The problem of determining minimum and maximum endurance trajectories for subsonic gliding flight in a horizontal plane is considered. These trajectories are of interest for the low level delivery of weapon systems where it is desirable to have a weapon remain in the air while the aircraft delivering the weapon leaves the area. If the weapon is placed inside a small lifting vehicle then the problem is to determine either minimum or maximum endurance trajectories for the vehicle which return to a designated target. This problem is formulated and numerical results are computed for a small lifting vehicle. (ERA citation 03:053396)


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    Title :

    Minimum and Maximum Endurance Trajectories for Gliding Flight in a Horizontal Plane


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    Publication date :

    1978


    Size :

    29 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English