Flight Vehicle Aerodynamics

Mark Drela
MIT Press, 2014

Errata
30 Sep 2015

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Dho D 21 V 2
 
1 Dp
− = + (τ̄¯ · ∇) · V − ∇ · q̇ + q̇V (1.63)
Dt Dt ρ Dt

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Ds 1h i
T = (τ̄¯ · ∇) · V − ∇ · q̇ + q̇V (1.64)
Dt ρ

Page 14, Figure 1.11 caption:

In the isentropic region outside of shock wake

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If f is the gravitational force per unit mass as is usually the case,

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in cases where the chosen lumped source and vortex

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Again requiring this to be equal to ρv of the actual flow (3.6) gives the required wall mass flux.

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N
X
Y = ρ∞ V∞ −∆ϕi sin θi ∆si (5.77)
i=1
XN
L = ρ∞ V∞ ∆ϕi cos θi ∆si (5.78)
i=1

Page 152, Figure 7.8 caption:

net resultant vertical velocity ḣ + θ̇x at some point x,

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A solution to equations (7.42) and (7.43) has been obtained by Wagner

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as shown in Figure 8.27 for x = 4.

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ZZ
Dp⊥ x̂0 = −p(n̂ · x̂0 ) x̂0 dS ' 1 2
2 ρ∞ V⊥ S cdp x̂0 = 1 2
2 ρ∞ V∞ S cdp cos2 Λ x̂0 (8.181)

1
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and the angular momentum rate (9.23).

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N = Ixz ṗ + Iyz q̇ + Izz ṙ + (Iyy −Ixx ) pq + Ixy (p2 −q 2 ) + Iyz rp − Ixz rq + hy p − hx q (9.29)

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" #( ) ( )
C`0 β C`0 β − α0 Cn0 β
 
C`β ¯
= S̄0 ' (9.49)
Cnβ Cn0 β Cn0 β + α0 C`0 β
( ) " #( ) ( )
C` δ ¯ C`0 δ C`0 δ − α0 Cn0 δ
= S̄0 ' (9.50)
Cnδ Cn0 δ Cn0 δ + α0 C`0 δ

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QSb2
 
1 1 Iz
σDR ' (Nr + Yv ) = Cn + Cy (9.68)
2 2Iz u0 2 r mb2 β

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In modern flight dynamics practice,

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Cyr = 2 Vv (CLα )v (9.89)

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The fuselage contributions are also included.

`v
Cnr = −2(CLα )v Vv +(Cnr )fuse (9.96)
b

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1 Sref 2
∆CDangle = −CLu ∆αangle = − C ŵκ (0) (10.82)
2 h2 Lu z

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which were discussed earlier.

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⇒e
Ω ¯˙ e T̄
= T̄ ¯b (F.10)
b e