Development of the A-6E/A-6E TRAM/KA-6D NATOPS Calculator Aided Performance Planning System (NCAPPS).

Authors
Hargrave, Douglas Francis.
Subjects
NATOPS computerization
performance planning
flight planning
HP-41CV programs
A-6 aircraft
tactical aircraft performance data
hand-held calculators
curve fitting
Advisors
Layton, Donald M.
Date of Issue
1983-12
Date
December 1983
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The performance data contained in the Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS) manuals for Naval aircraft are presented primarily in graphical form. Interpretation of these graphical charts is time consuming and susceptable to error. By using multiple regression analysis and other curve fitting techniques the graphical charts can be modeled with closed-form analytical equations. These equations can then be used in computer programs which perform the same functions as the original charts but with greater accuracy, speed and simplicity. This thesis conducts the above analysis on some of the more commonly used NATOPS performance data for the A-6 aircraft model. The result is the A-6E/A-6E TRAM/KA-6D NATOPS Calculator Aided Performance Planning System (NCAPPS) which is a library of A-6 performance software developed for the Hewlett-Packard HP-41CV hand-held programmable calculator. Procedures for developing the analytical models are described and a user's manual documenting the system is included.
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Thesis
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https://hdl.handle.net/10945/19742
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Department
Aeronautics
Organization
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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