Study and Design of an Ejection System for VTOL Aircraft. Part 1. Volume 3. Computer Program User's Manual for VTOL Escape System Simulation

Abstract

A digital computer program is described which has been used to design an ejection seat system for escape from aircraft in both VTOL and high speed flight regimes. The program generates and plots time histories of the dynamics of a variety of escape seat system designs responding to a typical fighter/close support VTOL aircraft reacting to a selected spectrum of deterministic failure modes. The six degree-of-freedom non-linear equations are integrated numerically and system coefficients are computed by table-look-up and curve-fitting options. Trajectory dynamics are computed for the seat as it is catapulted along a set of flexible rails constrained to translate with the aircraft.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0779711

Entities

People

  • E. O. Cartwright
  • I. L. Clinkenbeard

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Altitude
  • Axial Loads
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Curve Fitting
  • Ejection
  • Ejection Seats
  • Engineering
  • Escape Systems
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Three Dimensional
  • Weapon Delivery

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Approximation Theory.
  • Explosive Engineering.