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APPENDIX 3
Contents
Sections
Overview
1. Aerodynamic testing
1.1 Where you test, what you
test
1.2 Aircraft development testing
1.3 Aero test procedures
1.4 Safety
2. Use of wind tunnel data in
aerodyn.
3. Presentation of aerodynamic
data
4. Strain gage balances
5. VT 6'x6' Stability Wind Tunnel
6. References
Figures
1. Required test hrs. for F-16
2. Run schedule example 1
3. Nomenclature chart
4. Run schedule example 2
5a. Schematic tufts layout
5b. Photograph of tufts on wing
6. Oil flow photograph
7. Body and wind axis
8. Sources of tunnel effects
9. Boeing scale selection chart
10a. Lift and moment
10b. Drag polar
11. Stain gage balance data
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Appendix 3 - FURTHER
INFORMATION FOR
EXPERIMENT #7
W.H. Mason1
Last modified, February 2005
Overview
This lab course primarily emphasizes the
scientific foundations and basic tools required
to conduct and analyze engineering tests. This
appendix describes the procedures used in
these tests. Engineering testing and simulation
plays an extremely important role in aerospace
engineering. Any engineering system must be
tested before production is started. In
aerospace engineering the systems are
frequently developed through testing. In many
cases this is called "simulation." Simulations use
both computational and physical tests to
evaluate and refine all aspects of an aerospace
system. Many engineers are employed in both
industry and government in this work, and high
quality, high productivity testing and simulation
is crucial to national competitiveness in
aerospace engineering. This appendix provides
an introduction to aerodynamic testing
procedures. These procedures should be
followed when planning any test, and should be
used as a basis for conducting the wind tunnel
tests in this course. This material should also be
useful after graduation.
1. Aerodynamic Testing
Wind tunnel testing was used by the
Wright brothers to develop their first gliders
and the first controllable aircraft. As such,
aerodynamic testing has a long history of
contributing to the development of flight
vehicles. During this time the procedures have
become well defined. Nonetheless, conducting a
successful test requires significantly more
sophistication than might at first be expected.
To obtain high quality data the test typically
requires close coordination between a number
of groups. This section provides a brief
introduction to the procedures and steps
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