Static Aeroelastic Effects on High Performance Aircraft

Abstract

Modern high performance aircraft designs tend to employ very thin airfoils having a degree and a distribution of stiffness far from the ideal; in consequence, there is a loss of control effectiveness and maneuverability. Moreover, the introduction of the highly forward-swept-wing planform poses a static aeroelastic effect of fundamental importance; these effects are felt at model as well as at full scale. This meeting was organized not only to review instances of these problems but to see how successfully modern tools for structural and aeroelastic analysis can be applied. The individual papers of the meeting cover many aspects of static aeroelasticity not only for military aircraft but also for modern transport aircraft. The various papers also address problems and recent progress in wind tunnel model testing, in particular measurement of static deformations on wind tunnel models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA199170

Entities

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Birds
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Computer Programs
  • Control Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Military Aircraft
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Spars
  • Swept Wings

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design