AGARD Flight Test Techniques Series. Volume 8. Flight Testing under Extreme Environmental Conditions

Abstract

The major objective of Flight Testing under extreme environmental conditions is to determine to what extent a weapon system, including its essential support equipment and attendant crews can accomplish the design mission in the required climatic extremes, using Technical Order procedures. Such testing has historically often revealed design deficiencies that impact the operational capabilities of the air vehicle involved. This volume in the AGARD Flight Test Techniques Series discusses the philosophy, purpose and methods for conducting ground and flight tests of weapon systems in extreme environmental conditions. The areas considered include testing in a controlled artificial environment, as well as cold arctic, hot desert, tropic, and adverse-weather conditions. Also included are the technical and safety aspects of planning, instrumentations and data acquisition requirements, types of tests conducted and reporting requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA197579

Entities

People

  • C. L. Hendrickson

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Climate Change
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Environment
  • Fuselages
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods
  • Transducers
  • Transport Aircraft

Readers

  • Climatology
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design