Questions tagged [flight-mechanics]
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How to deduce the dynamic general equations for a non-symmetric level turn manoeuvre?
I'm currently studying flight mechanics on a subject at my engineering degree and I'm trying to solve some standard case exercises with the general equations and diferent reference frames.
I've been able to solve multiple exercises on different…
Roger Vallès
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Angle of attack from velocity vector
I found an equation to calculate angle of attack based on the velocity vector in the body frame of the aircraft.
$\arctan(v_x/v_z) = \alpha$
1) Is this correct?
When I input in a $v_z$ approaching zero, the value approaches $\infty$ which means…
Boto
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Pitch=Flight Path Angle + Angle of Attack if bank angle=0?
Question: Is the statement in the title correct?
Recently, I am taking a course about flight mechanics (click for the slides). It states that "If bank angle is null, then pitch angle = flight path angle + angle of attack" in the page 6 of slides.…
F.L.
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