06.1 - Flight Dynamics and Control (Control & Modelling)
ON LATERAL-LONGITUDINAL CONTROL COUPLING FOR SHORT- AND LONG-FUSELAGE BWB AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATIONS
L.M.B.C. Campos, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; J.M.G. Marques, Universidade de Évora, Portugal
The coupling of the longitudinal and lateral stability modes of an aeroplane is considered in two cases: weak coupling & strong coupling. The method presented in this paper is applied to the two flying wing designs concerning all modes in a total of eighteen flight conditions and the conclusion compares them not only from the point of view of flight stability, but also from other viewpoints.