The discipline of aircraft performance analysis intends to give an answer to the following question: Does the aircraft meet the requirements to which it has been designed or those of (future) users? Using the properties of the atmosphere, the aircraft and its propulsion system, the motion of the aircraft’s centre of gravity during different phases of the flight can be calculated. The results lead to the most important performance data of an aircraft for general use.
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