The Rapid Prediction of Aircraft Store Loading Distributions at Transonic Speeds. Part II.

Abstract

An account is provided for the progress made in the development of an engineering predictive method for determining loading distributions on external stores located in the three-dimensional transonic flow field of a parent aircraft. Attention has been directed toward developing accurate but rapid methods for predicting store loadings in transonic flow fields generated by wing-body/pylon combinations representative of modern fighter-bomber aircraft. Detailed evaluations, based on extensive comparisons with experimental data obtained from a parallel wind-tunnel test phase of the program, are presented for two store loading prediction methods. Results are provided for various wing-body/pylon/store configurations for flow conditions throughout the transonic regime.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA082005

Entities

People

  • Anthony J. Crisalli
  • Michael J. Hemsch
  • Stephen S. Stahara

Organizations

  • Nielsen Engineering & Research (United States)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Bodies
  • Engineering
  • Experimental Data
  • Fighter Bombers
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Geometry
  • Mach Number
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Slender Bodies
  • Three Dimensional
  • Trailing Edges
  • Transonic Flow
  • Wind Tunnel Tests
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.