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Takeoff Predictions for Powered-Lift Aircraft
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Takeoff predictions for powered lift short takeoff (STO) aircraft have been added to NASA AMES Research Center's aircraft synthesis (ACSYNT) code. The new computer code predicts the aircraft engine and nozzle settings required to achieve the minimum takeoff roll. As a test case, it predicted takeoff ground rolls and nozzle settings for the YAV-8B Harrier that were close to the actual values. Analysis of takeoff performance for an ejector-augmentor design and a vectoring-nozzle design indicated that ground roll can be decreased, for either configuration, by horizontally moving the rear thrust vector closer to the center of gravity, by increasing the vertical position of the ram drag-vector, or by moving the rear thrust vector farther below the center of gravity.
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Wardwell, D., Sandlin, D., and Hahn, A., "Takeoff Predictions for Powered-Lift Aircraft," SAE Technical Paper 861630, 1986, https://doi.org/10.4271/861630.Also In
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