SFTE-SETP Flight Test Seminar 2023
Author: C M Santosh
Mentorship Program
With the wealth of experience and knowledge amongst its members, SFTE India Chapter is hosting […]
Elections (2022-2024)
Elections were held through online voting from 0000h/22 June 2022 till 2359h/26 June 2022 ✈Thank […]
1st SFTE India Chapter Symposium on ‘Challenges in Developmental Flight Tests’
The first ever chapter symposium was held on 23 & 24 February 2022 as an […]
Spin Testing for Trainer Aircraft
Modern aircraft tend to be more reluctant to spin compared to older designs, however it […]
Tutorial: Aircraft Inertial Navigation System Testing
Theory Airborne Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) are dead reckoning systems that measure the accelerations of […]
Tutorial: Aircraft Manoeuvrability (PART-4: Flight Testing for Lift & Thrust Boundaries)
Aircraft Manoeuvrability: Flight Testing for Lift & Thrust Boundaries
Tutorial: Aircraft Manoeuvrability (PART-3: Flight Testing for Manoeuvre Performance)
Aircraft Manoeuvrability: Flight Testing for Manoeuvre Performance
Tutorial: Aircraft Manoeuvrability (PART-2: Introduction to the Limits)
Every aircraftβs operational manoeuvrability is limited by several fixed and variable factors. Typical V-n diagram […]
Tutorial: Aircraft Manoeuvrability (PART-1: Turn Performance)
The capacity to change the velocity vector is called manoeuvrability. Quantifying the manoeuvrability of an airplane involves documenting the acceleration, deceleration, and turning characteristics.