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The Four Forces of Flight
Principles of Flight (MEC 2710)
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The Four Forces of Flight
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The Four Forces of Flight
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The Equations of Motion
Assume flat stationary earth
Parallel to flight path
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Normal to flight path in the vertical plane
r
1
is the radius of curvature of the flight path in the vertical plane
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The Equations of Motion
Normal to flight path in the horizontal
plane
These are the three translational
r
2
is the radius of curvature of
the flight path in horizontal plane
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These are the three translational
equations of motions
We are not interested in the
other three equations for the three
rotational motions