A comprehensive discussion of the various factors affecting the determination of stability and control derivatives from flight data is presented based on the experience of the NASA High-Speed Flight Station. Factors relating to test techniques, determination of mass characteristics, instrumentation, and methods of analysis are discussed. For most longitudinal-stability-derivative analyses simple equations utilizing period and damping have been found to be as satisfactory as more comprehensive methods. The graphical time-vector method has been the basis of lateral-derivative analysis, although simple approximate methods can be useful If applied with caution. Control effectiveness has been generally obtained by relating the peak acceleration to the rapid control input, and consideration must be given to aerodynamic contributions if reasonable accuracy is to be realized.. Because of the many factors involved In the determination of stability derivatives, It is believed that the primary stability and control derivatives are probably accurate to within 10 to 25 percent, depending upon the specific derivative. Static-stability derivatives at low angle of attack show the greatest accuracy.


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    Title :

    Stability-Derivative Determination from Flight Data


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Flight Test Panel of the Advisory Group for Aeronautical Research and Development Meeting ; 1958 ; Copenhagen, Denmark


    Publication date :

    1958-10-20


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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