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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
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Ch08-H6927.tex 20/6/2007 16: 35 Page 214
214 Flight Dynamics Principles
Steady pitch rate q
cg
ac
Steady velocity V
0
l
T
V
0
ql
T
V
Incident velocit
y
at tailplane
ac
L
T
L
w
da
T
Figure 8.2 Incremental tailplane incidence in pull-up manoeuvre.
where C
L
w
is the steady level flight value of wing–body lift coefficient. Thus from
equations (8.6) and (8.7),
δα
T
=
(n 1)ρSC
L
w
l
T
2m
=
(n 1)C
L
w
l
T
μ
1
c
δC
L
w
l
T
μ
1
c
(8.8)
where μ
1
is the longitudinal relative density parameter and is defined:
μ
1
=
m
1
2
ρSc
(8.9)
and the increment in lift coefficient, alternatively referred to as incremental g’’ ,
necessary to sustain the steady manoeuvre is given by
δC
L
w
= (n 1)C
L
w
(8.10)
Care should be exercised when ...
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