Dynamically scaled, free-flying models are used by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to study the stalling and spinning characteristics of civil and military airplane configurations. Such tests have been conducted for many different designs, and it has been possible to correlate the results predicted by the model tests with flight test results obtained in the investigations. The present paper describes four of the dynamic model testing techniques used at the NASA Langley Research Center, including the scaling laws used in the construction of models and in the interpretation of results. Predictions of stall/spin behavior based on model results have generally been very accurate, and the model tests are regarded as an invaluable precursor to full-scale flight tests. However, aerodynamic scale effects between some models and full-scale airplanes due to differences in test values of Reynolds number have resulted in erroneous predictions for a few configurations. A discussion of these effects is provided, together with the approach used to modify the model so that its behavior more closely matches that of the airplane. Finally, two typical applications of the techniques to the X-29A research airplane and several general aviation research airplanes are presented to illustrate the type of information provided by the tests.


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    Titel :

    Use of dynamically scaled models for studies of the high-angle-of-attack behavior of airplanes


    Beteiligte:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1988-07-01


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch






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