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Table 1.

Non-dimensional aerodynamic derivatives

\(X_{\mathrm{u}}^{+}\)	\(Z_{\mathrm{u}}^{+}\)	\(M_{\mathrm{u}}^{+}\)	\(X_{\mathrm{w}}^{+}\)	\(Z_{\mathrm{w}}^{+}\)	\(M_{\mathrm{w}}^{+}\)	\(X_{\mathrm{q}}^{+}\)	\(Z_{\mathrm{q}}^{+}\)	\(M_{\mathrm{q}}^{+}\)
-0.785	-0.031	2.389	0.050	-1.033	-0.190	-0.090	-0.031	-0.883

\(X_{\mathrm{u}}^{+}\)	\(Z_{\mathrm{u}}^{+}\)	\(M_{\mathrm{u}}^{+}\)	\(X_{\mathrm{w}}^{+}\)	\(Z_{\mathrm{w}}^{+}\)	\(M_{\mathrm{w}}^{+}\)	\(X_{\mathrm{q}}^{+}\)	\(Z_{\mathrm{q}}^{+}\)	\(M_{\mathrm{q}}^{+}\)
-0.785	-0.031	2.389	0.050	-1.033	-0.190	-0.090	-0.031	-0.883

\(X_{\mathrm{u}}^{+},{\\ }Z_{\mathrm{u}}^{+}\)

and M_u⁺, non-dimensional derivatives of the x- and z-component of the aerodynamic force and aerodynamic moment, respectively, with respect to the x-component(u⁺) of the non-dimensional velocity;

\(X_{\mathrm{w}}^{+},{\\ }Z_{\mathrm{w}}^{+}\)

and

\(M_{\mathrm{w}}^{+}\)

⁠, non-dimensional derivatives of the x- and z-component of the aerodynamic force and aerodynamic moment, respectively, with respect to the z-component(w⁺) of the non-dimensional velocity;

\(X_{\mathrm{q}}^{+},{\\ }Z_{\mathrm{q}}^{+}\)

and

\(M_{\mathrm{q}}^{+}\)

⁠, non-dimensional derivatives of the x- and z-component of the aerodynamic force and aerodynamic moment, respectively, with respect to the non-dimensional pitching rate (q⁺).

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