The Effects of Buffeting and other Transonic Phenomena on Maneuvering Combat Aircraft

Abstract

This report concerns buffeting and stability and control problems experienced by combat aircraft in transonic maneuvering flight. It addresses the problems from the operational pilot's viewpoint and discusses human physiological aspects, man's performance in the environment, basic aerodynamic phenomena, aerodynamic-structural coupling dynamics, stability and control, aircraft deisgn considerations, and engineering analysis and test techniques. Recommendations for future combat aircraft design improvements and technology efforts are included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA018181

Entities

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Birds
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Control Systems Engineering
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Froude Number
  • Horizontal Stabilizers
  • Spars
  • Stabilization Systems
  • Swept Wings

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design