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Report describes $700 million wind-tunnel complex at Ames Research Center, including auxiliary support systems, test instrumentation, and special test rigs. Planned near-term facility improvement aimed at providing new test capabilities and increased productivity, as well as some potential longer-term improvements, also discussed. Aerodynamic test facilities range from subsonic wind tunnels to highenthalpy arc jets.
The aeronautical research programs of the Ames Research Center are reviewed with particular emphasis on V/STOL aircraft development. Test facilities and simulation capabilities are briefly described. The Tilt Rotor Research Aircraft, X-Wing vehicle, Rotor Systems Research Aircraft, and the Quiet Short Haul Aircraft are discussed.
Flying quality requirements are specified in terms of the complete pilot-airframe-systems loop, the task, and the environment. Results from a study of flying qualities are reported. A review of the treatment of failure cases in various flying quality requirements is presented along with a description of the methods used and relevant lessons learned from recent Autoland certification programs.
Data for use in development of takeoff airworthiness standards for new aircraft designs such as the supersonic transport (SST) and the large wide-body subsonic jet transport are provided. An advanced motion simulator was used to compare the performance and handling characteristics of three representative large jet transports during specific flight certification tasks. Existing regulatory constraints and methods for determining rotation speed were reviewed, and the effects on takeoff performance of variations in rotation speed, pitch attitude, and pitch attitude rate during the rotation maneuver were analyzed. A limited quantity of refused takeoff information was obtained. The aerodynamics, wing loading, and thrust-to-weight ratio of the subject SST resulted in takeoff speeds limited by climb (rather than lift-off) considerations. Take-off speeds based on U.S. subsonic transport requirements were found unacceptable because of the criticality of rotation-abuse effects on one-engine-inoperative climb performance. Adequate safety margin was provided by takeoff speeds based on proposed Anglo-French supersonic transport (TSS) criteria, with the limiting criterion being that takeoff safety speed be at least 1.15 times the one-engine-inoperative zero-rate-of-climb speed. Various observations related to SST certification are presented.
A ground-based simulator investigation was conducted in preparation for and correlation with an-flight simulator program. The objective of these studies was to define minimum acceptable levels of static longitudinal stability for landing approach following stability augmentation systems failures. The airworthiness authorities are presently attempting to establish the requirements for civil transports with only the backup flight control system operating. Using a baseline configuration representative of a large delta wing transport, 20 different configurations, many representing negative static margins, were assessed by three research test pilots in 33 hours of piloted operation. Verification of the baseline model to be used in the TIFS experiment was provided by computed and piloted comparisons with a well-validated reference airplane simulation. Pilot comments and ratings are included, as well as preliminary tracking performance and workload data.
Simulation studies for development of certification criteria applicable to SST takeoff and engine failure
Piloted simulator investigation of ground effect on landing maneuver of large, tailless, delta wing airplane
Flight and simulation investigation of noise abatement during jet aircraft landing approaches
Analog computed time histories and altitude-ground track plots of swept wing transport aircraft longitudinal response to wind shear and sustained gusts during landing approaches
Simulated flight test of double-Delta supersonic transport for performance characteristics, handling qualities, and climbing characteristics
Validation of research flight simulator for jet transport handling qualities and airworthiness criteria during takeoff
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Fixed-cockpit piloted simulator studies of delta-planform and variable-wing-sweep supersonic transport configurations for investigation of handling qualities