Wind tunnel investigation of the aerodynamic hysteresis phenomenon on the F-4 aircraft and its effects on aircraft motion /

A wind tunnel test program and an analytical study were conducted to investigate aerodynamic hysteresis phenomena on the F-4 aircraft. The wind tunnel test was conducted in the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) Aerodynamic Wind Tunnel (4T) to investigate the source of aerodynamic hysteresis in static aerodynamic data. The wind tunnel test also provided data that were used in a motion simulation study of the effect of hysteresis on predicted aircraft motion. Static longitudinal lateral directional force and moment data and wing pressure data were obtained on a 0.5-scale model (without pylons or external stores) with various simulated leading-edge slats. These data include the effects of Mach number, angle of attack, model movement, and time dependence on the aerodynamic hysteresis characteristics. Data are presented for the Mach number range from 0.7 to 0.95 at angles of attack from -4 to 24 deg at zero deg sideslip angle and for sideslipe angles from -12 to 12 deg at angles of attack of 5, 10, 15, and 20 deg. Six-degrees-of-freedom motion simulation studies were used to assess the effect of hysteresis in the rolling-moment coefficient on the prediction of aircraft motion. Simulations of various flight maneuvers were conducted both with and without hysteresis in the aerodynamic data. (Author).See errata for Figures 3.a and 3.b at end of item.Report was prepared by ARO, Inc., a subsidiary of Sverdrup & Parcel and Associates, Inc."Final Report: October 1, 1978 -- October 31, 1979.""September 1980."Includes bibliograqphic references (pages 20-21).A wind tunnel test program and an analytical study were conducted to investigate aerodynamic hysteresis phenomena on the F-4 aircraft. The wind tunnel test was conducted in the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) Aerodynamic Wind Tunnel (4T) to investigate the source of aerodynamic hysteresis in static aerodynamic data. The wind tunnel test also provided data that were used in a motion simulation study of the effect of hysteresis on predicted aircraft motion. Static longitudinal lateral directional force and moment data and wing pressure data were obtained on a 0.5-scale model (without pylons or external stores) with various simulated leading-edge slats. These data include the effects of Mach number, angle of attack, model movement, and time dependence on the aerodynamic hysteresis characteristics. Data are presented for the Mach number range from 0.7 to 0.95 at angles of attack from -4 to 24 deg at zero deg sideslip angle and for sideslipe angles from -12 to 12 deg at angles of attack of 5, 10, 15, and 20 deg. Six-degrees-of-freedom motion simulation studies were used to assess the effect of hysteresis in the rolling-moment coefficient on the prediction of aircraft motion. Simulations of various flight maneuvers were conducted both with and without hysteresis in the aerodynamic data. (Author).Mode of access: Internet