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New methodology and code for Hawker 800XP aircraft stability derivatives calculation from geometrical data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 February 2016

N. Anton,
R. M. Botez and
D. Popescu
R. M. Botez
Affiliation:
ruxandra@gpa.etsmtl.ca
D. Popescu
Affiliation:
École de technologie supérieure, Laboratory of Research in Active Controls, Aeroservoelasticity and Avionics, Montréal, Canada
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The new FDerivatives code was conceived and developed for calculating static and dynamic stability derivatives of an aircraft in the subsonic regime, based on its geometrical data. The code is robust and it uses geometries and flight conditions to calculate the aircraft’s stability derivatives. FDerivatives contains new algorithms and methods that have been added to DATCOM’s classical method, presented in a USAF Stability and Control DATCOM reference. The new code was written using MATLAB and has a complex structure which contains a graphical interface to facilitate the work of potential users. Results obtained with the new code were evaluated and validated with flight test data provided by CAE Inc. for the Hawker 800XP business aircraft.

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Research Article
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 114 , Issue 1156 , June 2010, pp. 367 - 376
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 2010 

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