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Flight Dynamics Principles, 2nd Edition
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Flight Dynamics Principles, 2nd Edition

by Michael V. Cook
February 2011
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
488 pages
17h 21m
English
Butterworth-Heinemann
Content preview from Flight Dynamics Principles, 2nd Edition
App-1-H6927.tex 30/6/2007 11: 42 Page 410
410 Flight Dynamics Principles
SUMMARY RESULTS OF TRIM CALCULATION
15. Definition of flight condition
Aircraft weight (N) m ·g =6.18 ·10
4
Minimum drag V
md
=150.012
speed (knots)
Altitude (ft) ht ·3.281 =6.562 ·10
3
Equivalent minimum V
mdeas
=135.97
drag speed (knots)
Flight path angle (deg) γ
e
=0 Stall speed (knots) V
stall
=116.092
cg position (%c
w
) h =0.29 Equivalent stall V
stalleas
=105.225
speed (knots)
Neutral point h
n
=0.412 Static margin K
n
=0.122
- controls fixed - controls fixed
16. Trim conditions as a function of aircraft velocity
Angles in degrees, velocity in m/s, forces in N except where indicated otherwise
V
knots
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ISBN: 9780750669276