Comparisons of CFD Solutions of Static and Maneuvering Fighter Aircraft with Flight Test Data

Abstract

Virtually every new a/c and armament program encounters unexpected S&C problems: * Current S&C modeling techniques inadequate; * Complex S&C issues require nonlinear, CFD-in-the-loop simulations with control surfaces modeled. New CFD methods combined with HPC resources: 1. address S&C problems that previously were untenable, 2. overcome experimental gaps, 3. complement experiments, 4. result in safer flight testing, and 5. reduce amount of wind tunnel and/or flight testing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA515606

Entities

People

  • David Mcdaniel
  • John Dean
  • Keith Bergeron
  • Russ Cummings
  • Scott Morton

Organizations

  • United States Air Force Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Control Surfaces
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Flight Testing
  • Flow
  • Fluid Flow
  • High Performance Computing
  • High Resolution
  • Maneuvers
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Simulations
  • Training
  • United States Air Force Academy
  • Vehicles
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Educational Psychology