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19850023777 · Recent developments in rotary-balance testing of fighter aircraft configurations at NASA Ames Research Center

NASA · 1985

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Overview

Two rotary balance apparatuses were developed for testing airplane models in a coning motion. A large scale apparatus, developed for use in the 12-Foot Pressure Wind tunnel primarily to permit testing at high Reynolds numbers, was recently used to investigate the aerodynamics of 0.05-scale model of…

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Key points

  • NASA Ames Research Center has developed rotary-balance apparatus for testing fighter aircraft configurations.
  • The rotary-balance testing program investigates high-angle-of-attack aerodynamic phenomena associated with high-performance aircraft.
  • Two rotary rigs have been developed: a large-scale apparatus for the 12-Foot Pressure Wind Tunnel and a smaller rig for the 6-by-6-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel.
  • Recent tests included a 0.05-scale model of the F-15 fighter aircraft to study aerodynamic behavior in coning motion.
  • The tests aimed to acquire aerodynamic data for comparison with flight-test data from NASA Dryden Research Facility.
Frequently asked questions
What is the purpose of the rotary-balance testing program at NASA Ames?

The program aims to investigate high-angle-of-attack aerodynamic phenomena associated with high-performance fighter aircraft.

What types of apparatus have been developed for testing?

Two types of rotary rigs have been developed: a large-scale apparatus for the 12-Foot Pressure Wind Tunnel and a smaller rig for the 6-by-6-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel.

What specific aircraft model was tested using the new apparatus?

A 0.05-scale model of the F-15 fighter aircraft was tested to investigate its aerodynamics in coning motion.

What was one of the main objectives of the recent tests?

One of the main objectives was to acquire aerodynamic data that could be compared with flight-test data from the NASA Dryden Research Facility.

What are the capabilities of the 12-Foot Pressure Wind Tunnel?

The 12-Foot Pressure Wind Tunnel can operate at Reynolds numbers ranging from 1 to 5.5 million based on wing mean aerodynamic chord.

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A s m aller a ppa rat us, w hich i s a m ode P nized versi on o f a es nln8 ri g d evelo pa d ae v e Pa l y ea rs a S S to lnve s t,i g a t, e the a erod y na mic s o f bod i es o f P e V OlU t, ion i n a c on ing m o ti on, has b e e n u s ed in t,he 6- b y 6-Foo t, SupOr s onio M ind T unnel to in v esti ga te t, he a er od yna m i c beh a vior o r a s i m pl e represent, a t i on o f a m odern fi g ht e r, t h e Standard Dyn am i us Mod el (SDM). Effe ct s o f s pin-rat e p ara me t e r and mode l a tt i t u de w e r e ln ves tl - p t,e d. T his pap er pr e sents a d e scription of th e t w o r ig s and a dis c u ss ion o f s om e o f the r e sults obt ai ned i n the re spec t i v e tests.

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I, INTRODUCTIO N NA SA A m e s R as ea r ofl C e nt e r s po ns o r s a r e aasr c n pro g ra m to u nd er s t a n d a n d exploi t the as r odynam io ph en o m - ena w h ich sc o ur on hi g h-p e r for m a nc e f i g hte r a ircr af t, p arti oulurl y at high an g l es o f a tt a ck. A nu m ber of r a e ete aom p r i ns t his re sear ch prog r a m , i nc lu ding f urfdm aanta l r lui d - ae o he n i o e e t u d l es , der i v a t io n and verifi- ca t ion of' aer od yn a mic m a th ema ti c al m odel s , e ns e e e m en t o r the a erod y n m lo e e ff eo te on f li g ht drn a mios, a nd the d e velop me n t o f ne w test app a r a tuse s f o r p e r r or m in8 t h e n eems e a ry w ind-tunnel experi me nts, One o r the require d expe r i ment s is t o measur e the a erod_ m omi o properti e s o f a vehi c l e in a con ti n uous e pin m o ti on a b ou t t he veloc it y v e c t o r , som e t i m es re f er r e d t o as a co n i n g mo t ion. Thi n experi m ent r a n be p erf o r m e d w i t h a ro tary -b a l a nce a pp arat u s o r , s i m ply, a rot a ry ri g. Ro ta ry ri gs h a v e b ee n dsve lopud in t h e Uni t ed States a n d a numbe r o r o t he r coun tr ie s in t he p ast f e w yea rs . Soar o r t hese r ig s h a ve been d e s c ri bed in a r e c e nt A O A RD le ct ure ae r ie s (l _ e r . 1).

T w o rotary r i g s ha v e b een develop e d at NASA Amos Re esa roh C e n t e r . The f irs t r ig t o b e dis cu s s ed Is a l a r ge-s c a l e a pp a r a tus f o r t e sting a irpl a n e con f i g ur a tio n s in the A m es 12- F oo t P r es su re W ind Tunnel. This rig wa s d ev e loped t o pr ov i d e a ca p a bili t y f or h ig h- Reyn old s -numbe r ro ta r y-ba l a nc e te s ts. A p re li m in a r y r ep or t on t he de v e loixn an t o f thi s ri g i s giv en in R ef. 2 . T he f i rs t w ind -t unnel t e st us in g this ri g was r ec en t l y com ple t e d on a O.05-eo a le m odel o f t he F -15 f i g h t e r a ircr aft . A v a il a bili t y o f f li g h t - t ea t data f r om N AS A D r yd e n R e e es r oh F_o ili t y wa s t h e m a in rea s on f or c hoos i n g t he F-15 co n f igu rat ion. The f li g h t t es t s wer e conduc t e d on a 0.375-sc a le F-15 Spin R e nsa reh V b hlele (S R V) a nd provided ex t e n sive d ata on s tea dy a rfd n ea rly s tea d y spins. Al th ough t h is p a pe r a ddr e ss es only t he w ind -t unnel t e at a p parat u s a n d d ata , a lon g - t erm o b je ct iv e o f t he rus e ar o h pro g r a m is t o co m p a r e w ind- tun nel an d f l ig h t - t e s t d ata f o r s t e a dy e p l n o & 8 e a ° Th e s econd rlg is a sm a ll- s c a le r o tar y rl l _ t h at wa s o r igin a ll y con s t ruc t ed f o r t ea t s on bod i es o f r e vd lu t lon In t he Ames 6- by 6- F oo t Sup e r sonic W lnd Tunnel ( B E T . 3), and l at e r was m odi f ied f o r e xp lor at o r y test a in t he 12 - T oo t t unnel ( R a r e . Ii a nd 5) o n si mp le a ir p l an e co n f i g ur at ion s . Th i s r ig h a s r ecen t ly b ee n r e t urbish ed w i t h a ne w hydr au lic d riv e s y s t e m an d a s s oci at ed h a rd w are a nd a m ode r n contr ol s yst e m . Th e fir s t t es t o f this a p parat u s w as r ec e n t ly c omp le ted I n t he Am e s 6- b y 6- f oo t tunnel us in g a s i mp li f ied v er si on o f a s_ Dde r n l 'lgh t er a i r cr a f t , r e f er r ed t o a s t he S tan d a rd D y na m ics Hodel ( S DM).

