Acceleration Along a Runway Calculator

Property to Calculate:

Acceleration along the runway (a):

Thrust (T):

Aerodynamic drag (D):

Rolling resistance due to friction (F):

Mass of the vehicle (m):

How This Is Calculated

$$ a = \frac{dV}{dt} = \frac{Y-D-F}{m} $$ where:

a = Acceleration along the runway (m/s²)

T = Thrust (N)

D = Aerodynamic drag (N)

F = Rolling resistance due to friction (N)

m = Mass of the vehicle (kg)

Assumptions

Aircraft is in steady-state flow conditions.
Flow is incompressible.
The runway is horizontal.
Wing behaves as a two-dimension airfoil.
Ground effects are neglected.

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