The Research about the Derivation and the Applicability of the Aircraft Four Control Variables Point Mass Model

A new point mass model of the air vehicle has been developed in our laboratory. This model employs angle-of-attack, side slip angle, bank angle and thrust, as four control variables. The existent three control variables point mass model cannot introduce the winds and active side slip angle control, while this new model can introduce them. This paper explains about the model at first. The model is applied to the YF-16 aircraft and simulations are conducted for two maneuvers as typical examples, which show the effectiveness and the preciseness of this model.