A Parametric Study of Planform and Aeroelastic Effects on Aerodynamic Center, alpha- and Q- Stability Derivatives. Appendix a a Computer Program for Calculating alpha- and Q- Stability Derivatives and Induced Drag for Thin Elastic Aeroplanes at Subsonic and Supersonic Speeds

摘要

The computer program used to determine the rigid and elastic stability derivatives presented in the summary report is listed in this appendix along with instructions for its use, sample input data and answers. This program represents the airplane at subsonic and supersonic speeds as (a) thin surface(s) (without dihedral) composed of discrete panels of constant pressure according to the method of Woodward for the aerodynamic effects and slender beam(s) for the structural effects. Given a set of input data, the computer program calculates an aerodynamic influence coefficient matrix and a structural influence coefficient matrix. (Author)