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AMA FPG-9 Glider OBJECTIVES – Students Will Learn About the Basics of How Flight Works by Creating a Simple Foam Glider
AEX MARC_Layout 1 1/10/13 3:03 PM Page 18 activity two AMA FPG-9 Glider OBJECTIVES – Students will learn about the basics of how flight works by creating a simple foam glider. – Students will be introduced to concepts about air pressure, drag and how aircraft use control surfaces to climb, turn, and maintain stable flight. Activity Credit: Credit and permission to reprint – The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) and Mr. Jack Reynolds, a volunteer at the National Model Aviation Museum, has graciously given the Civil Air Patrol permission to reprint the FPG-9 model plan and instructions here. More activities and suggestions for classroom use of model aircraft can be found by contacting the Academy of Model Aeronautics Education Committee at their website, buildandfly.com. MATERIALS • FPG-9 pattern • 9” foam plate • Scissors • Clear tape • Ink pen • Penny 18 AEX MARC_Layout 1 1/10/13 3:03 PM Page 19 BACKGROUND Control surfaces on an airplane help determine the movement of the airplane. The FPG-9 glider demonstrates how the elevons and the rudder work. Elevons are aircraft control surfaces that combine the functions of the elevator (used for pitch control) and the aileron (used for roll control). Thus, elevons at the wing trailing edge are used for pitch and roll control. They are frequently used on tailless aircraft such as flying wings. The rudder is the small moving section at the rear of the vertical stabilizer that is attached to the fixed sections by hinges. Because the rudder moves, it varies the amount of force generated by the tail surface and is used to generate and control the yawing (left and right) motion of the aircraft. -
Introduction to Aircraft Stability and Control Course Notes for M&AE 5070
Introduction to Aircraft Stability and Control Course Notes for M&AE 5070 David A. Caughey Sibley School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Cornell University Ithaca, New York 14853-7501 2011 2 Contents 1 Introduction to Flight Dynamics 1 1.1 Introduction....................................... 1 1.2 Nomenclature........................................ 3 1.2.1 Implications of Vehicle Symmetry . 4 1.2.2 AerodynamicControls .............................. 5 1.2.3 Force and Moment Coefficients . 5 1.2.4 Atmospheric Properties . 6 2 Aerodynamic Background 11 2.1 Introduction....................................... 11 2.2 Lifting surface geometry and nomenclature . 12 2.2.1 Geometric properties of trapezoidal wings . 13 2.3 Aerodynamic properties of airfoils . ..... 14 2.4 Aerodynamic properties of finite wings . 17 2.5 Fuselage contribution to pitch stiffness . 19 2.6 Wing-tail interference . 20 2.7 ControlSurfaces ..................................... 20 3 Static Longitudinal Stability and Control 25 3.1 ControlFixedStability.............................. ..... 25 v vi CONTENTS 3.2 Static Longitudinal Control . 28 3.2.1 Longitudinal Maneuvers – the Pull-up . 29 3.3 Control Surface Hinge Moments . 33 3.3.1 Control Surface Hinge Moments . 33 3.3.2 Control free Neutral Point . 35 3.3.3 TrimTabs...................................... 36 3.3.4 ControlForceforTrim. 37 3.3.5 Control-force for Maneuver . 39 3.4 Forward and Aft Limits of C.G. Position . ......... 41 4 Dynamical Equations for Flight Vehicles 45 4.1 BasicEquationsofMotion. ..... 45 4.1.1 ForceEquations .................................. 46 4.1.2 MomentEquations................................. 49 4.2 Linearized Equations of Motion . 50 4.3 Representation of Aerodynamic Forces and Moments . 52 4.3.1 Longitudinal Stability Derivatives . 54 4.3.2 Lateral/Directional Stability Derivatives . -
{PDF} Cold War Delta Prototypes : the Fairey Deltas, Convair Century
