NDLI: F/A-18 single engine minimum control airspeed ((Vmc))

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Garay, G. Woodbury, D.
Copyright Year	2000
Description	Author affiliation: Aircraft Div., NAWC, Patuxent River, MD, USA (Garay, G.)
Abstract	Single engine minimum control airspeed (Vmc) is the lowest airspeed at which control of the aircraft is possible with the critical engine failed. Dynamic Vmc is the airspeed below which recovery controls do not arrest increasing angles of bank (AOB) or angles of side slip (AOSS) for a sudden engine failure. "Classical" Vmc testing focused primarily upon airspeed effects, assuming the aerodynamic characteristics remained constant throughout the test angle of attack (AOA) range. Focusing on the catapult launch environment led to the development of a new flight test technique (which holds AOA constant) during the F/A-18E/F demonstration program. Flight test solutions resulted in modified catapult launch procedures, aircraft trim settings, and aircraft launch bulletins. These Vmc test results and solutions plus continual fleet training and awareness will contribute to safer flight operations aboard aircraft carriers. This paper discusses the relevance of Vmc to the catapult launch environment, past and present flight test approaches, current test method, test technique, test results and conclusions.
Starting Page	43
Ending Page	48
File Size	773450
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780358465
ISSN	1095323X
DOI	10.1109/AERO.2000.878212
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2000-03-25
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Engines Testing Aircraft propulsion Aerodynamics Aerospace control Military aircraft Rivers US Government Protection Air safety
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Aerospace Engineering Space and Planetary Science

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