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Preliminary performance estimates of an oblique, all-wing, remotely piloted vehicle for air-to-air combat
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Nelms Jr., W. P. Bailey, R. O. |
| Copyright Year | 1974 |
| Description | A computerized aircraft synthesis program has been used to assess the effects of various vehicle and mission parameters on the performance of an oblique, all-wing, remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) for the highly maneuverable, air-to-air combat role. The study mission consists of an outbound cruise, an acceleration phase, a series of subsonic and supersonic turns, and a return cruise. The results are presented in terms of both the required vehicle weight to accomplish this mission and the combat effectiveness as measured by turning and acceleration capability. This report describes the synthesis program, the mission, the vehicle, and results from sensitivity studies. An optimization process has been used to establish the nominal RPV configuration of the oblique, all-wing concept for the specified mission. In comparison to a previously studied conventional wing-body canard design for the same mission, this oblique, all-wing nominal vehicle is lighter in weight and has higher performance. |
| File Size | 3491441 |
| Page Count | 105 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19740020394 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5r83400j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1974-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Aerodynamic Configurations Wing Planforms Performance Prediction Aircraft Performance Military Technology Aircraft Design Remotely Piloted Vehicles Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
