AEE 427: Aircraft Performance and Dynamics

General semester exam equation sheet

Equations
√
p = ρRT a= γRT M ≡ Va

L
CL ≡ qS D
CD ≡ qS M
CM ≡ qSc

Re ≡ ρVµ c AR ≡ b2 /S q ≡ 12 ρV 2

L C2 W = W P −P
CD = CD,0 + πeAR TR = L/D CL /CD
R/C = AW R
a0 clα ∆C C2
CLα = a = 57.3a0 = 57.3c CLα = a = ∆αL L
Cd = cd + πeAR
1+ πARe 1+ πARelα
1 1
L C2
PR = TR V PA = TA V CD = CD,0 + πeAR
T2 −T1
ρ1 V1 A1 = ρ2 V2 A2 p1 + 12 ρV12 = p2 + 21 ρV22 a = h2−h
1
 γ   γ   −g
p2 ρ2 T p2 T2 aR
p = ρ = T2 γ−1 p1 = T1 Cp T1 + 1 2 1 2
2 V1 = Cp T2 + 2 V2
1 1 1
−g0
RT (h2 −h1 )
p2
VLO = 1.2Vstall VT = 1.3Vstall p1 = e
 1/2
TA PR ρ
TA,sl = ρρ P = ρsl
sl R,sl

 γ−1
" #
 q
2γp ∆p γ 2∆p
V 2 = ρ(γ−1) p +1 −1 Vc = Vi + ∆Vp V = ρsl

V 2 V2 V2
R = √∞ ∞
R = g(n−1) ∞
R = g(n+1)
g n2 −1
√
g n2 −1 g(n−1) g(n+1)
ω= V ω= V∞ ω= V∞
∞
1
tan θ = L/D
√
Quadratic formula: λ1,2 = −b± b2 −4ac
2a

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CL ( 13 CD,0 πeAR)1/4 CL (3CD,0 πeAR)3/4
CD = 4C CD = 4CD,0
max 3 D,0 max

(CD,0 πeAR)1/2 2
 

CL

1 ρ V 2S CL
CD max = 2CD,0 DT O = 2 ∞ CD,0 + φ πeAR

3/2
η CL W0 η CL 1/2 (W −1/2 −1/2
R= c CD ln W1 E= c CD (2ρ∞ S) 1 − W0 )

1/2
q CL 1/2 1/2 C W
R = 2 ρ 2 S c1 C (W0 − W1 ) E = c1 C L ln W0
∞ t D t D 1

1.44W 2 1.69W 2
sLO = gρ SC sL = gρ SC
∞ L,max {T −[D+µr (W −L)]0.7V } ∞ L,max [D+µr (W −L)]0.7V
LO T
  r 1/2
TA TA 2 2CD,0
    
W W
 W max S + S W max − πeAR 
Vmax =  
 ρ∞ CD,0 

X − mg sin θ = m(u̇ + qw − rv) L = Ix ṗ − Ixz ṙ + qr(Iz − Iy ) − Ixz pq

Y + mg cos θ sin φ = m(v̇ + ru − pw) M = Iy q̇ + rp(Ix − Iz ) + Ixz (p2 − r2 )

Z + mg cos θ cos φ = m(ẇ + pv − qu) N = −Ixz ṗ + Iz ṙ + pq(Iy − Ix ) + Ixz qr

p = φ̇ − ψ̇ sin θ θ̇ = q cos φ − r sin φ

q = θ̇ cos φ + ψ̇ cos θ sin φ φ̇ = p + q sin φ tan θ + r cos φ tan θ

r = ψ̇ cos θ cos φ − θ̇ sin φ ψ̇ = (q sin φ + r cos φ) sec θ

Cmcg = Cm0 + Cmα α + Cmδ δe

e

Cm0 = Cm0 + Cm0 + ηVH CLα (0 + iw − it ))

w f t

xcg
 
Cmα = CLαw c̄ − xac
c̄
d )
+ Cmα − ηVH CLα (1 − dα
f t

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 l d
Cmδ = −ηVH CLα τ Cmα̇ = −2ηCLα VH c̄t dα Cnr = −2ηv Vv lbv CLαv
e t t

2CLα τ R y
Cnδ = −ηVv CLαv τ Cl = Sb
w
y1
2 cydy Cyr = −2 lbv (Cyβ )tail
r δa

l
Cyβ = −η SSv CLαv (1 + dβ
dσ ) Cmq = −2ηCLα VH c̄t Cxu = −[CDu + 2CD,0 ] + CTu
t

ẋ + τ1 x = 0 x(t) = C1 e−t/τ

p
ẍ + 2ζωn ẋ + ωn2 x = F (t) ω = ωn 1 − ζ2

|ω|
thalf = 0.693
|η|
Nhalf = 0.110 |η|

Homogeneous solutions:
 q   q 
−ωn ζ+ ζ 2 −1 t −ωn ζ− ζ 2 −1 t
|ζ| > 1 x(t) = C1 e + C2 e

|ζ| = 1 x(t) = (C1 + C2 t)e−ζωn t

|ζ| < 1 x(t) = C3 e−t/τ sin(ωt) + C4 e−t/τ cos ωt

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Constants
R = 287 J/kg-K = 1716 ft-lb/slug-◦ R
γ = 1.4
Tsl = 288.16 K = 518.69◦ R
psl = 101325 N/m2 = 2116.2 lb/ft2
ρsl = 1.2250 kg/m3 = 0.002377 slug/ft3

Conversions
550 ft-lb/s = 746 W = 1hp
50◦ C = 50 +273.15 = 323.15 K
50◦ F = 50 +459.67 = 509.67◦ R
1 nautical mile = 1.15 mi = 1.852 km

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