The flutter prevention and clearance task for the F-16 airplane is being accomplished in a combined analysis, wind-tunnel dynamic model test, and flight flutter test program. This paper presents highlight results from transonic flutter model studies. The flutter model was constructed to support the flutter prevention and clearance program from preliminary design through flight flutter tests. The model tests were conducted in NASA's Langley Transonic Dynamics Tunnel. The large full-span free-flying model is shown to be an effective tool in defining airplane flutter characteristics by demonstrating freedom from flutter for most configurations and by defining optimum solutions for a few troublesome configurations.


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    Title :

    F-16 flutter model studies with external wing stores


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Aircraft/Stores Compatibility Symposium ; 1977 ; Fort Walton Beach, FL


    Publication date :

    1977-10-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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