The NASA Langley transonic dynamics tunnel, which has a variable density Freon-12 (or air) test medium, was designed specifically for the study of dynamics and aeroelastic problems of aerospace vehicles. During the 15 years of operation of this facility, there have been various opportunities to compare wind tunnel and flight test results. Some of these opportunities arise from routine flight checks of the prototypes; others, from carefully designed comparative wind-tunnel and flight experiments. Such data obtained from various published and unpublished sources are presented. The topics covered are: gust and buffet response, control surface effectiveness, flutter, and active control of aeroelastic effects. Some benefits and shortcomings of Freon-12 as a test medium are also discussed. Although areas of uncertainty are evident and there is a continuing need for improvements in model simulation and testing techniques, the results presented indicate that predictions from aeroelastic model tests are, in general, substantiated by full scale flight tests.


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    Title :

    Correlation with flight of some aeroelastic model studies in the NASA Langley transonic dynamics tunnel


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    Publication date :

    1976-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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