Aircraft performance

Aircraft performance refers to the ability of an aircraft to accomplish certain useful things.[1] It is an important consideration when designing and testing aircraft, to ensure the aircraft can be operated in an efficient and economic manner.[2] There are typically trade-offs involved, for example an aircraft optimised for cruise performance will not necessarily be optimised for the climb.[3] Adaptive compliant wings and variable-sweep wings are technologies aimed at improving performance during the different stages of flight.

The subject of aircraft performance includes aircraft speed, ceiling, range and fuel efficiency, take-off distance required, and climb rate. It also includes aircraft controllability speeds.[4]

Aircraft manufacturers will publish performance data in an aircraft flight manual, concerning the behaviour of the aircraft under various circumstances, such as different speeds, weights, and air temperatures, pressures, & densities.[5][6] Performance data is information pertaining to takeoff, climb, range, endurance, descent, and landing.[1]

See also

References
  1. Federal Aviation Administration: "Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge", Chapter 11.
  2. Saarlas, Maido (2007). Aircraft performance. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-04416-2.
  3. Joshi, Shiv; Tidwell, Zeb; Crossley, William; Ramakrishnan, Sekaripuram (2004-04-19). "Comparison of Morphing Wing Strategies Based upon Aircraft Performance Impacts". 45th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics & Materials Conference. doi:10.2514/6.2004-1722. ISBN 978-1-62410-079-6.
  4. McCormick, Barnes W. (1 August 1979). "7. Airplane Performance". Aerodynamics, Aeronautics and Flight Mechanics. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-471-03032-4. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  5. "Aircraft Performance - SKYbrary Aviation Safety".
  6. Manual of Flying AP3456, Volume 2, Aircraft Performance (PDF). Central School of Flying.


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