RCAIDE.Library.Plots.Mission.plot_aircraft_velocities

plot_aircraft_velocities

plot_aircraft_velocities(results, save_figure=False, show_legend=True, save_filename='Aircraft Velocities', file_type='.png', width=11, height=7)

Creates a multi-panel visualization of aircraft velocity components over a mission.

Parameters:

• results (Results) – RCAIDE results data structure containing segment conditions

• save_figure (bool, optional) – Flag for saving the figure (default: False)

• show_legend (bool, optional) – Flag to display segment legend (default: True)

• save_filename (str, optional) – Name of file for saved figure (default: “Aircraft Velocities”)

• file_type (str, optional) – File extension for saved figure (default: “.png”)

• width (float, optional) – Figure width in inches (default: 11)

• height (float, optional) – Figure height in inches (default: 7)

Returns:

fig –

Handle to the generated figure containing four subplots:

• True airspeed

• Equivalent airspeed

• Calibrated airspeed

• Mach number

Return type:

matplotlib.figure.Figure

Notes

Creates a four-panel plot showing:

1. True airspeed vs time

2. Equivalent airspeed vs time

3. Calibrated airspeed vs time

4. Mach number vs time

Major Assumptions

• Results contain freestream conditions

• Time is in minutes

• Velocities are in knots

• Standard atmosphere density used as reference

Definitions

‘True Airspeed’

Actual aircraft velocity relative to airmass

‘Equivalent Airspeed’

Velocity at sea level producing same dynamic pressure

‘Calibrated Airspeed’

Indicated airspeed corrected for instrument and position errors

‘Mach Number’

Ratio of true airspeed to local speed of sound

See also

RCAIDE.Library.Plots.Mission.plot_flight_conditions

Related atmospheric conditions

RCAIDE.Library.Plots.Mission.plot_flight_trajectory

Complete trajectory visualization