COLD WAR DELTA PROTOTYPES : THE FAIREY DELTAS, CONVAIR CENTURY-SERIES, AND AVRO 707 PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Tony Buttler | 80 pages | 22 Dec 2020 | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | 9781472843333 | English | New York, United Kingdom Cold War Delta Prototypes : The Fairey Deltas, Convair Century-series, and Avro 707 PDF Book Last edited: Apr 6, New page book apparently due from Tony Buttler this coming December via Osprey's X-Planes series although no cover image available yet : Cold War Delta Prototypes: The Fairey Deltas, Convair Century-Series, and Avro Description from Amazon: This is the fascinating history of how the radical delta-wing became the design of choice for early British and American high-performance jets, and of the role legendary aircraft like the Fairey Delta series played in its development. Install the app. Added to basket. Brendan O'Carroll. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. As said before, I'll await more details from SP readers to order or not. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. I couldn't find it on Amazon. Out of Stock. Gli architetti di Auschwitz. Norman Ferguson. Risponde Luigi Cadorna. Joined Oct 29, Messages 1, Reaction score Torna su. Meanwhile in America, with the exception of Douglas's Navy jet fighter programmes, Convair largely had the delta wing to itself. In Britain, the Fairey Delta 2 went on to break the World Air Speed Record in spectacular fashion, but it failed to win a production order. Convair did have its failures too — the Sea Dart water-borne fighter prototype proved to be a dead end. -
Space Flight Dynamics, 2Nd Edition Craig A
To purchase this product, please visit https://www.wiley.com/en-az/9781119157823 Space Flight Dynamics, 2nd Edition Craig A. Kluever E-Book 978-1-119-15784-7 March 2018 €83.99 Hardcover 978-1-119-15782-3 March 2018 €93.30 DESCRIPTION Thorough coverage of space flight topics with self-contained chapters serving a variety of courses in orbital mechanics, spacecraft dynamics, and astronautics This concise yet comprehensive book on space flight dynamics addresses all phases of a space mission: getting to space (launch trajectories), satellite motion in space (orbital motion, orbit transfers, attitude dynamics), and returning from space (entry flight mechanics). It focuses on orbital mechanics with emphasis on two-body motion, orbit determination, and orbital maneuvers with applications in Earth-centered missions and interplanetary missions. Space Flight Dynamics presents wide-ranging information on a host of topics not always covered in competing books. It discusses relative motion, entry flight mechanics, low-thrust transfers, rocket propulsion fundamentals, attitude dynamics, and attitude control. The book is filled with illustrated concepts and real-world examples drawn from the space industry. Additionally, the book includes a “computational toolbox” composed of MATLAB M-files for performing space mission analysis. Key features: • Provides practical, real-world examples illustrating key concepts throughout the book • Accompanied by a website containing MATLAB M-files for conducting space mission analysis • Presents numerous space flight topics absent in competing titles Space Flight Dynamics is a welcome addition to the field, ideally suited for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students studying aerospace engineering. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Craig A. Kluever is C. -
A Coupled Lateral/Directional Flight Dynamics and Structural Model for Flight Control Applications
A Coupled Lateral/Directional Flight Dynamics and Structural Model for Flight Control Applications Ondrej Juhasz∗ San Jose State University Research Foundation, Moffett Field, CA Mark B. Tischlery U.S. Army Aviation Development Directorate-AFDD, Moffett Field, CA Steven G. Hagerott,z David Staples,x and Javier Fuentealba { Cessna Aircraft Company, Wichita, KS A lateral/directional flight dynamics model which includes airframe flexibility is de- veloped in the frequency domain using system-identification methods. At low frequency, the identified model tracks a rigid-body (static-elastic) model. At higher frequencies, the model tracks a finite-element NASTRAN structural model. The identification technique is implemented on a mid-sized business jet to obtain a state-space representation of the air- craft equations of motion including two structural modes. Low frequency structural modes and their associated notch filters impact the flight control frequency range of interest. For a high bandwidth control system, this frequency range may extend up to 30 rad/sec. These modes must be accounted for by the control system designer to ensure aircraft stability is retained when a control system is implemented to help avoid aeroservoelastic coupling. A control system is developed and notch filters are selected for the developed coupled air- craft model to demonstrate the importance of including the structural modes in the design process. Nomenclature β Sideslip angle ζdr Dutch-roll damping ratio ζstrn Damping ratio of structural mode n ηδn Control derivative -
