Evaluation of 3-D Turbulence Techniques for Designing Aircraft

Abstract

A recently developed multiple input power spectral technique is applied to predict the response of a C-5A aircraft to three-dimensional turbulence. Results are compared to the equivalent one-dimensional turbulence analysis, using corresponding C-5A dynamic response test data as a reference. Load variations range from an increase of 3% to a decrease of 14%. Because the coherence properties of the turbulence field are fully accounted for in the 3-d gust response analysis, theoretical results which depend upon the cross spectra between responses and probe-measured gust components tend to show a marked improvement over the 1-d case.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA013927

Entities

People

  • Frederick D. Eichenbaum

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aerospace Craft
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computer Programs
  • Contracts
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Dynamic Response
  • Equations
  • Frequency Response
  • Horizontal Stabilizers
  • Power Spectra
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transfer Functions
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation