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<p>This paper proposes a two-point approximation approach to determining aircraft aerodynamic force coefficients, and compares it to the traditional methods. A variational concept is used to conduct aircraft flight trials for the maximal duration of quasi-horizontal flights. The advantages of the described optimization theories are demonstrated, in terms of aviation fuel gas savings. The results of a numerical example are presented.</p>
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This paper proposes a two-point approximation approach to determining aircraft aerodynamic force coefficients, and compares it to the traditional methods. A variational concept is used to conduct aircraft flight trials for the maximal duration of quasi-horizontal flights. The advantages of the described optimization theories are demonstrated, in terms of aviation fuel gas savings. The results of a numerical example are presented.

A Two-Point Approximation Approach to Determining Aircraft Aerodynamic Force Coefficients for a Maximal-Duration Horizontal Flight

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This paper proposes a two-point approximation approach to determining aircraft aerodynamic force coefficients, and compares it to the traditional methods. A...

A Two-Point Approximation Approach to Determining Aircraft Aerodynamic Force Coefficients for a Maximal-Duration Horizontal Flight

Published Online: Oct 08, 2021

Page range: 71 - 80

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tar-2021-0018

Keywords
aerodynamic force, aerodynamic coefficient, test, trial, aircraft, flight, maximal duration, maximal distance, horizontal flight

© 2021 Andriy Viktorovich Goncharenko, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

A Two-Point Approximation Approach to Determining Aircraft Aerodynamic Force Coefficients for a Maximal-Duration Horizontal Flight

Published Online: Oct 08, 2021

Page range: 71 - 80

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tar-2021-0018

Keywordsaerodynamic force, aerodynamic coefficient, test, trial, aircraft, flight, maximal duration, maximal distance, horizontal flight

© 2021 Andriy Viktorovich Goncharenko, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
aerodynamic force, aerodynamic coefficient, test, trial, aircraft, flight, maximal duration, maximal distance, horizontal flight