A STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF CL-COUPLING ON THE LATERAL STABILITY OF AIRCRAFT IN ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE.

Abstract

The effect of a C sub L-coupling phenomenon on aircraft lateral stability is studied by means of an analog simulation of flight through atmospheric turbulence. No instability is observed in control-fixed flight, and the increase in gust response which results from the coupling effect is found to be effectively reduced by introducing synthetic roll stiffness. Correlated side and vertical gust components are considered, as well as an equilibrium side-slip condition. Both high-aspect-ratio swept-wing and slender delta-wing jet transports are examined. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0821542

Entities

People

  • E. Ryerson Case

Organizations

  • University of Toronto

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Couplings
  • Delta Wings
  • Jet Transport Aircraft
  • Swept Wings
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers