With the wealth of experience and knowledge amongst its members, SFTE India Chapter is hosting […]
Author: C M Santosh
Wing Commander (Retd.), FTE/FTIE, 29 FTC
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 aircraft’s 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.
Stall Flight Testing
Flying Qualities Specifications defines good high angle of attack characteristics in terms that are qualitative […]