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Nomenclature 13<br />

Motion<br />

aF AC<br />

aircraft linear acceleration<br />

n load factor<br />

V aircraft velocity magnitude<br />

vF AC<br />

aircraft velocity<br />

Vc<br />

Vcal<br />

climb velocity<br />

calibrated airspeed, V ρ/ρ0<br />

Vf<br />

forward velocity<br />

Vh<br />

horizontal velocity<br />

Vs<br />

sideward velocity<br />

φF , θF , ψF roll, pitch, yaw angles; orientation airframe axes F relative inertial axes<br />

θV , ψV<br />

˙ψF<br />

climb, sideslip angles; orientation velocity axes V relative inertial axes<br />

turn rate<br />

aircraft angular velocity<br />

ω F AC<br />

Aerodynamics and Loads<br />

cd, cℓ<br />

section drag, lift coefficients<br />

CD, CY , CL component drag, side, lift force coefficients<br />

Cℓ, CM, CN component roll, pitch, yaw moment coefficients<br />

D, Y , L aerodynamic drag, side, lift forces (component aerodynamic axes A)<br />

D/q drag area, SCD (S = Reference area of component)<br />

F force<br />

ℓf<br />

ratio flap chord to airfoil chord, cf /c<br />

M moment<br />

Mx, My, Mz aerodynamic roll, pitch, yaw moments (component aerodynamic axes A)<br />

q dynamic pressure, 1/2ρ|v| 2<br />

v component velocity relative air (including interference)<br />

α angle of attack, component axes B relative aerodynamic axes A<br />

β sideslip angle, component axes B relative aerodynamic axes A<br />

flap deflection<br />

δf<br />

Aircraft<br />

Aref<br />

reference rotor area, fAA; typically projected area of lifting rotors<br />

c component control, c = STcAC + c0<br />

cAC<br />

aircraft control<br />

De<br />

aircraft effective drag, P/V<br />

DL disk loading, WD/Aref<br />

L/De<br />

M<br />

aircraft effective lift-to-drag ratio, WV/P<br />

aircraft hover figure of merit, W Sref<br />

W/2ρAref/P<br />

reference wing area, S; sum area all wings<br />

T control matrix<br />

WL wing loading, WD/Sref<br />

tilt control variable<br />

αtilt

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