Flight Attitude
Attitude of the body axes, expressed using standard aeronautical terms.
Available for these objects: Aircraft, LaunchVehicle, Missile
Type: Time-varying data.
Availability: Reports | Graphs | Dynamic Displays | Strip Charts
Data Provider Elements
| Name | Dimension | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | DateFormat | Real Number | Time. |
| Yaw | LongitudeUnit | Real Number | The first angle in the 321 Euler sequence rotation for specifying the body axes orientation with respect to the NorthEastDown frame, i.e., the angle about the detic nadir direction (Down) locating the projection of the body x-axis onto the local horizontal plane (i.e., the plane spanned by North and East directions), positive clock-wise about nadir, where 0 indicates the direction of North. |
| Pitch | LatitudeUnit | Real Number | The second angle in the 321 Euler sequence rotation for specifying the body axes orientation with respect to the NorthEastDown frame, i.e., the angle between the body x-axis and the local horizontal plane (i.e., the plane spanned by North and East directions). |
| Roll | AngleUnit | Real Number | The third angle in the 321 Euler sequence rotation for specifying the body axes orientation with respect to the NorthEastDown frame, i.e., the angle about the Body x-axis, positive clock-wise about it, specifying the direction of the y-axis, with 0 meaning the y-axis lies in the local horizontal plane (i.e., the plane spanned by North and East directions) with the z-axis having a positive component along nadir (Down). |
| Bank | AngleUnit | Real Number | The dihedral angle between the flight path z-axis and the projection of the body z-axis into the flight path yz plane, about the direction of flight. The direction of flight lies along the velocity vector of the object as observed in the object's central body fixed coordinate system; the flight path x-axis lies along the direction of flight, with the flight path z-axis lying in the plane spanned by the flight path direction and detic nadir. This is the first rotation in an Euler 123 sequence involving bank, angle of attack, then sideslip. |
| Heading | AngleUnit | Real Number | The dihedral angle between the north vector and the velocity vector about the detic nadir vector. The velocity vector is the velocity of the object as observed in the object's central body fixed coordinate system. |
| Angle Of Attack | AngleUnit | Real Number | The angle between the body x-axis and the projection of the velocity vector onto the body xz plane. The velocity vector is the velocity of the object as observed in the object's central body fixed coordinate system. |
| Sideslip | AngleUnit | Real Number | The angle between the flight direction and the symmetry plane (i.e., the body xz plane). |
| Flight Path Angle | AngleUnit | Real Number | Vertical flight path angle relative to local horizontal. |
| Yaw Rate | AngleRateUnit | Real Number | The rate of change of yaw angle. |
| Pitch Rate | AngleRateUnit | Real Number | The rate of change of pitch angle. |
| Roll Rate | AngleRateUnit | Real Number | The rate of change of roll angle. |
| Bank Rate | AngleRateUnit | Real Number | The rate of change of bank angle. |
| Heading Rate | AngleRateUnit | Real Number | The rate of change of heading angle. |
| Angle Of Attack Rate | AngleRateUnit | Real Number | The rate of change of the angle of attack. |
| Sideslip Rate | AngleRateUnit | Real Number | The rate of change of sideslip angle. |
| Flight Path Angle Rate | AngleRateUnit | Real Number | The rate of change of flight path angle. |