GUST V-n DIAGRAM

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Description:
Gust is a sudden, brief increase in the speed of the wind.
Generally, winds are least gusty over large water surfaces and most gusty over
rough land and near high buildings. With respect to aircraft turbulence, a sharp
change in wind speed relative to the aircraft; a sudden increase in airspeed due
to fluctuations in the airflow, resulting in increased structural stresses upon the
aircraft. Sharp-edged gust (u) is a wind gust that results in an instantaneous
change in direction or
speed.
Derived gust velocity (Ug or Umax) is the maximum
velocity of a sharp-edged gust that would produce a given acceleration on a
particular airplane flown in level flight at the design cruising speed of the
aircraft and at a given air density. As a result a 25% increase is seen in lift for a
longitudinally disturbing gust.

The effect of turbulence gust is to produce a short time

change in the effective angle of attack. These changes produce a variation in lift
and thereby load factor. For VB, a gust velocity of 20.1168 m/s is assumed. For
VC, a gust velocity of 15.24 m/s at sea level is assumed. For VD, a gust velocity
of 7.26 m/s is assumed.
Effective gust velocity: The vertical component of the
velocity of a sharp-edged gust that would produce a given acceleration on a
particular airplane flown in level flight at the design cruising speed of the
aircraft and at a given air density.

Construction of gust load factor lines

The gust load factor lines are defined by the following equations

(𝑘𝑔 𝑈𝑔 𝑉𝐶𝐿𝛼 𝜌)
𝑛𝑙𝑖𝑚 = 1 ±
2 𝑊 ⁄𝑆

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 0.88µ𝑔
𝑘𝑔 =
5.3+µ𝑔

𝑊
2( )
𝑆
𝜇𝑔 =
𝜌𝐶𝐶𝐿𝛼
where,
𝑘𝑔 −Gust alleviation factor,
𝑈𝑔 −Derived gust velocity,
𝑉𝐵 −Design speed for maximum gust intensity,
𝑉𝐶 −Design cruise velocity,
𝑉𝐷 −Design diving velocity,
Calculation:
W/S=58.32 kg/m2
C=1.106
ρ=1.225 kg/m3
𝐶𝐿𝛼 = 10
𝑊
2( ) 2(58.32)
𝑆
𝜇𝑔 = =
𝜌𝐶𝐶𝐿𝛼 1.225(1.106)(10)

𝜇𝑔 = 8.609

0.88µ𝑔
𝑘𝑔 = = 0.5446
5.3+µ𝑔
For,
𝑉𝐵 = 13.15 𝑚/𝑠 , 𝑉𝐺𝐸 = 7.26 𝑚/𝑠
𝑉𝐶 = 55.88 𝑚/𝑠 , 𝑉𝐺𝐸 = 15.24 𝑚/𝑠
𝑉𝐷 = 69.85 𝑚/𝑠 , 𝑉𝐺𝐸 = 20.11 𝑚/𝑠

Calculating the values, we get

Speed +𝑛𝑙𝑖𝑚 −𝑛𝑙𝑖𝑚

𝑉𝐵 1.0779 -0.9821

𝑉𝐶 1.1596 -0.8404

𝑉𝐷 1.2633 -0.7367

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Gust V-n diagram:

Gust V-n Diagram

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