Nonlinear longitudinal stability of a symmetric aircraft

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 360-369

  Campos, L M B C ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b ISR   (Portugal)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FRICTION; LIFT; LINEARIZATION; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; OSCILLATIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SYSTEM STABILITY;

NONLINEAR LONGITUDINAL STABILITY; SYMMETRIC AIRCRAFTS;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 0031145604     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2178     Document Type: Article

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