Th i s pa pe r I s a r e p or t o f r ecen t p r o gr ess i n t he developmen t an d us e o f r o ta ry rig s at NA S AA m es. So a r ex a aplea o f d _ta r ecen t ly o bta ined on bo t h a p pa r atus es a re p re sen t ed. Th e de ta ils o f e a ch ap p a r at u s , ar e a ddre s sed in Sec t ion 2. Si m il a rl y, t he r e su l t s o f t he Indi v idu a l rind- t unnel ex p e r i m en ts a re dis c us sed I n Section 5. Bot h r i _ e use a oo _ on data-acquisi t ion system an d share a co ,m oon da t a-reduction technique, a nd they a re di sc us sed in Sect i ons 3 and _1.

2. DESCR IPTION OF WI N D-TU NN ELF A CI L ITIES A N D A PP A R A TUS ES 2. 1 1 2- F oot P re ss ure Wi nd T un nel A ppa r atu s Th e objecti v e s f o r t he f i r st test o f thi s ap par atus in the tun nel were three- f old. Th e f i rs t was to i ns tall an d cheek t he a p paratus an d all asso c iated equip m ent an d i ns tru m entatio n i n t h e w in d -tunnel en v iron- men t . The s econ d was to a c quire ae r ody nsm ic _ ata on a f i g hte r ai rcr a f t m odel in a s p in m otion at v ario us attitudes (¢1 - -5 • to 90% B " -15 ° to + 15 °) at Reynolds numbe r s r_ nBlng fr o m 1 to 5.5 million based on w in8 m e an ae rod yna m ic cho rd . Th e third was to acq u ire wi n d-tunnel data t ha t co u l d be ns_ d for oo m parl an n w it h t h e Dryden S R V f l ig ht-teat data. Sin c e t he SR V had a rather lar s e nose boo m to m easure model at t itude and speed I n f li g h t , the w ind-tunnel m odel was t es ted both w ith an d w ithout a nose boo m . _ - , 2.1.1 12- F OOt P re ss ure W ind Tunnel T he 1 2- F oo t Pre ss ure Wi nd T unnel i s a var i a b le- p r ese m ' e , lo w - t u rb ulence fa cili t y w i t h a t o ta l pr essure capa b i lity ranBe o f 5.0 at t n. Math number ran be varied f rom 0.1 to 0.981 ho w ever, beoa un e o f the solid-wall t es t se ctio n and li mi ted po w er , operation o f the tunnel beyond a Haoh nu m ber o f 0.5 y ie lds q uas tlonable i!

results. A un i t Reynolds nu m ber up to app r ox ima tel y 25 m llllo n/ m can be obtained at H - 0.2 _ . !_ 2.1.2 Ap p arat us a nd Hodel Th e r o tar y a p parat u s _ ,nd t he m odel w i t h t he nose b co m atta ched ar e sho w n I nsta lled on a l a b o rat o r y t es t s ta nd in F i g . 1. A pr o t e cti ve enclos u re su r ro un d s t he a pp a r at us f o r s af e t y p ur poses w hil e i t is r o tat i n g.

Th e r ig a nd m odel (minus t h e no s e boom) i nsta lled in t h e 1 2 - r o o t t unnel t es t sec t ion are sho w n In F i g . 2 . A ske t ch o f t he a p p a r at u s i s s ho w n in F ig. 3. F or e f f ici e n t ope rat i o n in a p r essu re t urmel, i t Is ms aen t i a l t o m inimiz e t he n umb e r o f t unnel e ta r t up e a nd shu t do wns nea ee e a ry t o c ha n ge m odel att itude. To a cc o m pli s h t his , t he r ig wa s desi g n e d w i t h elec tr ic a lly d r i ven mo vab le ar m s w hich p ermi t r emo t e c h a nge of' t he a ngl e s o f attan k a nd sides l i p . Th e de s i re d a ngl es ar e ob ta ined by ro tat ing tw o a r ms on t h e r i g ( wh ile i t i s s ta tion- a ry) a bou t t h e a xes 0 1 a nd t 2 as sho w n In F ig. 3. ? he s s a xe s in t e rns o t t h e s p in a xis at t h e desi gnat ed longitudinal loca tion on the m odel rep r e se nt i nE the ns nte r o f g r av ity of a f ull - a esir, free-flying vehicle . By using a straight, base- m ounted sting, the a ._ le of lnoi ds noe oF the mod el w ith respec t to the f lo w can b e va r ied from -30 to 30 ° . By top- m ount i n g the mod el on bent etir _ e ( Q a " _ S e and 7Or) , th e an g les o r atta c k and side s lip can be var i e d over the envelope sho w n in F ill. q ( u fr o m - 3 0 • to +1 00 • w i th b et w een _ 30o). F igu r e 5 sho ws a p hoto g ra p h o f th e m odel m ounted on r as h o f the three at i r _ e. _ r e m otel y I _ | driv e n eount e rw els h t ( Fi g s. 1 -3) was po_i t i o ns d to s tdt io al l y ba l a nc e t he m ass distrib utio n of' th e s yst em about the np i n axis p _ l ur to r ota _ lhS t he r i g. Po tent iom et e r a m ounted on the a rms Save remo t e indiom tio ns _l o r th e posi t ion s o r t h e arms an d o r t he coun t er w eigh t p us l t ion, The a _ pore t un i s ro ta t e d a bou t • n a x i s pa ra ll e l t o t he w ind- t_ n ns l •i r e _re am at speeds ra n g ing f r ee 0 t o 37 re d / s e e (0- 3 50 r p m ) in e it h er a clock w i s e o r esu n tor ol on k w l es di re c t ion u s i ng a se r qo -os n tr oll e d hyd rau lis drive s y s t e m , _ 1o attem p t was m a de t o dyn M le al l y bal anc e t h e s y s tem . The ma gni t u d e o f t h e e en - tri f up ll y induc ed d yn a u u lo mom en t was, in t h e w urs t a es e , as mu sh as _ 5,200 ) l . m ( _ 00,000 l n.-lb), Be ususe O r t he large d y na mi c loads exper i en c ed b y t h e f i x e d par t o f t he ro t dr y rig an d t h e tunnel s u p po rt s y s t e m , apa el a l p r ovi s ions were u d b to se cur e th e s ys tem a s r igidly as pa ssi b le. Th e o e n tur bo dy o f t h b OUl _ P urt s y st e m is no rma lly t raverse d and pi t ched on the ver t i ns l b l a de str ut t o vary the mo d b l a tt i t u d e. F or t_a t es t, t h e cen te r bo d y was r i g i dly f as ten e d t o t h e s t ru t w ith th r eede d p i ne t o p re v d n t a ny mot ion b et w ee n t he r i g/ oen ter bod y a nd t he tu nn e l s tr u t . To eliminate p os sibl e r es o na nce o f t he r otar y - apparatus / t unn e l a upbort sy stem, i t w a s de s isned to h a ve a n at u ra l f re quen c y a t l east t h ree t i m e s the maximum r ot ati on • l f re qu e ncy o f 37 P a d / s ee.

