A Remotely Controlled Wind Tunnel Model for the Demonstration of Aircraft Stability and Control Characteristics.

Abstract

A remotely controlled wind tunnel model with degrees of freedom in roll, pitch, and yaw was designed and constructed to demonstrate some of the major dynamic stability and control characteristics of a full scale aircraft. The longitudinal characteristics of the model were examined, and it was found that the response to a step function input deflection of the horizontal tail could be predicted accurately.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA013467

Entities

People

  • John Christian Merrill

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airfoils
  • Deflection
  • Demonstrations
  • Horizontal Stabilizers
  • Models
  • Stabilization Systems
  • Step Functions
  • Wind Tunnel Models
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Control Systems Engineering.