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.

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.[4][5] 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 Stategies 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. "Aircraft Performance - SKYbrary Aviation Safety".
  5. Manual of Flying AP3456, Volume 2, Aircraft Performance (PDF). Central School of Flying.
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