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The effects of an autopilot on airplane responses to turbulence with emphasis on tail loads
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Perry II, B. |
| Copyright Year | 1973 |
| Description | An analytical study has been made to assess the loads developed on the horizontal tail of an autopilot-controlled rigid airplane flying in one-dimensional atmospheric turbulence. The root-mean-square values of rigid-airframe responses and tail-load responses were calculated at five flight conditions, and the behavior of these responses was observed in two autopilot modes: pitch-attitude-hold mode and altitude-control mode. It was found that pitch attitude and altitude can be controlled by the simple autopilot with acceptable or no increases in tail loads. |
| File Size | 1117328 |
| Page Count | 54 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19740004606 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t72v79q2q |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1973-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Flight Characteristics Numerical Analysis Atmospheric Turbulence Automatic Pilots Aircraft Performance Gust Loads Aerodynamic Characteristics Tail Surfaces Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |