Investigation of Advanced Aircraft Performance Measures of Merit Including New Agility Metrics

Abstract

Advanced aircraft performance measures of merit have been proposed and individually analyzed by various researchers. These metrics have been consolidated into a single computer code as part of this research effort. This code was used to study the relationships between the advanced metrics, aircraft design metrics and an aircraft's trajectory performance. The study found a linear relationship existed between the advanced metrics and the design metrics. This relationship was used to quantify the required levels of the advanced metrics which would give desired changes in trajectory performance. The results showed that advanced metrics could be applied only to very specific trajectory maneuvers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA242016

Entities

People

  • Bruce A. Fox

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Design
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircraft Models
  • Combat Effectiveness
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Flight Paths
  • Geometry
  • Mach Number
  • Parametric Analysis
  • Sea Level
  • Simulations
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.