This chapter considers the effect that aeroelastic deflections of the flexible wing have on the aerodynamic influence, or effectiveness, of the control surfaces in comparison to the rigid wing. It shows that as the speed increases the effectiveness reduces until at some critical speed ‐ the reversal speed ‐ there is no response to application of the control surface. At speeds greater than the reversal speed, the action of the controls reverses, a phenomenon known as control reversal. There are two basic ways that the aircraft industry considers these static aeroelastic phenomena. These are illustrated (i) by considering a wing with a fixed root experiencing a control deflection, and (ii) for a wing rolling at a constant rate; in both cases a simple rectangular wing plus aileron is used. Static aeroelastic calculations are employed fairly early in the design process to size the control surfaces.
Static Aeroelasticity – Effect of Wing Flexibility on Control Effectiveness
2014-12-02
11 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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