Flight Evaluation: Rosemount Orthogonal Low Airspeed System Low Airspeed Sensor

Abstract

Tests were conducted on the Rosemount Engineering Company Model 853 orthogonal true airspeed sensor to determine its suitability for operational and flight test use as an airspeed system for helicopters. The sensor has no moving parts, and operates on the principle that differential pressures, measured between a pair of orthogonal chambers, are proportional to the airspeed in a given direction. Flight tests at Edwards Air Force Base, California, were started on 24 January 1974 and were continued as additional hardware became available.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA009711

Entities

People

  • James C. O'connor
  • Jerry R. Bullock
  • Robert P. Jefferis

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Airspeed
  • Army Aviation
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Engineering
  • Flight
  • Ground Effect
  • Instrumentation
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Recording Systems
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • United States
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Control Systems Engineering.