systems Engineering.