In 1983, the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) requested the National Aerospace Laboratory NLR to design, procure and install a flight test data acquisition system to be used with the F-16 fighter aircraft. The system was delivered to the RNLAF in 1984 and has been continuously in use since that time. With the coming introduction of the Mid-Life Update program of the F-16, it was foreseen that the current system would not be able to fulfill its tasks anymore. The RNLAF together with NLR draw up the requirements for a new data acquisition system. A proposal for the new system was made by NLR, again based on recent developments of flight test instrumentation for Fokker aircraft, but also with future developments in the field of airborne flight test instrumentation in mind. In this paper, the requirements for the new system are given. The proposed system is described by means of a general concept. Although the final implementation of this general concept is not decided upon yet, the benefits and drawbacks of a possible implementation, based on the Common Airborne Instrumentation system standards, are discussed. It is concluded that there is a preference for this implementation, provided the tight time schedule can be met and the costs for familiarization and equipment are not prohibitive.


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    Title :

    Data Acquisition System for the RNLAF MLU F-16 Requirements and Proposal


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    Publication date :

    1996


    Size :

    18 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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