Incidence & Airspeed

Calculate angle of attack and airspeed.

incidence airspeed

Description

The Incidence & Airspeed block calculates the angle of attack between the velocity vector and the body, and the total airspeed from the velocity component in the coordinate system associated with the body.

The calculation is performed using the formulas:

Ports

Input

U, w - velocity of the body
`vector 2 to 1

The velocity of the body given as a two-element vector recalculated in a coordinate system relative to the body.

Data types: Float64.

Output

ɑ - angle of attack
scalar

The angle of attack returned as a scalar, in radians.

Data types: Float64.

V - airspeed
scalar

The flight speed returned as a scalar.

Data types: Float64.