DIGITAL DATCOM INPUT QUANTITIES

NAMELIST ASYFLP
Asymmetrical Control Deflection Unit

Variable p.62
Name Dim Definition Units

DELTAL 9 deflection angle for left hand plain flap aileron or left deg
hand panel all moveable horizontal tail, measured in
vertical plane of symmetry

DELTAR 9 deflection angle for right hand plain flap aileron or right deg
hand panel all moveable horizontal tail, measured in
vertical plane of symmetry

DELTAD 9 projected height of deflector, spoiler-slot deflector -

control; fraction of chord

DELTAS 9 projected height of spoiler, flap spoiler, plug spoiler and -

spoiler-slot deflector control; fraction of chord

XSOC 9 distance from wing leading edge to spoiler lip, measured -

parallel to streamwise wing chord, flap and plug spoilers;
fraction of chord
HSOC 9 projected height of spoiler measured from and normal to -
airfoil mean line, flap spoiler, plug spoiler and spoiler-
slot-reflector; fraction of chord

STYPE - =1.0 flap spoiler on wing -

- =2.0 plug spoiler on wing
- =3.0 spoiler-slot-deflection on wing
- =4.0 plain flap aileron
- =5.0 differentially deflected all moveable horizontal tail
XSPRME - distance from wing leading edge to spoiler hinge line, -
- measured parallel to streamwise wing chord, flap spoiler,
- plug spoiler and spoiler-slot deflector control;
- fraction of chord
-
NDELTA - number of control deflection angles; required for all
controls, max of 9
CHRDFI - aileron chord at inboard edge of plain flap aileron, length
- measured parallel to longitudinal axis
CHRDFO - aileron chord at outboard edge of plain flap aileron, length
- measured parallel to longitudinal axis
SPANFI - span location of of inboard edge of flap or spoiler control length
- measured perpendicular to the vertical plane of symmetry
SPANFO - span location of of outboard edge of flap or spoiler control length
- measured perpendicular to the vertical plane of symmetry
PHETE - tangent of airfoil trailing edge angle based on -
- ordinates at x/c=0.90 and 0.99
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NAMELIST BODY
Body Geometry Data

Variable p.36
Name Dim Definition Units
NX - number of longitudinal body stations at which data is -
specified, maximum of 20
X 20 longitudinal distance measured from arbitrary locn. length
S 20 cross sectional area area
P 20 periphery at station x(i) length
R 20 planform half width length
ZU 20 z-coordinate at upper body surface length
(positive when above centerline)
ZL 20 z-coordinate at lower body surface length
(positive when below centerline)
BNOSE - BNOSE=1 conical nose; BNOSE=2 ogive nose -
BTAIL - BTAIL=1 conical tail; BTAIL=2 ogive tail -
BLN - length of body nose length
BLA - length of cylindrical afterbody segment length
DS - nose bluntness diameter, zero for sharp nosebodies length
ITYPE - =1 straight wing, no area rule -
=2 swept wing, no area rule
=3 swept wing, area rule
set to 2 if not input
METHOD - =1, use existing methods -
=2, use Jorgensen method
ELLIP - *** NOT DEFINED IN DOCUMENT *** -
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NAMELIST CONTAB
Control tabs

Variable p.69
Name Dim Definition Units
TTYPE - =1 tab control
=2 trim tab
=3 both
CFITC inboard chord, control tab
CFOTC outboard chord, control tab

CFITT inboard chord, trim tab

CFOTT outboard chord, trim tab

BITC inboard span location, control tab

BOTC outboard span location, control tab

BITT inboard span location, trim tab

BOTT outboard span location, trim tab

B1 see Table 11 for definitions

B2 "
B3 "
B4 "
D1 "
D2 "
D3 "
GCMAX "
KS "
RL "
BGR "
DELR "

if the system has a spring, (if KS input),

then free stream dynamic pressure is required
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NAMELIST EXPR
Experimental data input

Variable p.45
Name Dim Definition Units

CDB 20
CLB 20
CMB 20
CLAB 20
CMAB 20
CDW 20
CLW 20
CMW 20
CLAW 20
CMAW 20
CDH 20
CLH 20
CMH 20
CLAH 20
CMAH 20
CDWB 20
CLWB 20
CMWB 20
CLAWB 20
CMAWB 20
QOQINF 20
EPSLON 20
DEODA 20
CDV 20
ALPOW -
ALPLW -
ALPOH -
ALPLH -
ACLMW -
CLMW -
ACLMH -
CLMH / -
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NAMELIST FLTCON
Flight Conditions

Variable p.27
Name Dim Definition Units
NMACH - number of Mach numbers or velocities to
be run, maximum of 20

