GETOL WATER IMPACT LOADS AND MOTIONS,

Abstract

This report summarizes and briefly discusses the various considerations and uncertainties pertinent to a mathematical model of a 1/20 scale towing tank model of the Convair ASW/GETOL aircraft configuration (Reference 2). The results of a towing tank model test are compared with the results of a general-purpose analog computer simulation of the model operating over waves. The results are similar to those of the companion effort of Reference 1; that is, some progress has been made in understanding the forces acting upon the vehicle. They also illuminate the areas that require more explicitly designed experiments in future wind tunnel and towing tank tests. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0425239

Entities

People

  • R. M. Hopkins

Organizations

  • General Dynamics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Analog Computers
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Control Simulators
  • Impact Loads
  • Mathematical Models
  • Model Tests
  • Models
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Uncertainty
  • Wind Tunnels

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