" Th k model i s a O . 05 1os le v ere x o n of an F- 15 f ighte r es n fi l _ ' a tlon w i t h tw o nos e con f i g ur at ions a _a ll - able, one with a n o se boo m and one with out. Th e cen ter o _ moment a is at 0.25 o f the mean aerodynamic eh ur d el" th e w in _ . Th i s location i s also the oen t e _ o f ro t• ties o _ " t he mo del a bou t the s pin axi s . Contro l de f lec t ions s an b e chansed manual l y. The ho r izontal tails e _ ln be v aried at a n y desired angle in 5 • in ur e- ma nta. Th e ail e ron and rudd e r s ur f aces c an be set •t 0 • or a t the max im um angles o f _ 20 • fur t h e a il er ons a n d ±3 0 _ f or the r udders, i . i The furos s an d m um_ n t e are m easured u s ing a 5 . 08-m _ (2 in.) diameter, six-so=portent , sir•In g a _ hal- i1 ari es m ounted in the mod el . Since the spin •xis o f the ri g i s pa ra llel to t h e _ lnd strea m , co ns tan t an g le s o f • it•ok and sid es lip are mai ntained d ur in8 a r o t atio n c ycle. Th us, th e r esult i r _ bal anos output i s son- i: : slant _ t an y g iven rota ti onal speed , ex c ep t _ur c yclical v ar ia t io ns due to model w eig ht and aerodynamicall y i_ 11 ind u ced unstead i nes s . Th e one-pie c e balanc e, co nstr ucted es peci a lly f o r use w ith thi s a p paratus and m odel , os n be at t a ched to the sting through the rear or th e to p o f th e model. Electrical po _er and all _ L l p a t hs f r _ n th _ balance ar e provid e d b y a ellp-r i_ as semb ly m ou n ted I n t h e oir etLl ar ho um ln _ near t h e strut _ . : mo unt . The slip-ring assemb l y al s o car ries the po w e r le ad s t o th e el ectr i cal ly driven mova b le arms and th e ,' slSnals f rom the arm-pos i tion potentl on eter s , a resolv• r is mo unted on the rear o _ th• s li p -ri ng unit to _ m e as ure the angular po s i t i o n oF the r i g about t he spin axis. A tachomete r to d etermin e ei _i n rate Is mounte d o n the hydraulic drive motor s haft. _ " _ eoa _ e o _ th• ext r emely l arg e oent r l f usall y ind u ced o s cillatory loads on the appa r atu s an d t he t un nel !

su i _ po r t sy s tem ( os u _ ed by the l arg e d _, na _l o I m balance o _ th e ri g ) , an extens i v e amo un t o f data w a rn collected ; _ continuously duri ng t h e tes t to monitor the struct ur al integrity o f the appar atus an d s up po r t. Numerous _ • loo •t lo ns on the ap p ar a t us and the tunn e l s ul _p o r_ s_tem _ e r e ins trumented w ith s train s a _ e s to mo hll : ur ampli t ud es and fre q ue n c ie s . In a ddition, pr es s ur e i ns tr um enta t ion w as used to mo nito r the important pr es- . ' _ t st r e s s es, e ddy-current pr ox i mity p rob es to m e asur e de f lec ti ons, and ao os l urume t ar a to m ea sur e the v i b r ation c ure s wi thin the hydr a ulic dr iv e system . Although es s ential to acr e ope ra tion o f the ap par a tus , t he _ onl- _!_ _ - .I . toti ng instru _ -ntatlon I s not di s cussed fur ther in this pa per. I i_ _ 2 . 2 6- by 6-Foo t Super s onic Mind Ttulnel Ap p arat us

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shaft aUgne d no m inally pa ra ll el to the wi nd-tunn el alrm tr as m . Any one of a s er ies of int er o hs n g eable bent '_ : e _ inl _ ca _ b e a tt ac hed to the r otati ng shaft to vary th e ar _ l e of l ne ids noe with r espe ct to th e alr at re m .

" Th e sti ngs a r e designed to suppo r t a model off a s t rai n-s ag e balance at p i tch angles ranging f ro m 0 to 3 0 • _ w h i le keeping the s ame axial mod el station on th e ax i s of r ot at ion. Th e ri g f oll on e th e _e b esi e concept , _i _i• en d us e s the s am e bent a l i ne s, as an earlier r ot ar y-t _a l an oe a ppar a tus (4 emor ibed i n R e_ . 3), but it i s consid er abl y more s ophi s ticated in that it uses s pe e d and po s ition as ns ur o and t h e esrrospo ndin8 fes db mo k i!

_ . control loops (si m ila r to th ose o f the 1 2- f t t un nel a p parat us ) to give t h e ope r ator cl os e control o f e i ther il the s p eed or ansular pos i tion o f the rotat i n g s ha _ .

Th e b al anoe us e d Was a standard six-compo nen t ? a sk Co rpor a ti on _ .81 o m (1.5 i n.) dl em eter I _ ( X _ XA i , b alan c e, with all p c _ e r a nd s ignal l i ne s routed th _ o ng h the bent sting and the sha f t of th e hy dra d l i e -i motor. A s et o f gold slip ring s and b r ushes w a s used to t r ans fe r the si gn al s to the n onrot a tin s portion Of • t h e ri g . H od el attit u de w as s et by adjus tment o r the pitch and roll a ng les of the mo del, Pl _ oh an g les w ere dete rm ined b y t h e choice o f bent s tieS, and r oll ansl es b y c h oice of • f ixt ure located bet w een the b al enos

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_ : and t he mod el w hic h m aintained a s et roll angl e . A set of such roll l'ixt uras w as a v a ilable, inol u din8 one { f o r u se u i t h all b e nt stin gs giving ze ro si de slip angle, a nd one f o r e a ch of the b e nt sti ng s to o b tain I.

_ ' _ The rig I s oapabl u o f be l n8 d rive n s t r otat iorl ra t es f rom 0 t o 6 3 ro d / se e (600 r pe) in althar 4 tr eo- _ lio n . S i ne s t he rot st i n 8 parts _ s n e i th er s tat io s lly nor d yn em L oa ll _ b alanced, the oantr t f ug al l Y in d u oa d i s d es ilPte d t o w | thota nd t he se load s , bu t s o m e add it io ns , m easu r es we re flee esas ry t o p r even t axo o asl vo _!_ : o an llla t ory loa d s _ n ara t ed on the n o n r o t sti ng st ruo t u r " . t ..ximu_ rot.,lon rst . a t. q ui t. l ar S . . Th . P ig de f lec t ion or t he rig s u pport, s t r uctur e in t he t unnel. The tu nnel's bod y o F revol ut io n , wh |o h i s v o rt i oa ll y _ _ s upport ed by lead sa r e w s an d laterally restr ai ned by roll ars , wa s O lBPO d ri s l dly t o th e v ar t l o8 1 stru t i n _ this ease . Br as s pad s war s ins ta ll e d b stwas n tha body of r e v olu t ion an d t he v e r t i oa l ot r ut t o dis t ribu t e El t he load an d p re veri t damage to t h e s t rut , s ur r a oe. I n add iti o n, a p ai r o r di u on al br anas, sx tan dlng f r a n • - t he L se din 8 sdSe o f t he v art l oa l stru t t o t he t unnel f loor , we e ir wtal l od t o restra i n laterdl mov U sn t o f _ th e rL8 suppor t . Vi b ra t ion em pli t u d o s , in bo t h v art i oa l an d lst ar al pllin as , ware m o nL tar sd b y a oo alar om- -_ s t eps mou n ted on t h d bo d y of' revolu t ion, an d t hes e oon f lrmod t ha t no exo ass Lvs v lb ran io n le v els oo ourro d • : :-- w hile the rig w as runn i na.

hol d ini _ 8 mi nia t ure vid e o or m ovie on= or s, w i t h po w er an d al a na l line s ro ut ed throu sh t he p r ev ious l y m en- _ t i o n ed slip ri m8 set . Th e armor s view r. t hs uppe r sur f's e e o r t h e m o d el , and sin es t h s oamer a and m odel ro tata t og ethe r the mo d e l imase re= d i ns s tead y regardl ess o f' the mo t i on of' th e ri8 . This f eature w a _ inol u ds d t o ena b le vapo r-sor se n In ve s t iga t ions o f. t he beha vi or o f' t h e vo rt ex w ake of' ths mod al lh # as [ _ n ab t o oon | ng mo t i on.

