The development and implementation of algorithms for an A-7E performance calculator.

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Authors
Koger, Gary Lang
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Panholzer, R.
Date of Issue
1978-09
Date
September 1978
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
In this thesis, the algorithms for an A-7E aircraft performance calculator were developed and then implemented on three small data processors of different programming levels and storage capabilities . The utility of data is a function of several variables including accuracy and availability. The problem of retrieving performance data from the Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS) Manuals is significantly lessened by the devices demonstrated in this investigation. Nine performance chart groups, yielding data usually considered necessary for flight, were reduced to a series of analytical expressions. These analytical expressions were demonstrated to reproduce NATOPS Manual data to a high degree of accuracy. Implementation was demonstrated on a desk computer, a hand held calculator and a microprocessor.
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Thesis
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Aeronautics
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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