A Correlation Between Flight- Determined Longitudinal Derivatives and Ground-based Data for the Pilatus PC 9/A Training Aircraft in Cruise Configuration

Abstract

A series of flight tests were conducted on the PC 9/A aircraft, A23-045 at the Royal Australian Air Force's Aircraft Research and Development Unit System identification techniques were applied to the data obtained from these flight tests to determine the stability and control derivatives of the aircraft. The longitudinal results for the aircraft in cruise configuration are presented in this report and comparisons are made with empirical and ground based estimates.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA376020

Entities

People

  • Andrew D. Snowden
  • Hilary A. Keating
  • Jan S. Drobik
  • Nick Van Bronswijk

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Engineering
  • Ground Based
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Moment Of Inertia
  • Training
  • Training Aircraft
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).