_E '/ _ _ Fii ur e 7 is a photo g raph o f' th e m od el (d se iKnated ths S ta ndard Dynamios 1 4 _ )d el , Si) N ) u s ed In this i n ves- o i-_ . tlgation. Th e basle planf'o _ i8 that of a o urrent hi _ - p erf'ol _ nanoe a _ rora f t oon f ll _ atlon. I t w as d el iber- at el y d es igned for m anu _ aot ur e by s i m ple mach i nise t an hnl q uea to enoouraae Its w idespread use 88 a standard m_ e _ )d al Fo r tsst i n8 In 41f. _ er e nt wind tdnn al s and on dl f. f.eren t d ynamlo tes t rll _ s. The mod e l mus d as l _ nod and _oi! " "; manufaoturs d by the Ha t lon al &er onau t l o al E _ tabl i shmeht (H _) , Canada. A more o ompleto deaor ip t _ on o f. it s _ _ e _ st r y an d ehara ct s _ 'l s ti e s 18 no nta l ned I n Re f's . 6 and 7. Th e oente r O f' _ o _ en ta was looatsd at 0.35 o F the w in8 mea n asr od ynaml o chord, whloh was oo i nolden t w i l l1 the renter of' rotation oF the mod al abou t the _ spin axis.

:_i_;_ " i • ; 3. D ATA A C _ UISITIO _ M I D EZDUC _ IOHS¥STE _ _ :. The data fo _ " b oth rotary-bal an oe a p parat _ ss s wer e t ak en and r od u od d with a oo _ n O n stand- al one o _ loro- _ _ oo _ ut ar system. Co n vsn t lonal analog 8i _ n al -o o nd tt ionlng equ l lm an t w as _ ssd to p r oo em s an d f' ll t e r t _ le b alan oe an d tao bo_ ete r s ign al s, l.o _ - pan 8 f' il tar ln8 o f' the balanoe s ign al s elim inated the o so lllat ar y s la- _ rial s due to model wei g ht. A sp eo lal data-aoqu _ slt i on unit proo es Sed th e signal s f' r o _ th e I _ Llanoe. shaf t - _ . _ tach em et ar , r ig anaul ar pos _ tlon snootier , an d (i n the o an s of' the 12- _ t tu n nel _ lpparat ue ) t h s a _ -po al tlon po t an t i c _ et ars . Tunnel conditions, l n o lu dl ng tunnsl t em p s r at ur e an d pras s urse , w ere routed t o the S yste m by

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: .i_ In addition to the data-aoqulsl tl on unit an d the main oan t r al pr ooe sal nK unit, the da ta sy s t em inoludsd ; o! , a d ue l f' lop p y disk dr i ve, external printer, an d a m ult l oolo r on-line plotter. Th e da _ a s y s t em pr ovided no,p lots on-l i ne listln88 an d plots o f' the 81x f' o r oe an d mome n t ooe f'f'l oLe nta as a fun ct i on o f' the a p w atus o_ * spin rate.

! : _i 1;. ROTAR'_ AND ST A TIONAR Y TARE MgASUREMI_ IT S - '_/ Th e re ar e three types oi" f. o rose and mo m d nt s a ct ing on t he balarioe wh e n the a Pl _ ' a t ue and _ od al are i .. _' :' rotated in the wind tunnel. The f. ir s t are t he inertial f. oro es and _ ent s due t o the mom e n ts o f' l _ ertla OF : the rotat i n _ model. Th ese v _ ry w ith mod el attitude arid rotatio n 8 pood , an d may he oo _ p an sat od f'or by mo o- ! _ s ur i _ w ind-o F f r otatln _ tares an d s ub traotlng the _ f. ro_ the w i n d-on data. The seoond ar e osolllato r y ' f.ur o em o aasod by the ohanas in o ri entat i on of' t h e mode l _and re l a t ive to i _ . avit y, k X t houah i t i s Ix _s Lblo _ : _ t o aooo un t f o r these f. o r oe e an alytl oa ll y , th e y were eli m ina t e d i n a more s tr a laht f. ore ar d e _ ahner by lo _-_ uts f. il tar in8 the h elan oe eiKn al s. Th e remainin g Fo r o as an d m_ ents ar e ths ae rod ynamlo l oa ds of ' interest.

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°_ / " The maan i t u de o f ' the inertial l oad s o _ n b e oslotlla ted in a s tral a ht f. o rw_ L _ d _ e r l _ the _ aent8 oF i : ' _ ' i inertl4 about the p r l no ipal axes o r the m odel and the lo oa_i on of. the mod el o ent ar of' muss w ith r aspo ot t o .... i th e rotat i on ax i s ar e k nown and do not v ar y w ith r otstio n rat _ . He , e v e r + th s model / a lin e oc _ bt n a tl on " " I d e fl e ots durin g rot a tLon, an d wi ll oa ue e ths aot ue l ln _ tl al loa ds to var y f. rem _ h e a nal ytl .oall _ det eralned " " _ valu e s, Th e r e f. o r e, i t i s n e o e ss ar y to me as urs w ind-o f t t are loa d s at th e mod e l attltu da an d rot a tio n rates -- ' _ ' i pl an ned Fo r the w in d -on testa. The se m e asurem ents ar e stored In the d a ta -an qut al t i on sy s t em and later " _ _ 8 ub t r a o te d f'r om the w ind-o n m e as u r ements.

-_ Fo r aoo ur aoy, t he i ne rtial tare lo a ds should be measure d with the m odel ei th ar in a oo _ plete vao uue or I _ sur rounded by an enolosure that rotates w ith it. T hi s w ill pr s van_ any i nt e r aotion of; the surr oun d i n 8 still a i r with t h e model ns it r otat es . Ho w eve r , in a r ms o ases, d epo ndinS on s un h r an to ro as mo d el e ls e, ro ta tion ta r e values m eas ur ed i n the olo _ k w l s e and o ounte r ol no k w iss dir an t i or _ w e r e av er aged. Fo r the eas e w here the " ' _i! rat e s, a nd e xp e ot od w ind-on l oa ds+ the no nt r ib u tion f.ro e thLo e f. f o ot ann b e 1s no red . In thoas test s, the sid es lip ambl e is s e t to zero, ths e FFe ct s o f. th s s urr oundln8 air on s i de f. or oa, ya w ins meman t, an d roll i n s _ : : "_ m oment should be equal and opposite in 8San. In this o se s , a var_l n _ the m eas ur e d valu as Is nearly th e same : o- _ ' . ii an mo ae uri n8 the tares in a v acuum. Ho _ eve r , the offsets on normal r a re s, p i tohlni; m_an t , an d ax i al tar os _ : ! ar e not e liminated by a v e r a Ein8 the m eas ureme nts f ro m both ro ta tional d i re ct ions. It is f elt that t h e I; OF P( ., .:_ . . : [ , ! L . , .... " k , st ill- a i r loa ds a r e sm all enou gh t o i g n o re , pa r t l o ul arly r ot thes e exp e r i ments whe r e the Ine r t i a l l oads an d the air io a d n are v ery l arge ;n s em p er | s on.

