GondolaGeometry:
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Compute the surface area and center of mass of an airship gondola.
Assume a rectangular shaped gondola hanging from hull.
All lengths are dimensionless. Axial lengths (x) are measured back from
the nose. The radial length (z) is measured out from the hull
center-line.
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Form:
[Sg, xGonCM, zGonCM] = GondolaGeometry( a1, a2, b, xGonA, xGonB, zGon );
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Inputs
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a1 (1) Semi-major axis of front ellipsoid
a2 (1) Semi-major axis of rear ellipsoid
b (1) Semi-minor axis of each ellipsoid [m]
xGonA (1) Leading-edge of gondola / hull length
xGonB (1) Trailing-edge of gondola / hull length
zGonB (1) Bottom edge of gondola / hull radius
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Outputs
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Sg (1) Cross-sectional area of gondola
xGonCM (1) Cross-sectional area of gondola
zGonCM (1) Cross-sectional area of gondola
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Children:
Airships: Modeling/AirshipCV
Common: Graphics/NewFig