Design Tools for Performance Assessment of Fighter Aircraft Incorporating New Technologies

Abstract

The performance assessment of modern fighter aircraft has been the subject of considerable research in recent years. A new metric called Nodal Maneuver Analysis has been proposed, which allows performance assessment of new technologies to be carried out during the conceptual/preliminary design stages of an aircraft. This paper seeks to demonstrate the uses of the Nodal Maneuver Analysis metric by considering three case studies. These studies assess the changes in performance of a baseline aircraft in a vertical turn maneuver, when new technology is incorporated. The technologies are 1) an increase in thrust, 2) a reduction in weight, and 3) the incorporation of Thrust Vectoring and Post Stall Maneuverability. Through these studies, it is shown that Nodal Maneuver Analysis can quantify% the advantages/disadvantages of incorporating new technology into the design.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADP010524

Entities

People

  • Anthony Kutschera
  • Peter M. Render

Organizations

  • Loughborough University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Aircraft Design
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Boundaries
  • Case Studies
  • Diameters
  • Engineering
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Flight Paths
  • High Altitude
  • Literature Surveys
  • Low Altitude
  • Maneuverability
  • Maneuvers
  • Sea Level
  • Standards

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Systems Analysis and Design