Ty ploall y , w i n d- o f' r r o r oee a n d mome nts w or e d e&ermi ne O s t se v eral f i x ed ro tati on rat es ra n g in g f r om 0 t o t h e m axi mum r o t eec h ro ta r y rig. Th e r s e p _ot i v e r o r o e n end m om e n t s _er e ti t w i th a ri ve - t e _ pol ynom i a l o r t h e f o rm F - A 0 * Alw _ A2 _ * A3.3 * A _ . g w here F t a t h e fores or mom en t a n d w is t he r o tati on rate. T he Q o er ft oi en ts A 0 t h r o ugh Aq ve , ' e th en sto red . The e em e proo ed ure w as u s e d f'or ro tat ion i n th e oppo s i te dlreo t ion. Th e tw o s e t s of' eoe f.f. i o i an t s we r e t hen av era g e d t o orea te a com bi ned t ar e f. i)e o f one set o f. oo e f. fle l e nt s t h at w as ap pllo ab le t o a 11 • ro ta tion ra _ e8 fo r t hat pa r tiou L er angle of' att a ok and si de s lip.

T h e o r i gin a l Ln t en t was t o m e as ure all the rotatin g tars loads in t he 1 _ ) r ato r y prior t o l no ta lXin s t h e a pp arat us Ln t he t unn e l, a n d store t h em f o l ater use dur in8 t he t unnel t es t . T h e p ur po s e w as to s li m i - i " na _a th e e xpend it ure o r val ua b l e t unnel oo oupe n _y time t o per f orm th e tar e m eas ur em ent s . T ares unr e, In f. ao t , m eas ur ed pr io r t o tun nel L na tella t ion , bu t i t yam s oon re c o g nized, a f t er repeatin g some tar e m eas ur e - m e n t s I n t he t unnel, t ha t t h ere was enough varl at io r . Ln t he m eas urem en ts ( wh en com pare d t o th ose prev i o us l y acq u ired in the laborato r y) tha t ne w t ar es wou l d have to be m e as ured i n t he t un nel. The d i morepa _ o y was o aum ed by a mll di r f. aran oe bet t ed t h e etl rr n ass o r th e su ppor t ayetm i n the tunnel and t h e laborato r y w hl o h r em ult e d In a dl ff.aranoa i n th e de _ 'l e ot i on o f th e mod e l oa n tar o f. mas s r s la t lve to the rota t lo n a xi s fo r the t w o suppo r t sys te _a . ._ An add i tional o ff set o f dsf. leo t lon is the ehe n g e i n po si tio n o f t h e model w it h r as peo t to the rotatio n axi s o aUsed by th e w ind-on loa d as oo m pa r e d to the w ind-o f f condition. This o f. f ee t oannot e as il y be a oo ounted f. o r and, si n e s i t y es f. el t t o be mll , no a t tempt w a s made to s o ft es t t h e w i nd -on data .

W hen data ar e t ak e n w ith t he m odel s t at ion ar y ( w - O) i n the w ind tunnel w it h th e w t n d on , the w eight _ of the m odel mus t be a oo o unt ed r o _. (Fo r t h e eas e wh er e the m odel I s r ot at i n g, the w e i gh t I s a v e r aged to

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a r t 's o v er a o y o le b y us ing lo w - pe as analo g filte r s.) Hods1 w ei g h t is a ooo un ted f. o r by pe rf o _ l ng a e , m rl em o r v lnd-oi' r sta tlo t ar e m eas ur emen ts at v a riou s kno w n an g ular pos it ion s a r o un d the r otation a x is and d et e r- m in i ng t h e w e i g ht e rf eot on t h e bal s n oe. The m m Xa h t compon e n t on the balan c e w i t h th e w ind o n i s th e n ._ oalo u dated , us i ng t h e ang u la r pos ition o r th e r i g wi th re s peot to the tun nel and the atti t u de o f t he m odel | w i t h ras peot to f. h 6 _ i8.

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: , 5. _ P£RIHE _ I'JU , R F, SULTS _ _. 1 1 2-Foo t T un n e l Experi me n ts • r The offse ts of. a nu m ber o f. var i able s o n the a e r odynem tos w er e ex emin ed d uring this experi m ent.

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a I1os e boo m . A Hash nu m ber o f. 0.28 w as 8sle e ted _ or t he e _ Jor i ty O f. the t est s , sin es thi s _ x im iz es the Itsynol da nu m b er os pa bl l i ty o r t h e tunn e l, late r i n t h e test pro g ram, i n o rder to obtain lar g e r values o f.

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the spin-rate para m eter _ b / 2V (wher e b Is the span and I / t h e tun n el f ree-st r e ss val ooi t y) , s o m e r un8 i s er e o on duote d at a d e c reased velo o it _em u l t l n g In a 4 eureana o f the Naoh su mner to 0 . 2. Ccmpar lso na w ar e negli g i ble. T h e s erod yn em lo se e r.r e. . ants deter m ined ln o lude d _ no rm al f or e& , pltohl ng mom ent, s ide bo_ . w een the res ults m ea sur ed a t Has h nd 0.28 Indl oa ted that e lf. sot s due to t h e ohange in Hash nu m b e _ ! ( fo re s , y a w i ng moment, an d r olli ng mom en t a. _ xlal t er se w as also m eas ured , b u t I t wee not de t r a in ed w l t h L b_ . - _ a o o a ' _oy oo mpe rab l e to th e ot her o ompo n ants , nor w as i t f. e lt t o be pe rt io ul an l y imp o rta nt _ 'o r t h e s e teats.

: " Th e _ 'ollo w i ng di s s ua sion viii int rod u c e some examples o f th e da ta obtained d ur ing this tes t an d will h i , h - i l i g h t s ome o f. the more int er e s ti ng r es ults. :: " • 5.1 .1 Static Ae r od ynamic Data i The varlatior _ of. the surre al- f ore s and pitoh i r _ -em _ ent oosf. _ lol _ nte w ith ang l e o f. atta o k are eho_n _ 'o r !

th e oor _l auration wit ho u t the n o s e boo _ i n F 18 . 8. Results are s bow n f. o r R eynolds nu m b e r s o f. 1.5 m illion - an d f _ _ .0 o r 5. $ million. Also 8 no un for oom p erta o n ar e the da ta obtained at m ush lO W er ae y nolds nu _ b ar 8 i i (0.2 m illion) on a r ot ar y r i b i n the N A SA l a lna l ey R ase a ro h Cen t er spin t_ nn al ( R e f. . 8). As ex pl ained i e arl ier i n th e d eeo ri ptio n o f. t he a ppara t us , data wer e aoqu i re d w l _ h t hr ee d i f.fe r ant st i n g s but at soms s t r a i gh t base-mo un ted sting and t he to p -mount ed _5_ s t in_ . Bet w een m of. §0 • an d 70 • da t a were obtained on - both the _ 5 • and TO • _ lng s . Th e over l apping s et s o r data are s ho w n in Pi g . 8. A s san be ae o n _ 'r om F ig . 8, _ ii ang l es of. attaok there 18 an over l ap or the d a t a . Fo r e xample, data w ar e ob t ained at • - _ 0 _ o n bo_ h the : i , th e n o .el- f or es see r.fast es t pe ak s b e t w e e n _ of 35 • a n d liO • an d rm ml na a lmo s t oo na tan t f. er ! , t _ 0 e £ d S 90% exoept rot a s light d e o _e ase betwee n a o f. 50 0 an d 60 % Theme is som e var i a tio n w ith il • Reynolds n umbe r and, l nte ras tl r _ l y_ t h e t r end in di r sotlon w it h R ey n ol ds n t _ be r i s o on sl st e n t w i th t hs d ata i' ) f rom the Langlsy r ot ar y r i g , The r e ar e n o t io as ble dl rr e e an o es , a s well, d u e to t he d i ff erent st i _ " )_ angl es . The mom e n t aent ar f. ur _he pitchi ng -m om ent ooa rr i ol an t data Is t he 0,25 po sition o r the w in8 m ean " 1 as rodyn em ia ahord, The v aria t ion w ith Rey n olds n um ber i e pri m arily oaused b y the beha v ior O f. t he flow over t h e fore bo dy and f us ela g e an d not by variation s of the flO W over the w in g and t _ il surf. aa es , l_ i e is pe r - tio u l ar ly tru e at t he h ig he r an g les o r attaok s i ne s the f. lo w alm ost as s ur edl y se p arat es at th e wi t _ leading edge re ga r dl ess o f. th e R ey n ol d_ nu m ber. Con v er as l y, t h e Plo w s ep ar a t i on ar o und t he f.er e bo d y and th e round e d v 'w j c orne rs o f the in le ts, and the r ns u l tt ng va ri a tio n o f th e forc ed e nd moments , a r e kn ow n to b e se n s i t iv e t o ' Rey nolds n um ber .

_ 7 Th e v ar i at i o n o f t h e ya . tnK- 8n d r o llin _ o man t ooe fft e t ento w i t h en s | e of a ttac k , fo r a ran ge of Reyn o l ds number _ var i at io n o n the ya w i ng - mom ent c oeffici en t fo r a _ _ OO e and v ery l itL l _ e ffec t o n t h e rolli ng -mo men t c oeffi c i e nt at al l angles of att ack . At anglos of a t t ac k .he ro si | ntfl es n t e r nss flow s e p ara - tion exi s ts, R e y nolds nu abar v ar ia ti on mainl y a ff ac t s t he f low ov e r the fore hody an d t he fus e l age . T hs r ac u Z ti ng d iff e r e n o t s i n th e fo rce d and m om e nts w ould be e_ p eete d p r i eaw i Zy i n t h e y a w i n g me m ant . I n add i- tion, the e ff ects of di ff eren t s t i n g an s Z en a r e a l s o s i zab l e, pe t i te "ear l y at R - 1.5 m illi on . The p r im ary e ff ect of chang i ng the s t i ng a n g l e i8 t o [nfl us ns o t h e l e e w ar d fl o w fi e ld a n d t h e resulti nB in tera c t ion o f ,: t h e l oan i da v ert i ces over th e f usal aa e a n d v er tic a l an d ho r izo nta l tal l sur f aces , lttn y o f t he st udi es that have b e en don e t o inv estt p to th e as y m et r i e v o r t ex phen omen a on ogiv e -e y l i nd ar bo d ie s at h igh a n g l es of attack ha ve s hown t ha t th e m ax i mum u _ ee t r y and r e s ult in g valu es of a i d e f ores and y a w i n g m oment o d our b e tw e e n a of 50 • a n d 700. The re s aZ _ s of t his experi m en t ar e o o ns ie ts nt with that ob se r v at ion. There a pp ea rs t o b e a sli gh t bias in th e dire ct ion of t he roll tng -mola ant co e f fici en t at all t _g l ns of a tta c k althou gh t he si de s lip le suppo s edly zero. I t is possi b l e t h at the r e I s s ali g h t an ymmtr y i n the m odel o r p e r ha p s a ve r y s mall sid eslip a ng le ususe d by mt an ll j pmaen t of t he m odel in t he al r s t r ea m .

, t st m il ar pr tm an ta t i on of the y a w in g - and r olli _ - e mmm t d ata is a l _ m in Fi g . 10 f or t h e m o ds l wi th th e nos e boo m i nstal l ed. Ag a in, th e v ar iation with a _ y ne ld s num b er i s f a irl y sl _ nifi eant fo r e ntri e s of _ a t t a ck g r e et e r t han _ 00. Even m ore i n t eres t ing, ho w eve r , Is the c ha nge in the co effici ents , par t i c ular l y t h e y awi ng -momen t ooeffi s L an t , w hen c o m p ar ed t o th e b o a -off can e show n In Fi g . 9. kt hi ghe r a ngle s of i ; _i ] _" a t tack , t he pre,sen o e s t the no s e hoom os n si gnifica n tl y alter t h e v o r t e x flo w fi e ld on the fo r ebod y and i_1 notloe a bl _ l n f l usnos th e resul ting m_ ent s. F or e x am pl e, a t a - 60 ° with a s tin g a nlrl c of _ 5° , _he ya uln8 ] mome nt sho wn In Fi g. 10 at R - _. 0 million has th e opposite 818 1 1 to that 8 he w n In Fig . 9 . H o we ve r , i t to al e s app ar ent that the st ln 8 a n g l e ha8 a ma jor I nf l U ence o n the re s ult. Thi s san be s een b y _ pari ng the data at a o 6 0 • and R o q . O eLlll i on fo r s t ing an _ea of _ 5 • and ? 0 e (Fi g. 10).

_ " The I mplication o f the r es ult s s ho wn a _ e o er ta{nly o f s om e oono ar n f o r determ i n i ng the a ar o d yn anlus of _ oo n r _ r - _ ' atlons at h igh an _le s of at ta ck. The dl f f ar e no - _ caused b y the p rese n ce o f a no86 bOOm I l lus t ra t e - _ th e ;l tlv l ty of the aerod ynami es to the for eho dy oon _ i _ 'a t lon. Since many fl i ght - te s t ai rcr a f t employ a _ -. _j . _ ; nos e _ o _ to acqui re air da ta, the r e san be s i g nific an t dl f f er en es 8 bet. sen th e ae r ody ns d i_ of the fli gh t- _ teat ai ror a r t an d th e o pe r a tional ai rer a _t whi c h, t _ pi es lly, do n ot have a nod e bo om . The d|ff e r ano da i _ ob serve d due to the stin g an g le also ill us trate th e pr ob l em s of su p porti n g a m odel In a wind tunn e l a t large _ - _ . in c id e nces wi t ho ut alt eri ng the lee ward -sid e flo _ f ie ld.

