High Resolution Simulation of Full Aircraft Control at Flight Reynolds Numbers
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NOTE: At the time of publication, the author Russell M. Cummings was on sabbatical leave from Cal Poly.
Abstract
This paper documents interim results of a three year project to develop a computational method for accurately determining static and dynamic stability and control characteristics of fighter and transport aircraft with various store configurations, as well as the aircraft response to pilot input. In this second year of the project computational data is gathered for a rigid F-16C with no control surface movement in forced motion that approximates flight test maneuvers. "Computational maneuvers" designed to efficiently gather three axes of motion data to build a comprehensive reduced order model are also developed. The data is then post- processed to determine the resulting static and dynamic stability characteristics. The main benefits of this effort are: 1) early discovery of complex aerodynamic phenomena that are typically only present in dynamic flight maneuvers and therefore not discovered until flight test, and 2) rapid generation of an accurate aerodynamic database to support aircraft and weapon certification by reducing required flight test hours and complementing current stability and control testing.
Suggested Citation
Scott A. Morton, James R. Forsythe, David R. McDaniel, Keith Bergeron, Russell M. Cummings, Stefan Goertz, Jurgen Seidel, and Kyle D. Squires. "High Resolution Simulation of Full Aircraft Control at Flight Reynolds Numbers" DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program Users Group Conference (2007): 1-7.
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