Gust load calculations are extended to the range of conditions encountered by ultralight aircraft such as hang gliders. Having wing loadings of the order of 5 kg/sq m, these gliders acquire a substantial fraction of the motion of a gust within a distance of 1 or 2 m. Comparative loads and displacements for a small powered airplane having a wing loading of 50 kg sq m and for a commercial jet with 500 kg sq m are shown.


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    Title :

    Dynamics of Ultralight Aircraft: Motion in Vertical Gusts


    Contributors:
    R. T. Jones (author)

    Publication date :

    1977


    Size :

    12 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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