Author: M. W Townsend (Jr)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Contents: Performance flight tests and data reduction, TPS airplane details, the flight report, aerodynamic data, and performance instrumentation.
Performance Testing Manual, U.s. Naval Test Pilot School
Author: M. W Townsend (Jr)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Contents: Performance flight tests and data reduction, TPS airplane details, the flight report, aerodynamic data, and performance instrumentation.
Performance Testing Manual
Author: B. J. CartwrightPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Air pilots, Military
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Fixed Wing Performance. Theory and Flight Test Techniques
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
This manual is a guide for pilots, naval flight officers, and engineers attending the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School. The text presents basic theory, test techniques, and data reduction methods for fixed-wing aircraft performance testing. The scope of each flight investigation presented is limited to that necessary to teach the principles of the test and its associated data reduction methods. Students are encouraged to be alert, original, and where possible, make appropriate modifications to general test techniques to obtain a specific result more efficiently. All flight testing described in this manual is conducted to define engine and airframe performance characteristics for use in determining mission suitability and specification compliance where applicable.
Technical Information Indexes
Author: United States. Naval Air Systems CommandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Flight Testing of Fixed Wing Aircraft
Author: Ralph D. KimberlinPublisher: AIAA
ISBN: 9781600860560
Category : Airplanes
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Annotation The measurement of performance during an airplane's flight, testing is one of the more important tasks to be accomplished during its development as it impacts on both the airplane's safety and its marketability. This book discusses performance for both propeller-driven and jet aircraft.
Technical Abstract Bulletin
Author: United States Naval Test Pilot School
Author: United States Naval Test Pilot SchoolPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Air pilots, Military
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Flight Testing
Author: Steffen Haakon SchraderPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3662632187
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
As spinning is still involved in around 60% of all aircraft accidents (BFU, 1985 and Belcastro, 2009), this aerodynamic phenomenon is still not fully understood. As U.S. and European Certification Specifications do not require recoveries from fully developed spins of Normal Category aeroplanes, certification test flights will not discover aeroplane mass and centre of gravity combinations which may result in unrecoverable spins. This book aims to contribute to a better understanding of the spin phenomenon through investigating the spin regime for normal, utility and aerobatic aircraft, and to explain what happens to the aircraft in terms of the aerodynamics, flight mechanics and the aircraft stability. The approach used is to vary the main geometric parameters such as the centre of gravity position and the aeroplane’s mass across the flight envelope, and to investigate the subsequent effect on the main spin characteristic parameters such as the angle of attack, pitch angle, sideslip angle, rotational rates, and recovery time. First of all, a literature review sums up the range of technical aspects that affect the problem of spinning. It reviews the experimental measurement techniques used, theoretical methods developed and flight test results obtained by previous researchers. The published results have been studied to extract the effect on spinning of aircraft geometry, control surface effectiveness, flight operational parameters and atmospheric effects. Consideration is also made of the influence on human performance of spinning, the current spin regulations and the available training material for pilots. A conventional-geometry, single-engine low-wing aeroplane, the basic trainer Fuji FA-200-160, has been instrumented with a proven digital flight measurement system and 27 spins have been systematically conducted inside and outside the certified flight envelope. The accuracy of the flight measurements is ensured through effective calibration, and the choice of sensors has varied through the study, with earlier sensors suffering from more drift than the current sensors (Belcastro, 2009 and Schrader, 2013). In-flight parameter data collected includes left and right wing α and β-angles, roll-pitch-yaw angles and corresponding rates, all control surface deflections, vertical speeds, altitude losses and the aeroplane’s accelerations in all three directions. Such data have been statistically analysed. The pitch behaviour has been mathematically modelled on the basis of the gathered flight test data. Nine observations have been proposed. These mainly cover the effects of centre of gravity and aircraft mass variations on spin characteristic behaviour. They have all been proven as true through the results of this thesis. The final observation concerns the generalisation of the Fuji results, to the spin behaviour of other aircraft in the same category. These observations can be used to improve flight test programmes, aircraft design processes, flight training materials and hence contribute strongly to better flight safety.
The U.S. Naval Test Pilot School
Author: Introduction to Flight Testing
Author: James W. GregoryPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118949803
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Introduction to Flight Testing Introduction to Flight Testing Provides an introduction to the basic flight testing methods employed on general aviation aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles Introduction to Flight Testing provides a concise introduction to the basic flight testing methods employed on general aviation aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles for courses in aeronautical engineering. There is particular emphasis on the use of modern on-board instruments and inexpensive, off-the-shelf portable devices that make flight testing accessible to nearly any student. This text presents a clear articulation of standard methods for measuring aircraft performance characteristics. Topics covered include aircraft and instruments, digital data acquisition techniques, flight test planning, the standard atmosphere, uncertainty analysis, level flight performance, airspeed calibration, stall, climb and glide, take-off and landing, level turn, static and dynamic longitudinal stability, lateral-directional stability, and flight testing of unmanned aircraft systems. Unique to this book is a detailed discussion of digital data acquisition (DAQ) techniques, which are an integral part of modern flight test programs. This treatment includes discussion of the analog-to-digital conversion, sample rate, aliasing, and filtering. These critical details provide the flight test engineer with the insight needed to understand the capabilities and limitations of digital DAQ. Key features: Provides an introduction to the basic flight testing methods and instrumentation employed on general aviation aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles. Includes examples of flight testing on general aviation aircraft such as Cirrus, Diamond, and Cessna aircraft, along with unmanned aircraft vehicles. Suitable for courses on Aircraft Flight Test Engineering. Introduction to Flight Testing provides resources and guidance for practitioners in the rapidly-developing field of drone performance flight test and the general aviation flight test community.