Algorithms for generating optimum vertical profiles are derived and examined. These algorithms form the basis for the design of onboard flight management concepts. The variations in the optimum vertical profiles (resulting from these concepts) due to variations in wind, takeoff weight, and range-to-destination are presented. Further considerations for mechanizing two different onboard methods of computing near-optimum flight profiles are then outlined. Finally, the results are summarized, and recommendations are made for further work. Technical details of optimum trajectory design, steering requirements for following these trajectories, and off-line computer programs for testing the concepts are included.
Concepts for generating optimum vertical flight profiles
01.09.1979
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Graphic presentation of optimum flight profiles
Engineering Index Backfile | 1960
|Optimum flight profiles for short haul missions
NTRS | 1975
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