MACH 20 values of freestream Mach number

VINF 20 Values of freestream speed l/t

NALPHA - number of angles of attack to be run,
maximum of 20
ALSCHD 20 values of angle of attack, tabulated deg
in ascending order
RNNUB 20 Reynolds Number per unit length 1/l
NALT - Number of atmospheric conditions to be run
maximum of 20
ALT 20 values of geometric altitudes
PINF 20 values of freestream static pressure
TINF 20 values of freestream temperature
HYPERS - =TRUE then hypersonic analysis at all Mach
numbers greater than 1.4
STMACH - upper limit of Mach numbers for subsonic analysis
must not be less than 0.6 and not greater than 0.99
STMACH is set to 0.6 if not input
TSMACH - lower limit of Mach numbers for supersonic analysis
must be > 1.01 and not greater than 1.4
TSMACH is set to 1.4 if not input
TR - drag due to lift transition flag, for regression
analysis of wing-body configurations
=0.0 for no transition, default
=1.0 for transition strips or full scale flight

WT Vehicle weight force

GAMMA Flight path angle degrees

LOOP PROGRAM LOOPING CONTROL

=1 vary altitude and Mach number together, default
=2 vary Mach, at fixed altitude
=3 vary altitude, at fixed Mach
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NAMELIST GRNDEF
Ground Effect

Variable p.53
Name Dim Definition Units

NGH - Number of ground heights to be run

GRDHT 10 Values of ground heights, ground heights equal

altitude of reference plane relative to ground

NAMELIST HYPEFF
Flap Control at Hypersonic Speeds

Variable p.67
Name Dim Definition Units
ALITD - altitude length
XHL - distance to control hinge line measured from length
- the leading edge
TWOTI - ratio of wall temperature to the free
stream static temperature
CF - control chord length length
LAMNR - =.TRUE. if boundary layer at hinge line is laminar
- =.FALSE. if boundary layer at hinge line is not laminar
HNDLTA - number of flap deflection angles (max of 10)
HDELTA 10 control deflection angle, positive trailing
- edge down

NAMELIST JETPWR
Jet Power Parameters

Variable p.51
Name Dim Definition Units
AIETLJ - angle of incidence of engine thrust line deg
NENGSJ - number of engines (1 or 2) -
THSTCJ - thrust coefficient -
JIALOC - axial location of jet engine inlet length
JEVLOC - vertical location of jet engine exit length
JEALOC - axial location of jet engine exit length
JINLTA - jet engine inlet area area
JEANGL - jet exit angle deg
JEVELO - jet exit velocity length/time
AMBTMP - ambient temperature deg
JESTMP - jet exit static temperature deg
JELLOC - lateral location of jet engine length
JETOTP - jet exit total pressure pressure
AMBSTP - ambient static pressure pressure
JERAD - radius of jet exit length
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NAMELIST LARWB
Low Aspect Ratio Wing, Wing-Body Input

Variable p.64
Name Dim Definition Units

ZB - vertical distance between centroid of base area l

and body reference plane
SREF - planform area used as reference area
DELTEP - sharp leading edge parameter
SFRONT - projected frontal area perpendicular to
zero normal force reference plane
AR - aspect ratio of surface
R3LEOB - round leading edge parameter
DELTAL - round leading edge parameter
L - length of body used as longitudinal
reference length
SWET - wetted area, excluding base area
PERBAS - perimeter of base
SBASE - base area
HB - maximum height of base
BB - maximum span of base, used as
lateral reference length
BLF - if TRUE, portions of base are aft of
non-lifting surface. FALSE otherwise
XCG - longitudinal distance of CG from nose
THETAD - wing semi-apex angle
ROUNDN - TRUE for rounded nose
FALSE for pointed nose
SBS - projected side area of configuration
SBSLB - projected side area of configuration
forward of 0.2 length of body
XCENSB - distance from nose of vehicle to centroid
of projected side area
XCENW - distance from nose of configuration to
- centroid of plan area
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NAMELIST OPTINS
Options

Variable p.29
Name Dim Definition Units
ROUGFC - surface roughness factor, equivalent
sand roughness. Default to 0.16 millinches
or 0.4E-3 cm
SREF - reference area. Value of the theoretical wing
area used by program if not input.
CBARR - longitudinal reference length. Value of
theoretical wing mean aerodynamic chord
used if not input
BLREF - lateral reference length. Value of wing span
used if not input

NAMELIST PROPWR
Propellor Power Parameters

Variable p.49
Name Dim Definition Units

AIETLP - angle of incidence of engine thrust axis deg

NENGSP - number of engines (1 or 2)
THSTCP - thrust coefficient
PHALOC - axial location of propellor hub
PHVLOC - vertical location of propellor hub
PRPRAD - propellor radius
ENGFCT - empiricaal normal force factor
BWAPR3 - blade width at 0.3 propeller radius
BWAPR6 - blade width at 0.6 propeller radius
BWAPR9 - blade width at 0.9 propeller radius
NOPBPE - number of propeller blades per engine
BAPR75 - blade angle at 0.75 propeller radius
CROT - =TRUE for counter rotating propellors
=FALSE for non-counter rotating propellors
YP - lateral location of engine
-
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NAMELIST SYMFLP
Synnetrical Flap Deflection

Variable p.57
Name Dim Definition Units

CHRDFI flap chord at inboard edge of plain flap aileron,

measured parallel to longitudinal axis
CHRDFO flap chord at outboard edge of plain flap aileron,
measured parallel to longitudinal axis
SPANFI span location of of inboard edge of flap or spoiler control
measured perpendicular to the vertical plane of symmetry
SPANFO span location of of outboard edge of flap or spoiler control
measured perpendicular to the vertical plane of symmetry
NDELTA number of control deflection angles; required for all
controls, max of 9
PHETEP tangent of airfoil trailing edge angle based on
ordinates at x/c=0.95 and 0.99
PHETE tangent of airfoil trailing edge angle based on
ordinates at x/c=0.90 and 0.99
FTYPE =1 plain flaps
=2 single slotted flaps
=3 fowler flaps
=4 double slotted flaps
=5 split flaps
=6 leading edge flap
=7 trailing edge flap
=8 Krueger
NTYPE nose type
=1 round nose flap
=2 elliptical nose flap
=3 sharp nose flap

SCHA
CB average chord of the balance
TC average thickness of the control at the hinge line
SCHD
DELTA flap deflection angle measured streamwise
CPRMEI total wing chord at inboard edge of flap

CPRMEO total wing chord at outboard edge of flap

SCLD increment in section lift coefficient

SCMD increment in section pitching moment coefficient
CMU two dimensional jet efflux coefficient
DELJET jet deflection angle

JETFLP =1 pure jet flap

=2 internally blown flap
=3 externally blown flap
=4 combination mechanical and pure jet flap
EFFJET EBF effective jet deflection angle
CAPINB
CAPOUT
DOBDEF
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DOBCIN
DOBCOT

NAMELIST SYNTHS
Synthesis

Variable p.33
Name Dim Definition Units

XCG - longitudinal location of CG,

(moment reference center)
ZCG - vertical location of CG relative to reference plane
XW - longitudinal location of theoretical wing apex
ZW - vertical location of theoretical wing apex relative
- to reference plane
ALIW - wing root chord incidence angle measured from
- reference plane
XH - longitudinal location of theoretical horizontal
tail apex
ZH - vertical location of theoretical horizontal tail
apex relative to reference plane
ALIH - horizontal tail root chord incidence angle
- measured from reference plane
XV - longitudinal location of theoretical vertical tail apex
VERTUP - =TRUE if vertical panel is above reference plane
=FALSE if vertical panel is below reference plane
HINAX - longitudinal location of horizontal tail hinge axis
-
XVF - longitudinal location of theoretical vertical fin apex
SCALE - vertical scale factor multiplier to input dimensions
ZV - vertical location of theoretical vertical tail apex
ZVF - vertical location of theoretical vertical fin apex
YV - *** NOT DEFINED IN DOCUMENT ***
YF - *** NOT DEFINED IN DOCUMENT ***
PHIV - *** NOT DEFINED IN DOCUMENT ***
PHIF - *** NOT DEFINED IN DOCUMENT ***
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NAMELIST TRNJET
Transverse Jet Control Input

Variable p.65
Name Dim Definition Units

NT - number of time history values, max of 10

TIME 10 time history time
FC 10 time history of control force required to trim force
ALPHA 10 time history of attitude deg
LAMNRJ - time history of boundary layer, where
- .TRUE. = boundary layer is laminar at jet
- .FALSE. = boundary layer is not laminar at jet
ME - nozzle exit Mach number
ISP - jet vacuum specific impulse time
SPAN - span of nozzle normal to flow direction length
PHE - inclination of nozzle center line relative to
- an axis normal to the surface
GP - specific heat ratio of propellant
CC - nozzle discharge coefficient
LFP - distance of nozzle from plate leading edge length

NAMELIST TVTPAN
Twin Vertical Panel Input

Variable p.55
Name Dim Definition Units
BVP vertical panel span above lifting surface L
BV - vertical panel span
BDV - fuselage depth at quarter-chord of vertical L
panel mean aerodynamic chord
BH - distance between vertical panels L
SV - planform area of one vertical panel A
VPHITE - total trailing edge angle of vertical panel
airfoil section DEG
VLP - distance parallel to the longitudinal axis between L
the CG and the quarter chord point of the MAC
of the panel. Positive is aft of the CG.
ZP - distsnce in the z-direction between the CG and
the MAC of the panel. Positive for panel above CG.
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NAMELISTS WGPLNF,HTPLNF,VTPLNF,VFPLNF
Planform

