AircraftDragDataStructures:

Path: ACPro/ACDesign

% Generates data structures for select aircraft.
   Includes the F4/Phantom II, A4/Skyhawk, Cessna 172, Boeing 747-400, and
   Airbus a380.

   Type AircraftDragDataStructures for a demo.

   Since version 5.
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   Form:
   d = AircraftDragDataStructures( aircraft )
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   Inputs
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   aircraft       (1,:)  Aircraft name

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   Outputs
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   d              (1,1)  Aircraft parameters
                         .length      (1,1) Representative length (m)
                         .oswaldEff   (1,1) Oswald efficiency factor
                         .aspectRatio (1,1) Aspect ratio for wing (length/mean chord)
                         .thickness   (1,1) Ratio of length to thickness
                         .s           (1,1) Area (m^2)
                         .zetaTrans   (1,1) Transonic damping factor
                         .sweep       (1,1) Sweep angle (deg)
                         .a0          (1,1) Lift curve slope
                         .alpha0      (1,1) Zero lift angle of attack
                         .m0          (1,1) Mach number for linear skin
                                            friction coefficient
                         .cD0         (1,1) Zero lift drag coefficient

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Children:

ACPro: ACProAerodynamics/LiftAndDrag
Common: Atmosphere/StdAtm

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