References

Recommended Literature 

I. Related to Aircraft Aerodynamic Design

[1] Johnson, Forrester T., Edward N. Tinoco, and N. Jong Yu. "Thirty years of development and 

application of CFD at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Seattle." Computers & Fluids 34.10 (2005): 

1115-1151.

Content: Applications of aerodynamic calculation methods in Boeing-related research; which 

methods are employed to solve specific classes of problems. 

[2] De Resende, O. C. "The evolution of the aerodynamic design tools and transport aircraft wings 

at Embraer." Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering 26 (2004): 

379-389.

Content: The evolutionary history of aerodynamic calculation methods and certain design 

characteristics adopted by Embraer during the development of various aircraft models. 

II. Related to Aircraft Stability and Control

[1] Roskam, Jan. "Evolution of airplane stability and control-A designer's viewpoint."Journal of 

Guidance, Control, and Dynamics 14.3 (1991): 481-491.

Content: Authored by the renowned Jan Roskam (1930-2022), who is as esteemed as Raymer. 

Roskam conducted profound research in the field of flight mechanics and published several 

standard textbooks. This paper provides his retrospective on the history of stability and control 

development. 

Wind Tunnel Experiment Data References

I. National Numerical Wind Tunnel (NNW) Project CFD Verification and Validation Database

[1] Link to the relevant description page (Registration and login required)

II. Wind Tunnel Stability and Control Investigation of Flying Wing Aircraft

[1] Low-Speed Wind-Tunnel Investigation of the Stability and Control Characteristics of a Series of 

Flying Wings With Sweep Angles of 70°, NASA TM-4671[R]. 1995. 

[2] Low-Speed Wind-Tunnel Investigation of the Stability and Control Characteristics of a Series of 

Flying Wings With Sweep Angles of 60°, NASA TM-4649[R]. 1995. 

[3] Low-Speed Wind-Tunnel Investigation of the Stability and Control Characteristics of a Series of 

Flying Wings With Sweep Angles of 50°, NASA TM-4640[R]. 1995. 

Aircraft Stability and Control Data References

I. Stability and Control Data for Various Aircraft Models under Typical Flight Conditions

[1] Heffley R K, Jewell W F. Aircraft Handling Quality Data, NASA CR-2144[R]. 1972. 

[2] Teper G L. Aircraft Stability and Control Data, NASA CR-96008[R]. 1969. 

II. F-16 Stability and Control Related Data

[1] Simulator Study of Stall/Post-Stall Characteristics of a Fighter Airplane With Relaxed Longitudinal 

Static Stability, NASA TP-1538[R]. 1979. 

III. B747 Flight Simulator Modeling References

[1] Hanke C R, Nordwall D R. THE SIMULATION OF A JUMBO JET TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT VOLUME II: 

MODELING DATA, NASA-CR-114494[R]. 1970. 

Data extraction from figures in literature using MATLAB

[1] https://ww2.mathworks.cn/matlabcentral/fileexchange/?term=tag:%22digitize%22