Table 6: Minimization of cruise drag due to pitch trim.

Surface

i = 1

i = 2

i = 3

i = 4

i = 5

Mean

Starting value

δ i 0

8.97977

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

-

C Mi '

0.00534027

0.0015785

0.004075

0.0087615

0.003297

-

C Di i

+0.0000218459

-0.0000565

-0.0000885

-0.00000650

0.0001135

-

λ i 0

-244.452

26.876

46.045

(1347.923)

-29.048

-50.145

First iteration

δ i 1

2.60104

19.62538

6.26530

1.86823

-2.88850

-

C Mi '

-0.00542265

+0.000303559

+0.0000723094

0.000163509

0.00349180

-

C Di '

-0.000177933

+0.0000303559

+0.0000723094

0.000163509

0.0000682468

-

λ i 1

30.476

-49.377

-50.290

-50.160

-51.169

-34.104

Second iteration

δ i 2

10.55787

3.07902

1.23689

0.77122

1.91095

-

C Mi '

0.00531923

0.00151542

0.00398842

0.00852936

0.00320782

-

C Di '

0.0000728038

-0.0000429997

-0.0000567532

0.0000636810

0.000143438

-

λ i 2

-73.063

35.242

70.277

-133.939

-223.638

24.431

Third iteration

δ i 3

9.15188

-4.39216

-4.66620

-5.24555

-20.06798

-

C Mi '

0.00533797

0.00550892

-0.00440163

0.013341

0.004233

-

C Di '

0.0000274108

-0.0000726513

-0.000208266

-0.000483845

-0.00020089

-

λ i 3

-194.740

75.827

21.135

21.358

21.074

34.848

δ i 4

5.65745

19.56849

3.45661

2.27351

5.56212

-