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Summary of flight tests to determine the spin and controllability characteristics of a remotely piloted, large-scale (3/8) fighter airplane model
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Holleman, E. C. |
| Copyright Year | 1976 |
| Description | An unpowered, large, dynamically scaled airplane model was test flown by remote pilot to investigate the stability and controllability of the configuration at high angles of attack. The configuration proved to be departure/spin resistant; however, spins were obtained by using techniques developed on a flight support simulator. Spin modes at high and medium high angles of attack were identified, and recovery techniques were investigated. A flight support simulation of the airplane model mechanized with low speed wind tunnel data over an angle of attack range of + or - 90 deg. and an angle of sideslip range of + or - 40 deg. provided insight into the effects of altitude, stability, aerodynamic damping, and the operation of the augmented flight control system on spins. Aerodynamic derivatives determined from flight maneuvers were used to correlate model controllability with two proposed departure/spin design criteria. |
| File Size | 4542190 |
| Page Count | 129 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19760010068 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2993117m |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1976-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Stability And Control Aircraft Models Flight Tests Controllability Angle of Attack Spin Stabilization Fighter Aircraft Remotely Piloted Vehicles Flight Simulation Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