5. 1 . 2 Rotary Aer od y n a mi c Da ta The da t a i n this s e ction er e shown a s varia t ions of ya w l n a-m c_ n en t and r ollln g -m _en t co e f f ic ie n t s w it h the no n di m en _ lonal r otation ra te o r s pin-rate p aram eter , _ b / 2V. Fi gur e 11 s ho w s r esul t s fo r an81 en o f att ank fr um 0 • to 90 • a nd a R eyflolds nu m b e r of 1.5 mi llion for th e oo n _i_ atlo n w it ho ut t he nose bo _ . Per angl es of at tso k ran g in g fr om 0 • to JlOe , the va r ia tio n of Cn with sp i n rat4 Is r ea s onably li near . Above k a - qO• t he be ha vior is f _ :rly n onlinear , and f _ t h e _ ase o f a - 6 0 °, there ls a sizabl e offset I n the ya b ln _ o _ e n t at zero P otation rats. I n all oa s es the ov er all slopes of the Cn c ur v e s e x h i b i t an an t i- s pi n be ha v i or. I)e _ p lte th is , the offset i n t he nor _ ' otatid K v alue of t he ya _ l _an_ _ oe _ flol en t a t a - 60* o ausns a signific ant pr o-s p in t en d enc y fo r all val ue s o f _ b / 2V le a s than zero . Th e be1 _ tvlor o f the rollin g -moment co effici ent w ith ln _ee aing a n g l e of a tt a ck Is w _ th e x a mini ng . Th e rolling mom e _ tt is anti -spin for a n81 en o f attaek up to 20% b ut f or a f r om 25 • to q O • an d f or • o f 80 • to 90% the rollld8 aoman t is ganara lly pro - spin. _ ladre 12 Shows sim il ar r es ults for lteyr _ oldS nu=b ar 8 of q . O a nd 5 . 6 m ll- : ; _ lion . Compa r i ng thb r es ults to tho se s ho wn in Fig. 11, s a ne dlff eranes a are obser v e d d ue to Ite ynold _ number i : w r i ati oo , ps_ tie ular l y a t a ng l es of a tt ack abov e 30 o .

Figur es 1 _- 15 show the y aw ing t_ n en t co e ff i ci en t f or a d81 es of a t tac k of 30% §0% an d 70% res peo- ,i_ i t .ely, fo r t h e model with an d wi t ho u t th6 n os e bo _. The d i f f e r en t c ur v es o _ pa _ e res ul t s obtai n ed at hlah " the 8 _ e Re ,me l ds num b er. F i gure 13, f o r a - _ 0°, shoes l i ne ar b e havio r o f the _om ent w_t h t h e sp i n-r a te _ . !! _ n d 10 _ _ e _ O lda n_her S for a g iv e n s ting an_ le , and for r . ulth o,ta l_ed w ith dif f erant s ting _ . a _ _ p arame ter f or both t he bo _ -oFf _ nd bo o , -on enn fiaur a tiorta. S k _e diff e r en ces due t o Ite ydold e n umhe r _a n b e obse r ve d at t h e high er r ot a tion r _ t ee, ns ; _ eci a l ly for t h e os ae with th e bo_ on. T han e Is a 8li g ht e _ f e o t _ * ,_' of sting anal a o n the data a _ well , pri m aril y at t he h i _ e r r o _at i o n rat es. S im il ar data obtai _ k _ fOP a - 50* are s ho wn in F l a. I _. ?he r es ults, In g e n e r al , a ho_ a hig her de ar e r o _ ; nohl |nea ri t y th a n for ,_ a ., 3 0 % 1, o_ / The m o s t int e r esti ng cas e i8 sho. n i n P i E, 15 f or a - 70% Looki ng fi r st at the _ on _ tahrat i on wi t hout the no s e bo _ i n F i g. 15a , there I s very little a f fect o f the Br ine angle a t t h e hi g h e r It eynol d s dum b(,, , Ho we v e r , at the lo _ e r R e ynold s n um b er , a s ig n i f i cant a ffact of t h e s t ing ang l e i s o he e _v ed e t the hi gher rotat i on r at e s. T here I s al so a oo ns [ d ar able d ifferanos bet . een the results obt ai ned fo r the t w o Reynolds numbers usi ng t he s a _ e s ti n g.

The e f f ect s o f adding the no s e boom at th i s an _ le of a ttack are rather dre a at t e, as ae o n i n F ig . 15b.

Tha first c ha ract er istic to not e is that t he data o b ta ine d w ith t he 7 0 • s tin g at It - 1. 5 _ illion (ci r c l es ) show a ya w ifla-mom en t co e fficient th a t to mul t iv al us d ov e r a wid e r _ nae of v al u es of th e spin - r a te para m- eter . This m ulti .sl ue d v a r i a_ ton an d t he ao c os p a n y ing h y et are al e loop indicate th a t t wn flo w fi e ld stat e s J san e x l nt a r o u n d the mod el f o r s i l v en s pi n rat e . W h lo h o f t h e two po ss i b l e std tes t h at ann e x i st d e pe n ds on th e pa qt h i sto ry o f t h e f lo w , t hat i s, w hether tha t spin rat e is e ppr o a oho d from s rat e th a t I _ hLilh er o r _ .

lo wer . (A de n orip ti on o r t he hys ter e s is loop e nd de tai l s or t h e d ep endono e o r i ts oh era o ta r / s t i o s on !

R e y n olds n um be r ore d t s o unsed A s tor Xn t h i s ooQ ti o n in oo n n eo t ion w i t h ViE. 1 6.) T he h y s teres is e #f )m t is quit e sens it ive t o m od el suppo r t i n t o r f e r an o e . Al t ho u g h tw o f lay states er e al es evidd nt for t h e r esu l t s ob te ined unl n d th e ,S e _tln l l st R - 1.5 mill i o n , t he h y s ter esis le alm os t n e S1illible. Th i s dif f o r es oo i n hy s t o r ani s o f f set and t he l er g o d i ff oran c o b otwes n ya wi nE _ en t oo o f r i o l en_ v a l ues at n q ativo s pin rat e s d am or,)t ra to t he o onsL t ivi ty o r t he 8o r odynam ios to s t i ni a nll d di r r _ re noes and r esu ltin8 suppor t infer r er- en os e rr, o rs, zt I s s pp a #en t f r om these re su l t s that t here is a n ls ab l e i n t lu an os o r t he t wo o tl nss on the lee war d f low f ield wh in h, i n t ur n, af _ e ota the y awins m omen t . For t h e m e an ure m en ta made s t a • 70% t he _ 7 0" o tin l i s p eral l el t o t h e tunn el s L r s t ro om . Conv er s e, # 6 f or a - 70% t h e 4 5 ° st i r s is Lnol in ed w it h rnp e o t to t he ei r st r e am and p r obably c r eat e s more o r a d i st u r be noe I n Its wake, t hus l n r l.en o ins t he flo w fi e ld more severel y , At t he h i ghe r Reynold s num be r , _ .0 m ill i on, n o hy s t er es i s wj - obs er ved in the m e as ure- me ats ma de with ei t h e r e t l n s, a nd the re s ults ob tai n e d w i t h both s t a rtle are In re as ona b ly clos e aip . esm en t .

