Investigation of Current and Proposed Aircraft Departure Susceptibility Criteria with Application to Future Fighter Aircraft

Abstract

This report entails a brief review of the derivation, application and implied limitations of the aircraft departure susceptibility criteria presented in the MIL-STD-1797A Flying Qualities Specification. To begin the discussion, the six degree-of-freedom rigid body aircraft equations-of-motion and aircraft stability concepts are reviewed, focusing on their application to determine the susceptibility of an aircraft to depart from controlled flight. A methodology is then suggested that allows a designer to determine the departure susceptibility of an aircraft configuration through the course of its design (up to and including flight test) with increasing levels of accuracy as the design progresses. Aircraft Departure Criteria, High Angle-of-Attack Equations-of Motion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1990
Accession Number
ADA256357

Entities

People

  • Robert M. Seltzer

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aerodynamic Stability
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Control Systems
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Military Aircraft
  • Nonlinear Systems
  • Research Facilities
  • Swept Wings
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.