Originally Posted by
jehan
guys nobody out here is actually answering my question.
My question was "Why is aircrafts momentum, size and shape not taken in consideration while determining drift angle"
can some one please give me a simple explanation.
Thanks.
Imagine sitting on the ground watching a large weightlesss box of still air blowing in the wind. The only thing which affects the movement of the box is the speed of the wind.
Now imagine being in the box watching an airplane flying inside it. Since the air inside the box is still, the only thing which affects the movement of the airplane in the box is the speed of the aircraft.
Put the two together, and hopefully you will see that the only variables which affect the motion of the airplane relative to the ground are the speed of the wind and the speed of the aircraft.