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STABILITY & CONTROL ANALYSIS

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STABILITY & CONTROL SUMMARY
PARAMETERS USED FOR NONDIMENSIONALIZATION

LONGITUDINAL STABILITY DERIVATIVES (FIXED-WING)

 

Takeoff Configuration
(0 ft, 65 knots, 46761 lbs)

Landing Configuration
(0 ft, 55 knots, 33860 lbs)

Cruise Configuration
(37000 ft, 350 knots, 41000 lbs)

Derivative

Cardinal

Typical Ranges

Cardinal

Typical Ranges

Cardinal

Typical Ranges

(~)

0

-0.010 to 0.300

0

-0.010 to 0.300

0

-0.010 to 0.300

(~)

0.0275

-0.20 to 0.60

0.0274

-0.20 to 0.60

0.1766

-0.20 to 0.60

(~)

0.0041

-0.400 to 0.600

0.0029

-0.400 to 0.600

0.0281

-0.400 to 0.600

(rad-1)

2.34

0 to 2.00

2.37

0 to 2.00

0.2731

0 to 2.00

(rad-1)

3.92

1.00 to 8.00

3.92

1.00 to 8.00

4.3147

1.00 to 8.00

(rad-1)

-0.56

-4.00 to 1.00

-0.56

-4.00 to 1.00

-0.4716

-4.00 to 1.00

(rad-1)

0

0

0

0

0

0

(rad-1)

1.61

-5.0 to 15.0

1.61

-5.0 to 15.0

2.0240

-5.0 to 15.0

(rad-1)

-3.17

0 to -20.0

-3.16

0 to –20.0

-3.9668

0 to -20.0

(rad-1)

0

0

0

0

0

0

(rad-1)

5.15

0 to 30.0

5.15

0 to 30.0

6.19

0 to 30.0

(rad-1)

-5.91

0 to -90.0

-5.90

0 to –90.0

-6.7478

0 to -90.0

LONGITUDINAL CONTROL DERIVATIVES (FIXED-WING)

 

Takeoff Configuration
(0 ft, 65 knots, 46761 lbs)

Landing Configuration
(0 ft, 55 knots, 33860 lbs)

Cruise Configuration
(37000 ft, 350 knots, 41000 lbs)

Derivative

Cardinal

Typical Ranges

Cardinal

Typical Ranges

Cardinal

Typical Ranges

(rad-1)

0.4003

0

0.6701

0

0.0480

0

(rad-1)

0.6706

0 to 1.20

0.4046

0 to 1.20

0.7592

0 to 1.20

(rad-1)

-1.3179

0 to –8.0

-1.3168

0 to -8.0

-1.4880

0 to -8.0

(rad-1)

0.1448

0

0.1465

0

0.0138

0

(rad-1)

0.2425

0 to 0.60

0.2427

0 to 0.60

0.2186

0 to 0.60

(rad-1)

-0.4766

0 to –4.0

-0.4769

0 to -4.0

-0.4284

0 to -4.0

LATERAL-DIRECTIONAL STABILITY DERIVATIVES (FIXED-WING)

 

Takeoff Configuration
(0 ft, 65 knots, 46761 lbs)

Landing Configuration
(0 ft, 55 knots, 33860 lbs)

Cruise Configuration
(370000 ft, 350 knots, 41000 lbs)

Derivative

Cardinal

Typical Ranges

Cardinal

Typical Ranges

Cardinal

Typical Ranges

(rad-1)

-0.7366

-0.100 to -2.00

-0.7366

-0.100 to -2.00

-0.7366

-0.100 to -2.00

(rad-1)

-0.2147

0.100 to -0.400

-0.1858

0.100 to -0.400

-0.2148

0.100 to -0.400

(rad-1)

0.2007

0 to 0.400

0.2027

0 to 0.400

0.1973

0 to 0.400

(rad-1)

-0.0186

-

-0.0452

-

-0.0201

-

(rad-1)

-0.0057

-

-0.0110

-

-0.0062

-

(rad-1)

-0.0197

-

-0.0250

-

-0.0105

-

(rad-1)

0.0412

-0.300 to 0.800

0.0578

-0.300 to 0.800

0

-0.300 to 0.800

(rad-1)

-0.3914

-0.100 to -0.800

-0.4504

-0.100 to -0.800

-0.3698

-0.100 to-0.800

(rad-1)

-0.2638

-0.500 to 0.100

-0.2730

-0.500 to 0.100

-0.0316

-0.500 to 0.100

(rad-1)

0.4737

0 to 1.2

0.4737

0 to 1.2

0.4695

0 to 1.2

(rad-1)

0.8187

0 to 0.600

0.8089

0 to 0.600

0.2025

0 to 0.600

(rad-1)

-0.5552

0 to -1.00

-0.5553

0 to -1.00

-0.2635

0 to -1.00

LATERAL-DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DERIVATIVES (FIXED-WING)

 

Takeoff Configuration
(0 ft, 65 knots, 46761 lbs)

Landing Configuration
(0 ft, 55 knots, 33860 lbs)

Cruise Configuration
(37000 ft, 350 knots, 41000 lbs)

Derivative

Cardinal

Typical Ranges

Cardinal

Typical Ranges

Cardinal

Typical Ranges

(rad-1)

0

0

0

0

0

0

(rad-1)

0.0566

0 to 0.400

0.0566

0 to 0.400

0.0588

0 to 0.400

(rad-1)

-0.0567

-0.080 to 0.080

-0.0566

-0.080 to 0.080

-0.0092

-0.080 to 0.080

(rad-1)

0.1418

0 to 0.500

0.1420

0 to 0.500

0.1191

0 to 0.500

(rad-1)

0.0015

-0.040 to 0.040

-0.0012

-0.040 to 0.040

0.0069

-0.040 to 0.040

(rad-1)

-0.0779

0 to -0.150

-0.0780

0 to –0.150

-0.0649

0 to -0.150

(rad-1)

0

-

0

-

0

-

(rad-1)

0.0057

-

0.0057

-

0.0059

-

(rad-1)

1.1080

-

1.1080

-

1.1080

-

FIXED-WING FREQUENCIES & DAMPING RATIOS

 

Takeoff Configuration
(0 ft, 65 knots, 46761 lbs)

Landing Configuration
(0 ft, 55 knots, 33860 lbs)

Cruise Configuration
(37000 ft, 350 knots, 41000 lbs)

Longitudinal Modes

Short Period

= 2.3 rad/sec

= 0.37 (~)

= 2.2 rad/sec

= 0.35 (~)

= 4.61 rad/sec

= 0.74 (~)

Phugoid

= 0.032 rad/sec

= 0.043 (~)

= 0.031 rad/sec

= 0.041 (~)

= 0.134 rad/sec

= 0.05 (~)

Lateral-Directional Modes

Spiral Time Constant

Ts = 153.2 sec

Ts = 150.5 sec

Ts = 94.6 sec

Roll Time Constant

Tr = 0.953 sec

Tr = 1.02 sec

Tr = 0.82 sec

Dutch Roll

= 1.2416 rad/sec

= 0.1869 (~)

= 1.08 rad/sec

= 0.21 (~)

= 2.63 rad/sec

= 0.0803 (~)

FIXED-WING MINIMUM CONTROL SPEED

Speed

Cardinal Design

Stall speed, Vs

75 ft/sec

1.2 Vs

90 ft/sec

Minimum Control Speed, Vmc

90 ft/sec

STABILITY & CONTROL CALCULATIONS

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