stability of aircraft
TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION
This report looks through basic description of aircraft motions using standard terminologies such as stability, control and modes of flight. This also influences various controls and components on keeping the aircraft in its desired flight path with the aid of an explanation on the purpose of the design features of high-speed aircraft parts.
Furthermore, as fluid dynamics refers to the relationship between fluid and an object, that is passing through it. It entails how the object will react with the fluid under various conditions in the field of aviation as the main systems are the control surfaces and various parts of the aircraft. This fluid in this case, is the atmospheric air.
Therefore, the aerodynamics principles of aircrafts stability and flight envelopes to different maneuvers will be discussed below in addition to various stability and control of fundamental of flight.
TASK 1
Motions of an aircraft
Motions of an aircraft refer to the movement of an aircraft during time of flight. It’s relatively how it maneuvers to change its state from one position to another. The various types of aircraft motion include; pitch, roll, yaw, climb etc.
Pitching: this is the up and down movement of the aircraft’s nose which takes place along the lateral axis.
Yawing: this is the left and right motion of the aircraft’s nose which takes place along the vertical axis and is controlled by the rudder.
Rolling: this is the differential movement of the wings of the aircraft in an upward or downward direction which takes places along the longitudinal axis and is controlled by the ailerons.
Glide: this is where the aircraft’s thrust is zero while still maintaining its flight path but descending in a shallow flight path called glide path.
Cruise: this is where the aircraft’s flight forces are at equilibrium; thrust is equal to drag and lift is equal to weight. The aircraft neither accelerates nor decelerates.
Dive: this is the
INTRODUCTION
This report looks through basic description of aircraft motions using standard terminologies such as stability, control and modes of flight. This also influences various controls and components on keeping the aircraft in its desired flight path with the aid of an explanation on the purpose of the design features of high-speed aircraft parts.
Furthermore, as fluid dynamics refers to the relationship between fluid and an object, that is passing through it. It entails how the object will react with the fluid under various conditions in the field of aviation as the main systems are the control surfaces and various parts of the aircraft. This fluid in this case, is the atmospheric air.
Therefore, the aerodynamics principles of aircrafts stability and flight envelopes to different maneuvers will be discussed below in addition to various stability and control of fundamental of flight.
TASK 1
Motions of an aircraft
Motions of an aircraft refer to the movement of an aircraft during time of flight. It’s relatively how it maneuvers to change its state from one position to another. The various types of aircraft motion include; pitch, roll, yaw, climb etc.
Pitching: this is the up and down movement of the aircraft’s nose which takes place along the lateral axis.
Yawing: this is the left and right motion of the aircraft’s nose which takes place along the vertical axis and is controlled by the rudder.
Rolling: this is the differential movement of the wings of the aircraft in an upward or downward direction which takes places along the longitudinal axis and is controlled by the ailerons.
Glide: this is where the aircraft’s thrust is zero while still maintaining its flight path but descending in a shallow flight path called glide path.
Cruise: this is where the aircraft’s flight forces are at equilibrium; thrust is equal to drag and lift is equal to weight. The aircraft neither accelerates nor decelerates.
Dive: this is the