Estimation of Spaceplane Lateral-Directional Stability and Control Derivatives from Dynamic Wind Tunnel Test

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaaki Yanagihara ◽  
Seizo Suzuki ◽  
Shigeo Kayaba ◽  
Katsuichi Murota
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Stability And Control ◽  
Directional Stability ◽  
Control Derivatives ◽  
And Control

Effects of Aircraft Tail Configurations on Sensitivity to Yaw Disturbances

2014 ◽  
Vol 629 ◽  
pp. 197-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Amalina Musa ◽  
S. Mansor ◽  
Airi Ali ◽  
Wan Zaidi Wan Omar ◽  
Ainullotfi Abdul Latif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Aerodynamic Characteristics ◽  
Low Speed ◽  
Stability And Control ◽  
Directional Stability ◽  
And Control ◽  
Low Speed Wind Tunnel ◽  
Yaw Moment ◽  
Made In

A wind tunnel test was conducted to compare the characteristics of low speed stability and control for aircraft with conventional tail and V-tail configurations. Comparison was made in terms of static directional stability at selected test speed of 40 m/s, which corresponds to Reynolds number of 0.1622 x 106 based on the chord. Three types of simplified tail-only model were tested in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia's Low Speed Wind Tunnel (UTM-LST). Results show that the V-tail configuration greatly affects the aerodynamic characteristics in directional stability as the side force and yaw moment tends to vary linearly with yaw angles up to 25 degrees, compared to conventional tail that has linear characteristics up to only 10 degrees yaw

Development and validation of an enhanced semi-empirical method for estimation of aerodynamic characteristics of light, propeller-driven airplanes

2016 ◽  
Vol 232 (4) ◽  
pp. 638-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Rostami ◽  
SA Bagherzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Aerodynamic Characteristics ◽  
Empirical Method ◽  
General Aviation ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Stability And Control ◽  
Control Derivatives ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Semi Empirical ◽  
And Control

This study is intended to introduce an enhanced semi-empirical method for estimation of longitudinal and lateral-directional stability and control derivatives in the preliminary design phase of light airplanes. Specialised for light, single or twin propeller-driven airplanes, available state-of-the-art analytical procedures and design data compendia are combined and modified in a unique compatible method, and automated in NAMAYEH software. In the present study, modified procedures and the software structure are presented. Afterwards, the proposed method is applied to a four-place, low wing, single-engine, propeller-driven general aviation airplane. In order to validate the proposed method, the estimated aerodynamic characteristics are compared with the wind tunnel test data as well as DATCOM and VLM-based method estimations. The results indicate that the proposed method is able to predict the aerodynamic characteristics in an acceptable range of accuracy from zero-lift to stall conditions in all configurations.

Investigations on stability and control characteristics of a CS-VLA certified aircraft using wind tunnel test data

2016 ◽  
Vol 230 (14) ◽  
pp. 2728-2743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nhu Van Nguyen ◽  
Maxim Tyan ◽  
Jae-Woo Lee ◽  
Sangho Kim
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Test Data ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Stability Control ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Control Analysis ◽  
Design Review ◽  
Stability And Control ◽  
The Stability ◽  
And Control

The stability and control characteristics using a wind tunnel test data process are proposed and developed to investigate the stability and control characteristics of a CS-VLA certified aircraft and to comply with the CS-VLA subpart B at the preliminary design review (PDR) and critical design review (CDR) stage. The aerodynamic characteristics of a 20% scale model are provided and investigated with clean, rudder, aileron, elevator, and winglet effects. The Mach and Reynolds correction methods are proposed to correct the aerodynamics of the scale model for stability and control analysis to obtain more reliable and accurate results of the full-scale model. The aerodynamic inputs and moment of inertia (MOI) comparison between the PDR and CDR stage show good agreement in the trends of stability and control derivatives. The CDR analysis results with the corrected wind tunnel test data and accurate MOI are investigated with respect to the longitudinal and lateral stability, control, and handling qualities to comply with the CS-VLA 173, CS-VLA 177, and CS-VLA 181 for finalizing the configuration in the CDR stage.

