Enhancement of F/A-18 Operational Flight Measurements. Phase 1.

Abstract

This report describes the procedures used in the processing of approximately 300 hours of flight maintenance data from the F/A-18's Maintenance Status Display and Recording System (MSDRS). A Flight Path Reconstruction (FPR) program and a modified F/A-18 mathematical model from the US Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWC-AD) were used to enhance these flight data in resolution and frequency. DSTO's Airframes and Engines Division (AED) will use these enhanced flight data to obtain a representative flight load spectrum. The load spectrum will be used in a full scale fatigue test of the empennage and aft fuselage of an F/A-18, the Australian contribution to the International Follow-On Structural Test Programme (IFOSTP). IFOSTP is a joint collaboration between the Canadian Forces (CF) and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to appraise structural modifications to the F/A-18 designed to achieve a service life of 6000 hours.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA291135

Entities

People

  • B. A. Woodyatt
  • Jennifer Bennett
  • S. D. Hill

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Maintenance
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Flight Paths
  • Fuselages
  • Leading Edges
  • Measurement
  • Recording Systems
  • Reliability
  • United States

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).

Technology Areas

  • Space