Variations in the Airfoil Trace the History of Flight
Variations in the airfoil trace the history of flight. By Walter J. Boyne INGS have always captured the wing, or the elimination of all or W human imagination. The my- part of the wing. thology of flight is found in every culture. Despite this fascination, it Aerodynamic Magic was not until the nineteenth century Since the late 1940s, aerodynamic that scientists began to use precise progress has accelerated at an ever mathematics to compute the opti- greater rate, so much so that modern mum size and shape of wings for a engineering methods and materials flying machine. have combined with new require- Orville and Wilbur Wright did it ments to create totally new wing best with their 1903 Flyer, forcing configurations. Now, elaborate high- competitors to try wings of all shapes, lift devices are tucked into wing lead- styles, and dimensions to avoid in- ing and trailing edges to deploy dur- fringing on their patents. Some went ing the approach to landing, with the to multiple wings—triplanes, quadra- slats and flaps folding out like hand- planes, and more. Others altered the kerchiefs from a magician's sleeve. shape of wings to sweptback, tan- Some by-products have become dem, joined, and cruciform. perhaps too sophisticated. Where Most of the results were too inef- the thick wing of a Douglas C-47 ficient to fly; some were capable of "Gooney Bird" would let you plow generating just enough lift to stag- through cold, wet clouds forever, ger through the air if coupled with a shaking off the ice buildup with sufficiently powerful engine, and a pneumatic boots, some modern air- very few were both stable and effi- foils—as on the Aerospatiale/Alenia cient. -
Flight Mechanical Design, Flight Dynamics and Flight Control For
International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics IFASD 2019 9-13 June 2019, Savannah, Georgia, USA FLIGHT MECHANICAL DESIGN, FLIGHT DYNAMICS, AND FLIGHT CONTROL FOR MULTIBODY AIRCRAFT: A SUMMARY Alexander Kothe¨ 1 1Technische Universitat¨ Berlin Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Flight Mechanics, Flight Control and Aeroelasticity Marchstraße 12, 10587 Berlin, Germany [email protected] Keywords: Highly flexible aircraft, multibody dynamics, High-Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) Abstract: Aircraft operating as so-called High-Altitude Platform Systems have been proposed to ba a complementary technology to satellites for several years. State-of-the-art HAPS solution have a high-aspect-ratio wing using lightweight construction. In gusty atmosphere, this results in high bending moments and high structural loads, which can lead to overloads. To overcome the shortcomings of such one-wing aircraft, so-called multibody aircraft have been considered to be an alternative. This aircraft technology has been investigated at TU Berlin’s department of flight mechanics, flight control and aerolasticity (project “AlphaLink”) in the last years. This paper presents a summary of the conducted research. After a review looking at the state of the art, the paper describes the design of an exemplary multibody aircraft. The designed reference model is capable of flying 365 days, for 24 hours, between the 40◦ north and south latitude with 450 kg payload operating in high altitudes with solar power only. Further, a complete flight dynamics model is provided and analyzed for aircraft that are mechanically connected at their wingtips. Using the non-linear flight dynamics model, flight controllers are designed to stabilize the plant and provide the aircraft with an eigenstructure similar to conventional aircraft. -
Aircraft Stability and Control (R15a2110) Course File
