General Flight Test Theory Applied to Aircraft Modifications,

Abstract

Any external aircraft modification has potentially far-reaching effects on the capability of the aircraft to succeed or fail in its mission. The authors take a systematic look at the effects that small changes can have upon the whole, with a series of examples that demonstrate why careful review of data or testing is often vital in the assessment of system modifications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA371942

Entities

People

  • Lionel D. Alford
  • Robert C. Knarr

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Control Surfaces
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Boundary Layer
  • Control Surfaces
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Frequency
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vibration

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design