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Maximum Velocity
Maximum velocity
Calculated from the comparison of maximum power available and
the power required
Intersection of the two curves maximum velocity for straight
and level flight
For propeller-driven aircraft
Maximum Velocity
For jet-propelled aircraft
D DDD
dD
=
V VDD dV
D=
dD
(V VDD )
dV
TA,max
TA,max
dD
(
)
=
Vmax VDD Vmax =
+ VDD
dV
dD
dV
Minimum Velocity
Does the low speed intersection between power available and power
required curves determine the minimum velocity at steady level for a
given altitude?
It may or may not it is likely that the aircraft encounter stall
before slowing down to this velocity
Aircraft Performance and Design, John D. Anderson, McGraw-Hill, 1999
Stall Velocity
Lift coefficient vs. angle of attack curve
Qualitatively similar variation for airfoil and whole aircraft
At stall drag coefficient increases significantly and loss of lift
Lift-to-drag ratio significantly decreases
Cause of crashes in earlier flights
In stall
Lift coefficient doesnt go
to zero after a while, it
recovers and can even
exceed maximum lift
coefficient
But drag is too high so
the second maximum lift
coefficient is not of great
interest
Use the first local maximum
lift coefficient
Aircraft Performance and Design, John D. Anderson, McGraw-Hill, 1999
Stall Velocity
For steady, level flight at a given altitude:
L =W =
1
V2 SC L
2
Vstall =
2 W 1
S C L ,max
Stall Velocity
Effects of sweep angle and high lift devices