calcAttack: calcAttack

Description Usage Arguments Details Author(s) Examples

Description

Calculate angle-of-attack

Usage

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calcAttack(PITCH, VSPD, TASX)

Arguments

PITCH

The pitch angle in degrees

VSPD

The rate of climb of the aircraft in m/s

TASX

The true airspeed of the aircraft in m/s

Details

Assumes vertical wind = 0, finds AOA from pitch, VSPD and TASX. Used to provide a reference value for calibrating gust probes. The radome "calibration" coefficients are usually determined by fitting to reference values provided by this function, so it should be used where it is expected that the vertical wind is zero or averages to zero.

Author(s)

William Cooper

Examples

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AOAREF <- calcAttack (RAFdata$PITCH, RAFdata$GGVSPD, RAFdata$TASX)
plot (RAFdata$ATTACK, calcAttack (RAFdata$PITCH, RAFdata$GGVSPD, RAFdata$TASX))

WilliamCooper/Ranadu documentation built on July 10, 2019, 12:40 a.m.