Longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics—part 2

CHAPTER 7

7.1 BOB WEIGHTS AND SPRINGS

The control-force characteristics of manual-control systems can be modified by the introduction of weights and springs, as illustrated sche­matically in Fig. 7.1. When a spring, or bungee, is used as in Fig. 7.16, it is

Longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics—part 2Control column-

Подпись: Weights
nW

(a)

Fig. 7.1 Bob weight and spring, (a) Bob weight. (6) Spring.

usually so designed that it exerts a nearly constant force on the control column. Thus both weight and spring require an additive stick force ДP to maintain equilibrium. These forces are

Подпись: for the weightДР = nW – Ъ

Подпись: for the springДР — T­b

where n = 1 for rectilinear flight, and is given by (6.10,4) for a pull-up.