Relationships Between Agility Metrics and Flying Qualities

901003

04/01/1990

Event
Aerospace Atlantic Conference & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
Government and industry agility researchers have proposed various agility measures of merit, called metrics, to define and measure aircraft agility. The proposed agility metrics are intended to offer designers new insight into aircraft maneuverability and controllability. This paper discusses the relationships between these new agility metrics and traditional flying qualities parameters for the lateral and longitudinal axes. In general, traditional flying qualities parameters are found to be a significant part of describing an aircraft's agility. Flying qualities considerations also help to explain trends in agility metrics that are otherwise unexplainable.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/901003
Pages
14
Citation
Riley, D., and Drajeske, M., "Relationships Between Agility Metrics and Flying Qualities," SAE Technical Paper 901003, 1990, https://doi.org/10.4271/901003.
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Published
Apr 1, 1990
Product Code
901003
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English