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING – MRCET (UGC – Autonomous) AIRCRAFT STABILITY AND CONTROL (R15A2110) COURSE FILE III B. Tech I Semester (2019-2020) Prepared By Mr.V.Vamshi, Assist. Prof Department of Aeronautical Engineering MALLA REDDY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (Autonomous Institution – UGC, Govt. of India) Affiliated to JNTU, Hyderabad, Approved by AICTE - Accredited by NBA & NAAC – ‘A’ Grade - ISO 9001:2015 Certified) Maisammaguda, Dhulapally (Post Via. Kompally), Secunderabad – 500100, Telangana State, India. III – I B. Tech R15A2110 AIRCRAFT STABILITY AND CONTROL By V.VAMSHI 1 AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING – MRCET (UGC – Autonomous) III – I B. Tech R15A2110 AIRCRAFT STABILITY AND CONTROL By V.VAMSHI 2 AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING – MRCET (UGC – Autonomous) MRCET VISION To become a model institution in the fields of Engineering, Technology and Management. To have a perfect synchronization of the ideologies of MRCET with challenging demands of International Pioneering Organizations. MRCET MISSION To establish a pedestal for the integral innovation, team spirit, originality and competence in the students, expose them to face the global challenges and become pioneers of Indian vision of modern society. MRCET QUALITY POLICY. To pursue continual improvement of teaching learning process of Undergraduate and Post Graduate programs in Engineering & Management vigorously. To provide state of art infrastructure and expertise to impart the quality education. III – I B. Tech R15A2110 AIRCRAFT STABILITY AND CONTROL By V.VAMSHI 3 AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING – MRCET (UGC – Autonomous) PROGRAM OUTCOMES (PO’s) Engineering Graduates will be able to: 1. Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems. 2. Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences. -
Flight Dynamics of Flexible Aircraft with Aeroelastic and Inertial Force Interactions
Flight Dynamics of Flexible Aircraft with Aeroelastic and Inertial Force Interactions Nhan Nguyen∗ NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA 94035 Ilhan Tuzcu† California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, CA 95819 This paper presents an integrated flight dynamic modeling method for flexible aircraft that captures cou- pled physics effects due to inertial forces, aeroelasticity, and propulsive forces that are normally present in flight. The present approach formulates the coupled flight dynamics using a structural dynamic modeling method that describes the elasticity of a flexible, twisted, swept wing using an equivalent beam-rod model. The structural dynamic model allows for three types of wing elastic motion: flapwise bending, chordwise bending, and torsion. Inertial force coupling with the wing elasticity is formulated to account for aircraft acceleration. The structural deflections create an effective aeroelastic angle of attack that affects the rigid-body motion of flexible aircraft. The aeroelastic effect contributes to aerodynamic damping forces that can influence aerody- namic stability. For wing-mounted engines, wing flexibility can cause the propulsive forces and moments to couple with the wing elastic motion. The integrated flight dynamics for a flexible aircraft are formulated by including generalized coordinate variables associated with the aeroelastic-propulsive forces and moments in the standard state-space form for six degree-of-freedom flight dynamics. A computational structural model for a generic transport aircraft has been created. The eigenvalue analysis is performed to compute aeroelas- tic frequencies and aerodynamic damping. The results will be used to construct an integrated flight dynamic model of a flexible generic transport aircraft. I. Introduction Modern aircraft are increasingly designed to be highly maneuverablein order to achieve high-performancemission objectives. -
FLIGHT DYNAMICS Spring 2011
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics ASE 367K – FLIGHT DYNAMICS Spring 2011 SYLLABUS Unique Number: 13450 Instructor: David G. Hull WRW 408C, 471-4908, [email protected] Time: MWF 11-12 Location: WRW 102 Teaching Assistant: Alan Campbell Web Page: courses.ae.utexas.edu/ase367k Catalog Description: Equations of motion for rigid aircraft; aircraft performance, weight and balance, static stability and control, and dynamic stability; design implications. Course Objectives: This course is intended to give the student an understanding of the basic principles of atmospheric flight mechanics and what role they play in aircraft design. Prerequisites: ASE 320 and ASE 