scholarly journals Vertical tail sizing of propeller-driven aircraft considering the asymmetric blade effect

2021 ◽  
pp. 095441002110294
Author(s):  
Mohsen Rostami ◽  
Joon Chung ◽  
Daniel Neufeld
Keyword(s):  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Incident Angle ◽  
Empirical Methods ◽  
Handling Qualities ◽  
Stability And Control ◽  
Directional Stability ◽  
Control Derivatives ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Semi Empirical ◽  
And Control

An engineering approach is presented to analyse the asymmetric blade thrust effect with the help of analytical and semi-empirical methods. It is shown that the contribution of the asymmetric blade thrust effect in the lateral-directional stability of multi-engine propeller-driven aircraft is significant particularly in critical flight conditions with one engine out of service. Also, in some cases where the engines are rotating in one direction, the asymmetric blade effect has substantial effects on the handling qualities of the aircraft even in normal flight conditions. Overall, due to the significant contribution of this phenomenon in the lateral-directional stability of propeller-driven airplanes, it is important to consider it in the design of the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The resulting analytical method has been used to determine the vertical tail incident angle and desired rudder deflection in accordance with the most critical flight condition for two different cases and validated to ensure the accuracy of the result. In this work, the aerodynamic coefficients as well as the stability and control derivatives have been predicted using analytical and semi-empirical methods validated for light aircraft.

Identification of gyroplane lateral/directional stability and control characteristics from flight test

1998 ◽  
Vol 212 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
S S Houston
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Flight Test ◽  
Accident Rate ◽  
Stability And Control ◽  
Directional Stability ◽  
Control Derivatives ◽  
Limited Application ◽  
And Control ◽  
Rotary Wing

This paper presents an analysis of test data recorded during flight trials of a gyroplane. This class of rotary-wing aircraft has found limited application in areas other than sport or recreational flying. However, the accident rate is such that a study of the configuration's stability and control characteristics is timely, and in addition substantive data are required for a new airworthiness and design standard that is under development. The paper complements previous work on the longitudinal degrees of freedom and, as a consequence, serves to consolidate the understanding of gyroplane stability and control. The identified derivatives are related to specific aspects of the layout of the gyroplane, and hence the influence of design on the static and dynamic behaviour is quantified. It is concluded that robust estimates of the lateral and directional stability and control derivatives have been identified. This analysis has focused on ‘high-speed’ flight, and the identified derivatives highlight benign and ‘conventional’ characteristics in this part of the flight envelope.

Rotorcraft Lateral-Directional Oscillations: The Anatomy of a Nuisance Mode

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dheeraj Agarwal ◽  
Linghai Lu ◽  
Gareth D. Padfield ◽  
Mark D. White ◽  
Neil Cameron
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Model ◽  
Simulation Models ◽  
Flight Test ◽  
Flight Simulation ◽  
Stability And Control ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Control Derivatives ◽  
Research Aircraft ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
And Control

High-fidelity rotorcraft flight simulation relies on the availability of a quality flight model that further demands a good level of understanding of the complexities arising from aerodynamic couplings and interference effects. One such example is the difficulty in the prediction of the characteristics of the rotorcraft lateral-directional oscillation (LDO) mode in simulation. Achieving an acceptable level of the damping of this mode is a design challenge requiring simulation models with sufficient fidelity that reveal sources of destabilizing effects. This paper is focused on using System Identification to highlight such fidelity issues using Liverpool's FLIGHTLAB Bell 412 simulation model and in-flight LDO measurements from the bare airframe National Research Council's (Canada) Advanced Systems Research Aircraft. The simulation model was renovated to improve the fidelity of the model. The results show a close match between the identified models and flight test for the LDO mode frequency and damping. Comparison of identified stability and control derivatives with those predicted by the simulation model highlight areas of good and poor fidelity.

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