The human centrifuge was used to study the problem of severe turbulence penetration by swept-wing jet transport aircraft. This report discusses the methods employed in producing the ground-based, closed-loop dynamic simulation and the results that were obtained. The Boeing 720-B was selected as the basic aircraft for this simulation because of its extensive use in commercial operations and the availability of the necessary aerodynamic data. A mock-up of the 720 cockpit including functional flight instruments and controls was fabricated and installed upon a hydraulically-activated shake table mounted inside the centrifuge gondola. The centrifuge was used to simulate the long-term accelerations associated with flight path changes. (Author)


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    Title :

    A Dynamic Simulation Study of the Sweptwing Transport Aircraft in Severe Turbulence


    Contributors:
    L. Hitchcock (author) / D. A. Morway (author)

    Publication date :

    1968


    Size :

    107 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English