AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE

By
Lakshman Kumar
Content
Aircraft drag- drag polar
Level un accelerated flight
Importance of L\D ratio
thrust required and available
power required and available
Rate of climb and rate of glide
Service and absolute ceiling
Turning flight
pull down and pull up
V- n diagram
DRAG POLAR
Level un
accelerated flight
Thrust required
Importance of aerodynamic efficiency(E)
Power available and required
Rate of climb
Absolute and service ceiling
Gliding flight
Turning flight

Resultant force
Rate of turn
Radius of turn
Centrifugal force
Pull up and pull down Maneuver

Resultant force
Rate of turn
Radius of turn
Centrifugal force
Flight envelope

V n diagram

N load factor
V velocity