Great, thanks guys!
That's a lot more info than I had, so that's cool.
I've got a call in to my old Physics Prof. so if that yields any more useful information, I'll post here first.
Thanks again,
-Spider
Dave,
You are absolutely right - the example calculation is severely flawed (sorry about that).
Lets try this again -
This is the formula I originally started with:
MOI = EmptyWeight * (D^2 / K)
Where:
Pitch Roll Yaw
D = Length (feet) Wingspan (feet) 0.5* (Length+Wingspan)
K = 810 1870 770...
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These are calculations for a simulator I've been working with that is dependent on the MoI's for proper flight handling characteristics. I require an MOI for roll, pitch and yaw referenced to the three standard aircraft axes. I think you are correct in your assumption that I need the...
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I need some help estimating the moments of Inertia (MOI) for an aircraft that has no published data. The information I do have is: Weight(34000 lbs), Length(62.1 ft), Wingspan(44.5 ft). The way I understand it, in theory, these are calculated by summing the product of the mass of...
