Space Shuttle program orbital flight test program results and implications

1982 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. KOHRS
Keyword(s):  
Space Shuttle ◽  
Flight Test ◽  
Test Program ◽  
Orbital Flight

Orbital flight test program extended

Eos ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 61 (26) ◽  
pp. 508
Author(s):  
Peter M. Bell
Keyword(s):  
Flight Test ◽  
Test Program ◽  
Orbital Flight

The Ocean Color Experiment (OCE) on the Second Orbital Flight Test of the Space Shuttle (OSTA-I)

1983 ◽  
Vol GE-21 (3) ◽  
pp. 350-357
Author(s):  
Heinz Vab Der Piepen ◽  
H. H. Kim ◽  
W. D. Hart ◽  
V. Amann ◽  
H. Helbig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Space Shuttle ◽  
Ocean Color ◽  
Flight Test ◽  
Orbital Flight

scholarly journals Dynamic flight load measurements with MEMS pressure sensors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Raab ◽  
Kai Rohde-Brandenburger
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Distribution ◽  
Pressure Sensors ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Flight Test ◽  
Measurement Technology ◽  
Test Program ◽  
Aerodynamic Pressure ◽  
Pressure Distributions ◽  
Time Histories ◽  
Mems Pressure Sensors

AbstractThe determination of structural loads plays an important role in the certification process of new aircraft. Strain gauges are usually used to measure and monitor the structural loads encountered during the flight test program. However, a time-consuming wiring and calibration process is required to determine the forces and moments from the measured strains. Sensors based on MEMS provide an alternative way to determine loads from the measured aerodynamic pressure distribution around the structural component. Flight tests were performed with a research glider aircraft to investigate the flight loads determined with the strain based and the pressure based measurement technology. A wing glove equipped with 64 MEMS pressure sensors was developed for measuring the pressure distribution around a selected wing section. The wing shear force determined with both load determination methods were compared to each other. Several flight maneuvers with varying loads were performed during the flight test program. This paper concentrates on the evaluation of dynamic flight maneuvers including Stalls and Pull-Up Push-Over maneuvers. The effects of changes in the aerodynamic flow characteristics during the maneuver could be detected directly with the pressure sensors based on MEMS. Time histories of the measured pressure distributions and the wing shear forces are presented and discussed.

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