Accession Number:

AD0720721

Title:

Analytical Theory of the Flight Paths of a Glider over a Flat Earth,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

BOEING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH LABS SEATTLE WA FLIGHT SCIENCES LAB

Personal Author(s):

• Miele, Angelo

Report Date:

1960-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

79.0

Abstract:

A general analytical theory of the flight paths of a glider operating over a flat Earth is presented. First, the equations of motion are non-dimensionalized by introducing a set of variables depending on one undetermined parameter, the reference velocity. Then, particular problems are treated, and for each of these, a convenient reference velocity is selected. Three categories of problems are considered flight in an arbitrary atmosphere, flight in a homogeneous atmosphere, and flight in an exponential atmosphere. Author

Descriptors:

• *FLIGHT PATHS
• *GLIDERS
• EQUATIONS OF MOTION
• AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS

Subject Categories:

• Military Aircraft Operations

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE