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Summary of stability and control characteristics of the xb-70 airplane
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Wolowicz, C. H. Yancey, R. B. |
| Copyright Year | 1973 |
| Description | The stability and control characteristics of the XB-70 airplane were evaluated for Mach numbers up to 3.0 and altitudes up to 21,300 meters (70,000 feet). The airplane's inherent longitudinal characteristics proved to be generally satisfactory. In the lateral-directional modes, the airplane was characterized by light wheel forces, low static directional stability beyond approximately 2 deg of sideslip, adverse yaw response to aileron inputs throughout the entire Mach number range, and negative effective dihedral with wingtips full down. At subsonic Mach numbers, with the flight augmentation control system off, the light wheel forces and adverse yaw response to aileron inputs caused the pilots to minimize use of the ailerons. At supersonic Mach numbers, with the augmentation system off, the adverse yaw due to aileron and the negative effective dihedral were conducive to pilot-induced oscillations. |
| File Size | 11632874 |
| Page Count | 57 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19730023226 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6547gk7t |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1973-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Aircraft Stability Aerodynamic Configurations Aircraft Performance Aerodynamic Coefficients B-70 Aircraft Flight Control Stability Derivatives Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
