Simple Glider Aircraft Spiral Descent Trajectory Calculator

Simple code that calculates the spiral trajectory of a glider descending.
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Updated 3 Apr 2023

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By adjusting the parameters of the aircraft you can undertand the performance of a glider while it is descending in a spiral trajectory. You can set the aerodynamic performance of the glider with simple parameters and create nice trajectories!

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Adrianos Botis (2025). Simple Glider Aircraft Spiral Descent Trajectory Calculator (https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/127349-simple-glider-aircraft-spiral-descent-trajectory-calculator), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2023a
Compatible with any release
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Version Published Release Notes
1.1.0

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1.0.0