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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