The left wing of the Active Aeroelastic Wing (AAW) F/A-18 airplane has been ground-load-tested to quantify its torsional stiffness. The test has been performed at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center in November 1996, and again in April 2001 after a wing skin modification was performed. The primary objectives of these tests were to characterize the wing behavior before the first flight, and provide a before-and-after measurement of the torsional stiffness. Two streamwise load couples have been applied. The wing skin modification is shown to have more torsional flexibility than the original configuration has. Additionally, structural hysteresis is shown to be reduced by the skin modification. Data comparisons show good repeatability between the tests.


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    Title :

    Wing Torsional Stiffness Tests of the Active Aeroelastic Wing F/A-18 Airplane



    Conference:

    43rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference ; 2002 ; Denver, CO, United States


    Publication date :

    2002-05-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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