Video-Analysis of the flight of a model aircraft
- Authors: Tarantino Giovanni; Fazio, C
- Publication year: 2011
- Type: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
- Key words: Video analysis; Longitudinal flight; Phugoid model; Model aircraft
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/60107
Abstract
A video-analysis software has been employed in order to measure the steady-state values of the kinematics variables describing the longitudinal behaviour of a radio-controlled model aircraft during the take-off, climbing and gliding. These experimental results have been compared with the theoretical steady-state configurations predicted by the phugoid model for longitudinal flight. A comparison with parameters and performance of the full-size aircraft has also been outlined.