On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 13:15:19 -0000, 
"r_gimenes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> Hi all !
> 
> I have found a comprehensive collection of FREE aircraft design 
> software that could be of great help for those of you who are trying 
> to estimate the stability and control derivatives in order to fill 
> up the config_template.m file. I don't have an aeronautics 
> background but as far as I could see in my search there isn't a 
> single program that could do all the job, you have to use a number 
> of software tools to estimate the coeficients:
> 
> A Vortex lattice MATLAB Implementation for 
> Linear Aerodynamic Wing Applications:
> http://www.flyg.kth.se/divisions/aero/software/tornado/
> 
> Stability and Control Derivative Estimation and Engine-Out Analysis:
> http://www.aoe.vt.edu/~mason/Mason_f/MRsoft.html#LateralDirectional
> 
> Control Authority Issues in Aircraft Conceptual Design: Critical 
> Conditions, Estimation Methodology, Spreadsheet Assessment, Trim and 
> Bibliography:
> http://www.aoe.vt.edu/~mason/Mason_f/MRsoft.html#ControlPower
> 
> Dr. Mason's page at Virginia Tech is the most comprehensive 
> collection of FREE aircraft design tools I have ever found.
> 
> Is there a site where I can download digital DATCOM? Could anyone 
> give me (or sell) a copy ?(I find that PDAS CD very expensive!)
> I'm trying to model a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan and I would 
> appreciate any feedback on this subject.


..guys, DATCOM?

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Renato


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...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
  Scenarios always come in sets of three: 
  best case, worst case, and just in case.


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