AIRCRAFT STABILITY AND CONTROL
6/10/2021 CH.P.RUDESH 1
Lecture By:
Mr.CH.P.RUDESH.
Assistant Professor.
SYALLABUS
UNIT-1: Introduction: Objective, scope and outcome of the course.
UNIT-2: General: Degrees of freedom of a system, Static stability, dynamic
stability, Aircraft stability control, simplifying assumptions, axis of reference
and notation, equations of motion, aerodynamic deviations. Longitudinal,
lateral and directional stability and control.
UNIT-3:Longitudinal Stability Stick Fixed:
Basic equations of equilibrium, Stability criterion, Wing and tail moments,
Effect of fuselage and nacelles, Effect of center of gravity (c.g.)location, Power
effects, Stabilizer setting and c.g. location, Elevator effects, stick fixed neutral
point.
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SYALLABUS
UNIT-4: Longitudinal Stability Stick Free:
Hinge moment coefficients, Stick free neutral point symmetric maneuver,
stick force gradients and stick force per g. Aerodynamic balancing of control
surfaces.
UNIT-5: Manoeuvring Stability:
The stick-fixed aspect, stick-free aspect, limitations, longitudinal control,
elevator and trim tab, stick force and stick gearing, variation of stick force
with airspeed, effect of pitching velocity on tail incidence.
UNIT-6: Directional Static Stability and Control:
Vertical tail contribution, fuselage contribution, wing contribution, propeller
effect. Rudder power, yaw damping. Rudder-fixed and rudder free directional
stability, asymmetric power, pedal forces, rudder lock
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SYALLABUS
UNIT-7: Lateral Static Stability and Control:
Effect of wing location, sweep and dihedral, fuselage and vertical tail,
Coupling between rolling and yawing moments; Adverse yaw effects, Aileron
reversal. Lateral control power, Roll damping, directional divergence.
UNIT-8: Dynamic Stability and Control:
Euler angles, Equations of motion, stability & control derivatives. Decoupling
of longitudinal and lateral-directional dynamics, Longitudinal modes, Lateral-
directional modes, Phugoid, Autorotation and spin, Control response, impulse
and step response.
UNIT-9: Aerodynamic Balancing:
The set-back rings, the horn balance, the aileron, the sealed nose balance and
the geared balance tab.
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INTRODUCTION
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AXIS OF REFERENCE AND NOTATION
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INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
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DEGREES OF FREEDOM
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•The degrees of freedom (DOF) of a mechanical
system is the number of independent parameters that
define its configuration or state.
•It is important in the analysis of systems of bodies
in aerospace engineering, robotics, and other fields.
•A single rigid body has at most six degrees of freedom
(6 DOF) 3T3R consisting of three translations 3T and
three rotations 3R.
•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdvBrKl3SHg
(DOF)
DEGREES OF FREEDOM
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AIRCRAFT STABILITY AND CONTROL
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AIRCRAFT STABILITY AND CONTROL
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AIRCRAFT STABILITY AND CONTROL
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AIRCRAFT STABILITY AND CONTROL
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EQUILIBRIUM STATE
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AERODYNAMIC CENTER
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AERODYNAMIC CENTER
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VARIOUS AOA
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ZERO LIFT LINE
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FORCES AND MOMENT S/M
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FORCES AND MOMENT S/M
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AIRCRAFT CONTROLS
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AIRCRAFT CONTROLS
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AIRCRAFT CONTROLS
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LONGITUDINAL, LATERAL AND DIRECTIONAL STABILITY AND CONTROL
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LONGITUDINAL, LATERAL AND DIRECTIONAL STABILITY
AND CONTROL
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•Longitudinal stability and control is concerned
with an airplane's pitching motion.
•Lateral stability and control relates to an
airplane's rolling motion.
•And directional stability and control relates to
an airplane's yawing motion.