DAAC Gallery Project Writeup

Abstract

The US Air Force Academy, alongside organizations from nations partnering in a NATO Task Group, contributes to evaluating the state-of-the-art of computational aerodynamics by applying computational fluid dynamics to a generic UCAV configuration known as SACCON (Stability And Control CONfiguration). The objective of the task group is to determine an overall strategy for creating stability and control databases for vehicle simulation at full-scale conditions, including the deflection of control surfaces, throughout the operational envelope of the vehicle. The aim of these simulations was to validate the CFD results against wind tunnel data obtained by DLR, the German Aerospace Center. Available experimental data included force and moment coefficients, and surface pressure coefficients at various cuts through the fuselage wings.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 24, 2014
Accession Number
AD1015223

Entities

People

  • Andrew Lofthouse
  • Christopher M. Coley
  • Michael Young

Organizations

  • United States Air Force Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamics
  • Air Force
  • Coefficients
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Control Surfaces
  • Experimental Data
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Simulations
  • Surfaces
  • United States Air Force Academy
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • International Relations and European Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers