Accession Number:

AD0617354

Title:

AIRCRAFT MOTION ANALYSIS

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO LONG BEACH CA

Personal Author(s):

• Thelander, J. A.

Report Date:

1965-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

107.0

Abstract:

The report is a compilation of coordinate systems, equations, and general relations used in aircraft-motion analysis. The information is useful for comparative evaluation and for preliminary-design work. Simplified and approximate solutions are given for special flight conditions. The material is defined and presented in a form suitable for direct application. Derivation and theoretical development are not emphasized, but sources thereof are named.

Descriptors:

• *AIRCRAFT
• *FLIGHT
• MOTION
• DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
• SLOSHING
• STABILITY
• PITCH(MOTION)
• TURBULENCE
• MOMENTS
• TRANSFORMATIONS(MATHEMATICS)
• FORCE(MECHANICS)

Subject Categories:

• Aerodynamics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE