FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A VTOL BLAST CONTROLLING PLATFORM.

Abstract

A concept was developed for a portable vertical take-off and landing blast diverting platform which would direct the exhaust blast away from the aircraft and into the air to prevent terrain errosion, hot gas reingestion, ground effects, and signature. The platform would be assembled on site from modular sections, each section containing deflector vanes and topped by a load bearing grid. The feasibility of this concept has been demonstrated by scale model testing. The results indicate that such a platform is efficient in conducting engine exhaust blast and accompanying entrained air way from the aircraft. Significant reduction in thrust loss and lower surface temperature on the aircraft model were observed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0626617

Entities

People

  • F. H. Ringler
  • S. Bartha

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Models
  • Aircrafts
  • Deflectors
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Gases
  • Ground Effect
  • Hot Gases
  • Models
  • Platforms
  • Scale Models
  • Surface Temperature
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.