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- From: drela@athena.mit.edu (Mark Drela)
- Subject: Re: ***Help w/ aero HW(hodograph problem)***
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 23:51:21 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan27.042024.17478@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, bphillip@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Brent R Phillips) writes:
- |> Here's the problem
- |> I have a high aspect ratio, high altitude, powered sailplane. I need to
- |> construct a Hodograph(Vv vs. Vh). I am given that the THP = 600 HP at
- |> 50,000ft. The problem I am running into is that I have a equation to use for
- |> lbs. of thrust but, none for THP. I do not know a V(infinity) for a
- |> convertion. Nor do I know enough about the A/C to calculate R/C(max) for a
- |> given V(infinity).
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- potential energy increase rate = excess thrust power
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- mgV = V (T - D)
- v
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- mg = weight T = thrust D = drag
- 2 2
- V = vertical velocity V = horizontal velocity V = speed = sqrt(V + V )
- v h v h
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- If the flight path angle is shallow, i.e. V << V , you can approximate
- v h
- Lift = mg and V = V , so
- h
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- V = V (T/mg - D/L)
- v h
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