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Longitudinal static stability — is important in determining whether an aircraft will be able to fly as intended. Static stability As any vehicle moves it will be subjected to minor changes in the forces that act on it, and in its speed. * If such a change causes further changes … Wikipedia
relaxed static stability — The operation of an aircraft at the center of gravity aft of the neutral point where the airplane has a negative static margin. The neutral point is that point along the path of the center of gravity movement where the stick force per knot drops… … Aviation dictionary
Static margin — is a concept used to characterize the static stability and controllability of aircraft and missiles.*In aircraft analysis, static margin is defined as the distance between the center of gravity and the neutral point of the aircraft. *In missile… … Wikipedia
Stability derivatives — are a means of linearising the equations of motion of an atmospheric flight vehicle so that conventional control engineering methods may be applied to assess their stability.The dynamics of atmospheric flight vehicles is potentially very… … Wikipedia
Directional stability — is stability of a moving body or vehicle about an axis which is perpendicular to its direction of motion. Stability of a vehicle concerns itself with the tendency of a vehicle to return to its original direction in relation to the oncoming medium … Wikipedia
Center of pressure — The center of pressure is the point on a body where the sum total of the aerodynamic pressure field acts, causing a force and no moment about that point. Mathematically it can be said that the net pressure force on the body acts through this… … Wikipedia
F-16 Fighting Falcon — infobox Aircraft name= F 16 Fighting Falcon caption=A USAF F 16 over Iraq after refueling, 2008 type= Multirole fighter national origin = United States manufacturer= General Dynamics Lockheed Martin first flight= 2 February avyear|1974… … Wikipedia
Fourth generation jet fighter — Lockheed Martin F 16. Dassault Mirage … Wikipedia
HAL Tejas — infobox Aircraft name =Tejas type =Multirole fighter manufacturer =Aeronautical Development Agency Hindustan Aeronautics Limited caption = Pair of Tejas flying in formation designer = first flight =4 January 2001 introduction =Planned by 2010/11… … Wikipedia
Flight dynamics — is the science of air and space vehicle orientation and control in three dimensions. The three critical flight dynamics parameters are the angles of rotation in three dimensions about the vehicle s center of mass, known as pitch , roll and yaw… … Wikipedia