330M Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Students Should Have Before Entering This Course: Differential equations Vector analysis Dynamics Subsonic aerodynamics (lift and drag) of airfoils and wings Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Students Gain from this Course (Learning Outcomes): Derive equations of motion (three DOF, flat earth, spherical earth) Model aerodynamic forces and moments of subsonic airplanes, incompressible and compressible Understand the derivation and use of formulas for distance factor, distance, rate of climb, time to climb, neutral point, dynamic response and stability, etc. Understand the relationship between atmospheric flight mechanics and airplane design Impact On Subsequent Courses In Curriculum: This course is a prerequisite for the airplane design course. It (flight mechanics) is motivated by a discussion of the commercial and military mission profiles for airplane sizing, and a major part of the course is devoted to the derivation of the equations to be used in each mission segment for the calculation of distance, time, and fuel consumed. -
Flight Dynamics II
Flight dynamics –II Prof. E.G. Tulapurkara Stability and control Chapter 2 Longitudinal stick–fixed static stability and control (Lectures 4 to 11) Keywords : Criteria for longitudinal static stability and control ; contributions of wing, horizontal tail, fuselage and power to pitching moment coefficient (Cmcg) and its derivative with respect to angle of attack (Cmα) ; stick-fixed neutral point and static margin ; elevator angle for trim; limitations on forward and rearward movements of c.g. ; determination of neutral point from flight tests. Topics 2.1 Introduction 2.1.1 Equilibrium state during flight in the plane of symmetry 2.1.2 Mean aerodynamic chord 2.1.3 Criteria for longitudinal control and trim in pitch 2.1.4 Criterion for longitudinal static stability 2.1.5 Alternate explanation of criterion for longitudinal static stability 2.1.6 Desirable values of Cm0 and Cmα 2.1.7 Effect of elevator deflection on Cmcg vrs α curve 2.1.8 Cmcg expressed as function of CL 2.2 Cmcg and Cmα as sum of the contributions of various component 2.3 Contributions of wing to Cmcg and Cmα 2.3.1 Correction to Cmαw for effects of horizontal components of lift and drag – secondary effect of wing location on static stability 2.4 Contributions of horizontal tail to Cmcg and Cmα 2.4.1 Conventional tail, canard configuration and tailless configuration 2.4.2 Effect of downwash due to wing on angle of attack of tail 2.4.3 Interference effect on dynamic pressure over tail 2.4.4 Expression for Cmcgt 2.4.5 Estimation of CLt 2.4.6 Revised expression for Cmcgt 2.4.7 Cmαt in stick-fixed case Dept. -
Tailless Aircraft : an Overview
o Journal of Aeronautics and Aerospace ISSN: 2168-9792 Engineering Editorial Tailless Aircraft : An Overview Srikanth Nuthanapati Department of Aeronautics, IIT Madras,Chennai,India. EDITORIAL Apart from its main wing, it lacks a tail assembly and any other Low or null pitching moment airfoils, as seen in the Horten horizontal surface. The main wing incorporates aerodynamic family of sailplanes and fighters, provide an alternative. These control and stabilisation functions in both pitch and roll. A have a unique wing segment with reflex or reverse camber on the tailless design might nevertheless feature a rudder and a vertical back or entire wing. The flatter side of the wing is on top, while fin (vertical stabiliser). Low parasitic drag, similar to the Horten the steeply curved side is on the bottom, resulting in a high angle H.IV soaring glider, and strong stealth qualities, similar to the of attack in the front part. Northrop B-2 Spirit bomber, are theoretical advantages of the Fitting large elevators to a standard airfoil and trimming them tailless configuration. The tailless delta has proven to be the considerably upwards can approximate reflex camber; the most successful tailless layout, particularly for combat aircraft, centre of gravity must also be moved forward from its normal albeit the Concorde airliner is the most well-known tailless position. Reflex camber tends to cause a tiny downthrust due to delta. the Bernoulli effect, thus the wing's angle of attack is increased A horizontal stabiliser surface separate from the main wing is to compensate. This, in turn, adds to the drag.