01.1 - Aircraft Design and Integrated Systems (Theory, Methods and Tools)
DYNAMIC ANALYSES AND FLIGHT TESTING FOR THE DESIGN OF FLOATING CANARD AIRCRAFT
N. Morita¹, N. Okubo¹, T. Ogawa¹, Y. Sasaki¹; ¹Velcity Aeroworks .Inc, Japan
This study investigates the longitudinal dynamics of a floating canard aircraft, in which an all-moving canard is aerodynamically self-balanced and does not contribute to static longitudinal stability. The results show that dynamic coupling between the canard pitch motion and the aircraft short-period mode limits the allowable pitch feedback gain, as confirmed by analysis and flight tests.