Download or read book Investigation of the Effects of Gusts on V STOL Craft in Transition and Hover written by Grant Brandford Skelton and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concern in the work reported is the development of statistical models for the gust environment in the earth's boundary layer for use in determining the gust response characteristics of V/STOL aircraft. A general gust model based upon published gust data was developed, and analyses of V/STOL responses with that model were conducted to determine the gust descriptors significant to V/STOL performance. An interim gust model embodying the significant descriptors was then developed for use in V/STOL gust analyses. Suggestions for meteorological experiments to measure the significant descriptors are made. The significant gust descriptors determined from the analyses are the diagonal terms of the gust covariance tensor, gust probability distributions, mean wind probability distributions, and the dependencies of these statistics on thermal stability, surface roughness, and altitude. Less critical descriptors include the off-diagonal components in the gust covariance tensor and the space-time interplay in that tensor. The significant gusts seen by the aircraft are head-on and vertical gusts on the wings; head-on and vertical gust shears across the wings; head-on, side, and vertical gusts on the tail; and head-on and side gusts on the fuselage. Mean airspeed and sideslip angle are important parameters in V/STOL gust responses. The wing-to-tail transport delay of the gusts in forward flight also has a significant effect. V/STOL gust responses at low airspeeds are generally small due to the low dynamic pressures, and the responses are decidedly nonlinear except at low gust amplitudes.
Download or read book Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 1008 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists citations with abstracts for aerospace related reports obtained from world wide sources and announces documents that have recently been entered into the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Database.
Download or read book An Analytical Study of V STOL Handling Qualities in Hover and Transition written by R. L. Stapleford and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hover analysis considers pilot attitude and position control tasks in the presence of horizontal gusts. The effects of each of the stability derivatives on the difficulty of the control tasks and on the closed-loop gust responses are determined. It is clearly shown that the handling qualities studies of control sensitivity and angular damping must consider the influences of M sub u (or L sub v) and should include gust inputs. These conclusions are substantiated by previous variable-stability-helicopter experiments. The effects of vehicle size and geometry are investigated by several approaches. The key result of increasing size is found to be a reduction in M sub u and L sub v which can, in turn, lower the requirements for control power and damping. The handling qualities during transition of two vehicles, a tilt duct and a tilt wing, which were previously tested on a simulator are analyzed. It is shown that both trim control and perturbations about the trim conditions must be considered. In fact, part of the increased difficulty in landing transitions, in comparison with takeoff transitions, is due to more difficult trim control; the much more stringent position control requirements in landing are also a contributing factor.
Download or read book NASA Technical Note written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Technical Information Indexes written by United States. Naval Air Systems Command and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Response of Aircraft Encountering Aircraft Wake Turbulence written by Robert C. Nelson and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The investigation deals with the dynamic behavior of an airplane encountering aircraft wake turbulence. A digital computer simulation was developed to study the response of an aircraft flying into a trailing vortex wake. The simulation includes the complete six degree of freedom equations of motion, a description of the vortex velocity field, unsteady aerodynamics, and pilot control input. The parameters included the penetration angle, separation distance, aircraft size, and pilot control input. Predicted vortex induced motions are presented for general aviation, business, and light jet transport type aircraft.
Download or read book A Non gaussian Turbulence Simulation written by Paul M. Reeves and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comparison of the statistical properties of low altitude atmospheric turbulence and the characteristics of presently used simulation techniques shows that these techniques do not satisfactorily account for the non-Gaussian nature of turbulence. A non-Gaussian turbulence simulation, intended to be used in conjunction with piloted flight simulators, is developed. The simulation produces three simultaneous random processes which represent the three orthogonal gust components. The probability distribution of each component is characterized by a modified Bessel function. The rms intensity and scale length of each component are independent parameters. A general method of introducing cross spectra between components is demonstrated. The multiplication of independent random processes is used to generate each of the gust components. Gaussian white noise generators, analog multipliers, and linear filters are used throughout the simulation. A complete analog circuit diagram is presented. (Author).
Download or read book Aircraft Dynamics and Automatic Control written by Duane T. McRuer and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 809 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aeronautical engineers concerned with the analysis of aircraft dynamics and the synthesis of aircraft flight control systems will find an indispensable tool in this analytical treatment of the subject. Approaching these two fields with the conviction that an understanding of either one can illuminate the other, the authors have summarized selected, interconnected techniques that facilitate a high level of insight into the essence of complex systems problems. These techniques are suitable for establishing nominal system designs, for forecasting off-nominal problems, and for diagnosing the root causes of problems that almost inevitably occur in the design process. A complete and self-contained work, the text discusses the early history of aircraft dynamics and control, mathematical models of linear system elements, feedback system analysis, vehicle equations of motion, longitudinal and lateral dynamics, and elementary longitudinal and lateral feedback control. The discussion concludes with such topics as the system design process, inputs and system performance assessment, and multi-loop flight control systems. Originally published in 1974. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Download or read book Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications Cumulative Index written by United States. Superintendent of Documents and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 1366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proposed MIL Standard and Handbook Proposed mil handbook written by Roger H. Hoh and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proceedings written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Investigation of the Turbulent Wind Field Below 150M Altitude at the Eastern Test Range written by and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Investigation of the Turbulent Wind Field Below 150 meter Altitude at the Eastern Test Range written by and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Control Power Requirements of VTOL Aircraft Phase 1 Study Final Report Apr 1969 Sep 1970 written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book UTIAS Technical Note written by University of Toronto. Institute of Aerospace Studies and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book NASA Contractor Report written by United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
