More Effective Aircraft Stability and Control Flight Testing through Use of System Identification Technology.

Abstract

The development of system identification technology was undertaken to provide for more effective aircraft flight testing by reducing the time required to conduct specific tests and/or to provide for a more comprehensive data analysis. F-14A and TA-4J flight test results presented demonstrate that the flight time required to obtain stability and control data can be significantly reduced without loss in accuracy of conventional flight test derived parameters. Presentation of S-3A and EA-6B system identification results demonstrate that this technology can be successfully used to update the aerodynamic data bases of modern jet aircraft from flight test data. These system identification results are compared with wind tunnel data and flight test derived parameters to demonstrate the accuracy of this new technology. Applications of this technology to integrate several areas of aircraft flight testing are discussed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 04, 1976
Accession Number
ADA032293

Entities

People

  • David E. Bischoff
  • Roger A. Burton

Organizations

  • Naval Air Station Patuxent River

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airplanes
  • Airspeed
  • Algorithms
  • Computer Programs
  • Control Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Flight
  • Flight Testing
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Measurement
  • Wind Tunnels

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management