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Xv-15 tiltrotor aircraft: 1999 acoustic testing - test report
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Conner, David A. Edwards, Bryan D. |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Description | An XV-15 acoustic test is discussed, and measured results are presented. The test was conducted by NASA Langley and Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., during October 1999, at the BHTI test site near Waxahachie, Texas. As part of the NASA-sponsored Short Haul Civil Tiltrotor noise reduction initiative, this was the third in a series of three major XV-15 acoustic tests. Their purpose was to document the acoustic signature of the XV-15 tiltrotor aircraft for a variety of flight conditions and to minimize the noise signature during approach. Tradeoffs between flight procedures and the measured noise are presented to illustrate the noise abatement flight procedures. The test objectives were to support operation of future tiltrotors by further developing and demonstrating low-noise flight profiles, while maintaining acceptable handling and ride qualities, and refine approach profiles, selected from previous (1995 & 1997) tiltrotor testing, to incorporate Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), handling qualities constraints, operations and tradeoffs with sound. Primary emphasis was given to the approach flight conditions where blade-vortex interaction (BVI) noise dominates, because this condition influences community noise impact more than any other. An understanding of this part of the noise generating process could guide the development of low noise flight operations and increase the tiltrotor's acceptance in the community. |
| File Size | 2877255 |
| Page Count | 68 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20030039187 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t39073066 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2003-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Acoustics Flight Tests Flight Conditions Acoustic Measurement Acoustic Properties Noise Reduction Xv-15 Aircraft Noise Intensity Tradeoffs Approach Blade-vortex Interaction Tracking Position 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 |
