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The f-15b propulsion flight test fixture: a new flight facility for propulsion research
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Diebler, Corey Palumbo, Nathan Vachon, M. Jake Richwine, David Corda, Stephen Tseng, Ting Ginn, Anthony |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Description | The design and development of the F-15B Propulsion Flight Test Fixture (PFTF), a new facility for propulsion flight research, is described. Mounted underneath an F-15B fuselage, the PFTF provides volume for experiment systems and attachment points for propulsion devices. A unique feature of the PFTF is the incorporation of a six-degree-of-freedom force balance. Three-axis forces and moments can be measured in flight for experiments mounted to the force balance. The NASA F-15B airplane is described, including its performance and capabilities as a research test bed aircraft. The detailed description of the PFTF includes the geometry, internal layout and volume, force-balance operation, available instrumentation, and allowable experiment size and weight. The aerodynamic, stability and control, and structural designs of the PFTF are discussed, including results from aerodynamic computational fluid dynamic calculations and structural analyses. Details of current and future propulsion flight experiments are discussed. Information about the integration of propulsion flight experiments is provided for the potential PFTF user. |
| File Size | 1640758 |
| Page Count | 18 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20030093544 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6f23x12w |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2001-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Propulsion And Power Flight Tests Aerodynamic Drag Stress Analysis Degrees of Freedom Test Facilities Propulsion System Performance Computational Fluid Dynamics Aircraft Design Rocket-based Combined-cycle Engines F-15 Aircraft Loads Forces 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 |
