Explore: Aerodynamic Derivatives

minus the component of weight. We should not expect significant aerodynamic derivatives to depend on the flight path angle, so only X u {\displaystyle

TP-2223, 1985) Alex G. Sim and Robert E. Curry, Flight-Determined Aerodynamic Derivatives of the AD-1 Oblique-Wing Research Aircraft (Edwards, CA: NASA TP-2222

Stability derivatives, and also control derivatives, are measures of how particular forces and moments on an aircraft change as other parameters related

The Gulfstream IV (or G-IV or GIV) and derivatives are a family of twinjet aircraft, mainly for private or business use. They were designed and built

Moulton Taylor and marketed for homebuilding. The IMP and its various derivatives were developed by Taylor's Aerocar business after he had already established

represent the position on a sail where the aerodynamic force is concentrated. The relationship of the aerodynamic center of pressure on the sails to the hydrodynamic

These studies were eventually abandoned due to the fact that the new aerodynamic profile would make a Return to Launch Site (RTLS) maneuver impossible

edge and aerodynamic centre is larger so enlarged surfaces are not required. The Dassault Mirage tailless delta series and its derivatives were among

of an aircraft, and outputs its corresponding dimensionless stability derivatives according to the specified flight conditions. The values obtained can

to the flow. If the surrounding fluid is air, the force is called an aerodynamic force. In water or any other liquid, it is called a hydrodynamic force