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Table 1.

Non-dimensional stability derivatives

\(X_{\mathrm{u}}^{+}\)	\(Z_{\mathrm{u}}^{+}\)	\(M_{\mathrm{u}}^{+}\)	\(X_{\mathrm{w}}^{+}\)	\(Z_{\mathrm{w}}^{+}\)	\(M_{\mathrm{w}}^{+}\)	\(X_{\mathrm{q}}^{+}\)	\(Z_{\mathrm{q}}^{+}\)	\(M_{\mathrm{q}}^{+}\)
–1.28	–0.04	2.32	0.01	–1.26	0.05	–0.28	0	–0.03

\(X_{\mathrm{u}}^{+}\)	\(Z_{\mathrm{u}}^{+}\)	\(M_{\mathrm{u}}^{+}\)	\(X_{\mathrm{w}}^{+}\)	\(Z_{\mathrm{w}}^{+}\)	\(M_{\mathrm{w}}^{+}\)	\(X_{\mathrm{q}}^{+}\)	\(Z_{\mathrm{q}}^{+}\)	\(M_{\mathrm{q}}^{+}\)
–1.28	–0.04	2.32	0.01	–1.26	0.05	–0.28	0	–0.03

\(X_{\mathrm{u}}^{+}\)

⁠,

\(Z_{\mathrm{u}}^{+}\)

and

\(M_{\mathrm{u}}^{+}\)

⁠, non-dimensional derivatives of the x- and z-component of the aerodynamic force and aerodynamic moment, respectively, with respect to the x-component(u⁺) of the non-dimensional velocity;

\(X_{\mathrm{w}}^{+}\)

⁠,

\(Z_{\mathrm{w}}^{+}\)

and

\(M_{\mathrm{w}}^{+}\)

⁠, non-dimensional derivatives of the x- and z-component of the aerodynamic force and aerodynamic moment, respectively, with respect to the z-component(w⁺) of the non-dimensional velocity;

\(X_{\mathrm{q}}^{+}\)

⁠,

\(Z_{\mathrm{q}}^{+}\)

and

\(M_{\mathrm{q}}^{+}\)

⁠, non-dimensional derivatives of the x- and z-component of the aerodynamic force and aerodynamic moment, respectively, with respect to the non-dimensional pitching rate(q⁺)

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