Aircraft Manoeuvrability: Flight Testing for Manoeuvre Performance
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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 […]
Virtual Flight Test Center: Practical Flight Lessons – Can we escape to space on a fighter jet?
“Can we Escape to Space on a Fighter Jet?” Since our childhood days we have […]
Flying & fighting in HAL Tejas: Interview with test pilot Rajeev Joshi
India’s 4th generation fighter, the pocket-sized Tejas, is an intriguing design. Resembling a mini Mirage […]