SACCON STATIC WIND TUNNEL TESTS AT DNW-NWB AND 14ft × 22ft NASA LARC

Static force and pressure measurement results obtained from three test campaigns in two different wind tunnels are presented. The model investigated was the generic UCAF configuration SACCON. Model design, manufacture, as well as three wind tunnel entries have been performed within the NATO/RTO AVT-161 Task Group “Assessment of Stability and Control Prediction Methods for NATO Air and Sea Vehicles”. The model has undergone static as well as dynamic tests as an international co-operation; the tests have been accompanied by corresponding numerical investigations. This chapter covers the static part of the wind tunnel experiments. Model and instrumentation are described in detail and, focussing on the force measurement results, the effects of the different parameters are explained