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PostDateIconFriday, 13 November 2009 20:27 | PostAuthorIconWritten by Aleksey Matyushev | PDF | Print | E-mail
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DATCOM is a collection of documents containing all anyone would need to analyse and calculate the stability and control of a given aircraft.  Digital DATCOM is actually just a program version of all these documents.  The documents feature a multitude of useful graphs, figures,  and formulas that are widely used and accepted today. DATCOM is an invaluable resource in aeronautical engineering and by many is considered the bible of aircraft stability and control analysis.

The DATCOM collection is quite daunting in size and information (over 1400 pages) and is not for the faint of heart.  There are formulas and charts for a variety of aircraft configurations which can be used extensively for preliminary conceptual design or analysis. 

There are two manuals which we have received from USAF, a 1965 edition and a revised 1978 edition.  Both of these are available for download below for your extended reading pleasure:

DATCOM 1965 EDITION:

  1. Sections 1 through 5
  2. Sections 6 through 9

DATCOM 1978 EDITION:

  1. Section 1 - Datcom
  2. Section 2 - Notation
  3. Section 3 - External Stores
  4. Section 4 - Wings Part 1
  5. Section 4 - Wings Part 2
  6. Section 4 - Wings Part 3
  7. Section 4 - Wings Part 4
  8. Section 5 - Sideslip
  9. Section 6 - High Lift & Control
  10. Section 7 - Dynamic 
  11. Section 8 - Mass & Inertia
  12. Section 9 - VTOL-STOL

I strongly recommend anyone in the aeronautical industry to have these manuals for reference, and at least know how to use them.

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