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Response of hang gliders to control

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

Guido de Matteis
Guido de Matteis*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanics and AeronauticsUniversity of Rome “La Sapienza”
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Abstract

A general dynamic model of the hang glider is applied to the analysis of response to control. The transfer functions of the glider to the longitudinal and lateral controls are formulated and some significant results, in terms of frequency response are presented and discussed. The relevant effects of the unsteady aerodynamics on the dynamics of the system are shown and the characteristics of poor lateral control are confirmed as observed in flight.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 94 , Issue 938 , October 1990 , pp. 289 - 294
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1990 

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