Variable Namelists WGPLNF, ... p.37

Name Dim Definition

CHRDTP - tip chord length

SSPNOP - semispan, outboard panel length
SSPNE - semispan of exposed panel length
SSPN - semispan theoretical panel from theoretical root chord length
CHRDBP - chord at breakpoint length
CHRDR - root chord length
SAVSI - inboard panel sweep angle deg
SAVSO - outboard panel sweep angle deg
CHSTAT - reference chord station for inboard and outboard
panel sweep angles, fraction of chord
TWISTA - twist angle, negative leading edge rotated down
SSPNDD - semispan of outboard panel with dihedral length
DHDADI - dihedral angle of inboard panel deg
(if DHDADI=DHDADO, only input DHDADI)
DHDADO - dihedral angle of outboard panel
TYPE - = 1.0 STRAIGHT TAPERED PLANFORM -
- = 2.0 double delta planform (aspect ratio < 3)
- = 3.0 cranked planform (aspect ratio > 3)
SHB - Portion of fuselage side area that lies between Mach area
- LINES ORIGINATING FROM LEADING AND TRAILING EDGES
- OF HORIZONTAL TAIL EXPOSED ROOT CHORD
-
SEXT - portion of extended fuselage side area that lies between area
- Mach lines originating from leading and trailing edges
- of horizontal tail exposed root chord
-
RLPH - longitudinal distance between CG and centroid of SHB length
- positive aft of CG
SVWB - portion of exposed vertical panel area that lies area
- between Mach lines emanating from leading and
- trailing edges of wing exposed root chord

SVB - area of exposed vertical panel not influenced by wing area

- or horizontal tail
SVHB - portion of exposed vertical panel area that lies between
- Mach lines emanating from leading and trailing edges
- of horizontal tail exposed root chord
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NAMELISTS WGSCHR, HTSCHR, VTSCHR, VFSCHR

Section Characteristics

Variable
Name Dim Definition Units
TOVC - maximum airfoil section thickness
thichness, fraction of chord
DELTAY - difference between airfoil ordinates
at 6% and 15% chord, percent chord
XOVC - chord location of maximum airfoil
thickness, fraction of chord
CLI - airfoil section design lift coefficient

ALPHAI - angle of attack at section

design lift coeff., degrees
CLALPA 20 airfoil section lift curve slope
per degree
CLMAX 20 airfoil section maximum lift coefficient
CAMBER - cambered airfoil section flag
CM0 - section zero lift pitching moment
CMO - same as CM0
XOVCO - (x/c)max for outboard panel
- Cm-zero for outboard panel
LERI - airfoil leading edge radius, fraction of chord
LERO - airfoil leading edge radius for outboard panel,

TOVCO - t/c for outboard panel

CMOT - pitching moment coeff at zero lift, outboard panel

CM0T same as CMOT
TCEFF - planform effective thickness ratio, fraction of chord
KSHARP - wave drag factor for sharp-nose

CLMAXL - airfoil maximum lift coeff. at M=0

SLOPE 6 airfoil surface slope at
CLAMO - airfoil section lift curve slope at M=0, per deg.
CLAM0 - same as CLAMO
ARCL - aspect ratio classification (see Table 6)
XAC - section aerodynamic center
fraction of chord
DWASH - subsonic downwash method flag
=1 use DATCOM method 1
=2 use DATCOM method 2
=3 use DATCOM method 3
YCM - airfoil maximum camber,

CLD - conical camber design lift coeff.

fraction of chord
for M=1 design
TYPEIN - type of airfoil section coordinates
input for airfoil section module
=1 upper and lower surface coor.
=2 mean line and thickness
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NPTS - number of section points input

XCORD 50 abscissas of input points, TYPEIN=1
fraction of chord, and requires
xcord(1)=0 and xcord(npts)=1
YUPPER 50 ordinates of upper surface, TYPEIN=1
fraction of chord, and requires
ylower(1)=0 and ylower(npts)=0
YLOWER 50 ordinates of lower surface, TYPEIN=1
fraction of chord, and requires
ylower(1)=0 and ylower(npts)=0
MEAN 50 ordinates of mean line, TYPEIN=2
fraction of chord, and requires
mean(1)=0 and mean(npts)=0
THICK 50 thickness distribution, TYPEIN=2
fraction of chord, and requires
thick(1)=0 and thick(npts)=0

ALPHAO - ?
ALPHA0 - same as ALPHAO