Aerodynamic Test Simulation: Lessons from the Past and Future Prospects,

Abstract

A discussion of aerodynamic test facilities' developments, which was led by an AIAA panel of eleven experts from government, universities and industry (including U. S. and West-European representation), is recorded. The following topics were addressed: assessment of past experience (ad-hoc developments, deficiencies in technical judgment, inadequacy of information diffusion); present status and future prospects of aerodynamic and air breathing propulsion testing in all speed regimes; ground test - flight comparisons; free flight test technique; the politics of development of aerodynamic testing, from the early beginnings to the plans for the future. A review of the major West-European wind tunnels and a discussion of development of aerodynamic test facilities in the United States are included in two appendices. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0755077

Entities

People

  • J. Lukasiewicz

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Breathing
  • Blast Tubes
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Deficiencies
  • Diffusion
  • Flight
  • Free Flight
  • Governments
  • Judgment
  • Research Facilities
  • Respiration
  • Shock Tubes
  • Shock Tunnels
  • Simulations
  • Test Facilities
  • United States
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Educational Psychology