A stereophotographic method of determining the aeroelastic deformations of an airplane model under aerodynamic load in the wind tunnel was evaluated. Wind tunnel tests were conducted in the Langley 8 foot transonic pressure tunnel on the wing of a 0.0625 scale model of the TF-8A supercritical wing research airplane to obtain simultaneously the aerodynamic forces and moments, pressure distributions, and stereophotographs. Tests were conducted at Mach numbers of 0.80, 0.95, and 1.20, and at free stream dynamic pressures of 20,349 Pa and 40,698 Pa. Accuracy of the stereophotographic technique in determining wing deflections was within 0.013 cm under static conditions. This value translates to an error in wing twist of 0.10 deg inboard and increases to 0.20 deg outboard. When the model was under aerodynamic load in the wind tunnel, the accuracy of the stereophotographic technique of determining wind deflections increased to 0.052 cm when compared with static wing loadings because of the dynamic motion of the model in the tunnel.


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    Title :

    Measurement of Model Aeroelastic Deformations in the Wind Tunnel at Transonic Speeds Using Stereophotogrammetry


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    Publication date :

    1977


    Size :

    43 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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