Facility Air Control Systems Design for a Pilot Transonic Wind Tunnel
Abstract
In late 1973 and early 1974 plans were being formulated in the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory (AFFDL) for constructing a wind tunnel with a fifty inch square test section with variable geometry walls. The variable geometry of the walls would provide an adaptive test section which would allow testing larger models in a smaller tunnel than possible in a comparable sized conventional tunnel. The facility would provide support for in-house test programs when time in other, larger tunnels was not available, and provide this support at a lower cost These economies would also permit a more thorough job of testing, which is important in a flight regime where discontinuities exists in modeling theories.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA379310
Entities
People
- Maurice R. Cain
Organizations
- Flight Dynamics Laboratory