Recent Developments in Rotary-Balance Testing of Fighter Aircraft Configurations at NASA Ames Research Center,
Abstract
NASA-ARC has an ongoing research program to investigate high-angle-of-attack aerodynamic phenomena associated with high-performance aircraft. As part of this research, two rotary-balance apparatuses have recently been developed for testing airplane models in a coning motion. A new large-scale apparatus, developed for use in the 12-Foot Pressure Wind Tunnel primarily to permit testing at high Reynolds numbers, was recently used to investigate the aerodynamics of a 0.05-scale model of the F-15 fighter aircraft. Effects of Reynolds number, spin-rate parameter, model attitude, presence of a nose boom, and model/sting mounting angle were investigated. A smaller apparatus has been used in the 6- by 6-foot supersonic wind tunnel to investigate the aerodynamic behavior of a simple representation of a modern fighter, the Standard Dynamics Model (SDM). Effects of spin-rate parameter and model attitude were investigated. This paper presents a description of the two rigs and a discussion of some of the results obtained in the respective tests.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADP005022
Entities
People
- Gerald N. Malcolm
- Lewis B. Schiff
Organizations
- Ames Research Center