RCAIDE.Library.Methods.Aerodynamics.Common.Drag.spoiler_drag

spoiler_drag

spoiler_drag(state, settings, geometry)

Updates the aerodynamic performance of an aircraft given the influence of deflected spoilers

Parameters:

• state (Data) – flight conditions of aircraft

• settings (dict) – aerodynamic settings

• geometry (Data) – aircraft geometry

References

[1] Croom, Delwin R. Low-speed wind-tunnel investigation of various segments of flight spoilers

as trailing-vortex-alleviation devices on a transport aircraft model. No. NASA-TN-D-8162. 1976.