Analysis of methods for determining the center of gravity of an aircraft during various flight modes

Abstract

Analysis of methods for determining the center of gravity of an aircraft during various flight modes

Novikova Yu.A., Popov D.A., Tereshchenko G.V.

Incoming article date: 14.01.2023

Methods for determining the position of the center of gravity and the static stability margin of an aircraft in flight are considered. Based on the analysis of the motion of an aircraft as a rigid body, possible methods for determining the position of the center of gravity are determined and their errors are calculated. Comparison of the errors of various methods made it possible to conclude that it is expedient to use a method based on the use of information on the fuel reserve.

Keywords: center of gravity, moments of inertia of the aircraft, free vibrations, fuel consumption