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Use <strong>of</strong> Matlab Code• The previous analysis has been done using theUnrestricted<strong>Climb</strong>Analysis.m program• This main file integrates numerically the equations <strong>of</strong> motion<strong>of</strong> the aircraft• Four state variables:• Altitude (y(1))• <strong>Aircraft</strong> weight (y(2))• Distance traveled along path (y(3))• Distance traveled along the plane <strong>of</strong> the earth (y(4))• The initial conditions <strong>of</strong> the states are specified in the fileunder line 54• yN = [h_TOD Mass_init 0 0]; % Vector <strong>of</strong> initial values <strong>of</strong> state variablesVirginia Tech - Air Transportation Systems Laboratory33

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