Technical Evaluation Report on AGARD Flight Mechanics Panel Symposium on Flight in Turbulence.

Abstract

Flight in turbulence impacts the operation of all classes of aircraft. Turbulence affects aircraft design and operations in many ways. The aircraft's structure must be designed to handle loads induced by large discrete gusts as well as the spectrum of loadings which occur throughout the life of the aircraft. Operations in rough air affect passenger comfort as well as the control of the aircraft, either manually or through automatic systems. Thus flight in turbulence requires an interdisciplinary approach to determine the true inputs to the aircraft, the development of means to include these inputs in the structural design and the control system design, and the establishment of operational procedures to minimize the effects of turbulence on ride quality and safety.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0777476

Entities

People

  • D. Lean
  • W. S. Aiken Jr.

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Design
  • Aircrafts
  • Automatic
  • Control Systems
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Mechanical Structure
  • Mechanics
  • Passengers
  • Physics
  • Ride Quality
  • Spectra
  • Statics
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Turbulence
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.