A Correlation between Flight-determined Lateral 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 lateral 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
Jun 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA381432

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
  • Aircrafts
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Engineering
  • Ground Based
  • Instrumentation
  • Maximum Likelihood Estimation
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Moment Of Inertia
  • Physical Properties
  • Training
  • Training Aircraft
  • Wind Tunnel Tests

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.