Turning performance is studied in 'energy approximation' for aircraft incorporating thrust vectoring. Over much of the energy range, this capability provides a small efficiency improvement in energy rate and in sustainable turn rate. For aircraft with static thrust in excess of weight, a spectacular improvement in maneuverability is realized at energies low enough to permit hover; in energy approximation, this amounts to instantaneous turn capability. A numerical example illustrates the effect, which is dominant at low energies, and has influence at high energies as well.


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    Title :

    Thrust-vectored energy turns


    Additional title:

    Verwendung von Schub-Vektormethoden zur Untersuchung optimaler Steuerbedingungen bei Flugzeugen


    Contributors:
    Cliff, E.M. (author) / Kelley, H.J. (author) / Lefton, L. (author)

    Published in:

    Automatica, Oxford ; 18 , 5 ; 559-564


    Publication date :

    1982


    Size :

    6 Seiten, 4 Bilder, 12 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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