• , W i g ure 1 6 ill ue tr atas , in m c _.e d e t a il then Fi l . 15b , the e f f eo t o r Re y n olds numb er v _ ir ia t i o n on t he ya wi nE-m d bent aoe ff ioient ve r su s the s p in-rate para:et ar . The ease sho w n in f or m - 70". a n - TOe , a h d Reynol ds numbe rs r an s i n g fr om 1.0 m i ll i on t o q.O mi ll i on, the m o s t ob v i o as e ff e ot o f Reynol ds n umhe r varia- tion is t he o hans e i n t he value o r the sp in-rate par am eter st w h i oh a "Jt _ p" i n the yawin % -m om ent oo e rfi - . i el an F , assure, sass e d by a w it _ i r q _ f r om one f lay s t a te to another. At R - 1 .0 m ill i on there i s no J _) o r !)

s ign ifies nt h y s t e r es i s exempt f o r a sm al l hys t er es i s loo p at t he l er ger p o si t i ve val u e s o f the s p i n-ra ta Para m eter. At a s lightl y larger Reynolds n um b e r , t.2 m illion , t he J um p a ss ure at • v al ue o f _ 4) / 2V nea _ -0.08. H Lt h f urt h er l n or ease i n Re y nold s n umber , to 1.3 million , t he J ump p , a nt i s o b s e r ved a t a value o f s pi n - r a ce para m eter ne ar -0.0 _ . A smal l hy st er esis loop i s observed i n both th as o oase s s urrou _ d i n8 t h e t t he ourv e s) secur e a t a _ / 2V - -0.01. th e r lo _ w_ rel at ivel y uns ta b le and s o o n f e t e ' n ed to the o r i g inal sta te (2) un t il t h e s p in-rate p arame t e r tr as he d -0 .0 _ , w h er e the mome n t J um pe d a g ain (3). i / lt h an ln er e as e in Reynol ds nu m be r t o 1.5 m illion, t he ya w i n _um en t ooe _ f i olent heoo_as m ultiv a lued, as d esor i bed J ump oo nd it ion. Fo r It - I. _ m i llion i t is int er estln8 to note th at th e f irst J ump (indl a ated b y _ ( 1 ) on i*; p re viously i n F I E. 15b, and s i Sn ifies nt h yster esi s looi)8 are obs er ved , th e f ollowing d asor lb as t h e se _ uenoe or enq u i ri ng t he data i n the hys t eres is loop.

For th e e ase s ho_ n at R = 1. 5 million, t he init ial v al ue o f the yawlns-mca ant ooeffi ol an t was n e sa- t i re. th e i nitial rotat i on direc t ion was in t he neBattve dlreotion, and the yawins _um ent oo e f f iole _ t r e m ained ne g ative un til _ b / 2V - -0 .036, t he n it Ju m ped to I ( positive value (1). The mom ent remained p o s i ti ve as t he rotation rate wa s slo w ly ln ore ased In the n e gative dl r e o tion to _ b / 2V o -0.12. th e r otation rate was then slo w ly de or ease d to zero and ln or e as ed in t he oppo s ite o r po si tive dlreotion, th e oo rr espon ding y a m ah a -m omen t coef f i o l an t r espo nse remained pos i tive until the m odel reached a v al u e o f sp i n- rate pars : as ter o r 0 . 09 then J um ped (2) to a nesatlve value, k s th e spi n -r a te pe rs is te r w as slo w ly in or eaned t o its maximum value an d then de or ea es d t hr ou g h zero , the ya _ lng- _um en t oo e f f iol ant a _ al n J _pe d to a po_ i - tir e value a s _ b / 2V de or e as ed through -0 . 03 ( ) ). How e ver, as t he sp i n-rate paramete r was ds c res sed to its m_ l mum nega t i ve v al ue an d then ln or ea es d through ze _ o f o r th e s econd time , t h e , J un p i n the yaklfl&- _ n _ ent oo e r f l o l an t to a neEati ve v al ue see .v.': ' .ed at _ b / 2V - 0.01 (q) rather than a _ d) / EV - 0.09 as be f o r e. It is a pp arent, f ella h in8 this path a s s ho _ n , that t her e i s hydr a ' eel s in the val u _ o r the va g ina- mom e n t ooe _ - V i o lent w ith variation o f the spin-rate par l ,,et er . This type o f variation indloat as t h e de _ nde n oy o f the f lo _ f ield es_e tr y, not onl y on t h e dl r eotion o f rotation, bu t on the hi s tor y o r t h e rotation dlreotlon.

It is l nt eres_ ln l_ that thi s oh ar a o t er l a tlo o f a m ultival ue d y a w ln E - mum ent _ oe ff iolent w as obs _v ed only at this an _ le o r a ttaok an d a smlll tense o f Reynold s nu m bers on the oo r _ i sur atlo n w it h the n ose bo _ .

Hol_e a tad r uns at these s a=e oo ndltio ns p rod uoed ¢ _ s e ntl al ly the sa m e r e s ult s with onl y a all va r iation i n the value of _ b / 2V w h er e the J _pe oo o ur r ed, th e r epeatabilit y o f the Ju m p o o nditlon is ver y sensiti ve to the Reynolds n um ber . : Data o b tai n ed f or I t - 2 ._ million and I t - q . O million do n ot indl os t e t w o f lo _ sta te s and are es sent ial l y s in _ l b - valusd , th e onl y exemption i s obser v ed at t i t s 4xtr um e n e_ atl _b v alued o _ _ b / 2V. the variation Is relatively line er and. f or the hi gh est He ) i nside number, R - _ .0 million, th er e l e little offset " in the ya _ inl _ - _om ent es ef f iolent a t s er e spin rate. At the hi E he r Reynol ds n um be r s the f lc _ on t he f orebo4y a nd i nl et 8ur f aoe s i s lik41y to b e tur b ulent , a n d t he f lay se p aratio n i s no t es _ e ns lt ive to t he P ot a t i o n - indues d loc al f lay anE ula r ity.

th e e ffe o t o f v_ ,i a tion o r s ideel ip _ n _ le on t h e h p teren l e i s llluetrated i n _ l l . 1_. Di r e are s ho _ n f o r R • !. 5 m il l ion at a • 70 • f or the boo . -on oon _ i E ur at ion , w i t h 6 ran _ in _ _rom -5 _ t o - 5 • an d iS - -5 • the Jumps in t he yawi n 8 1oman t ooer f iolent sco ur a t v al u e s o f sp i n - ra te par am eter on e ither side o f the v al u e a t whloh th e J um p w as o b se r ved a t iS - 0% Fo r iS - 10% th e f lo w a n sGl er ity on the model r es ultin8 from the oo_ b i natio n o r side s lip and r otat i on anllles I s apparentl y no t 8 t _ f i o ian t to osun e a Jump i n the f lay o ri entat i on as s een i n the ot her a sses . Fo r c _ npa ri eon, the data are s h _ f o r t h e mod el wi thout a nose boom at iS - 0 ° a t the s ame oond i t i o ns . As s een i n F lS . 1.a s, t her e i s l i t t le l ndioa- t i on o f as _ et ry , wh i oh L8 a n i sn ifi o an t contrast to t he d a t a obta i ned w i t _ _e boom on.

5.2 6- b y 6-F oo t T un nel Experiment s . " The tests o o n duoted on the S i )H in the 6- by 6 - r t t unn el wer e all per fo _ ed at Hash 0.6 an d a Reynolds n um be r o f 0.88 m illion based on th e wi n e m e an a erod yn ami o s har d, th ese te s t oond iti on s w er e o ho sen to ma r s h " those or oompl am ent er y f oro ed- os oilletlo n tests performed at the NAg (Eels. 6 and 7). The se r od yn m io : oo e f f iolen ta m ea s ured in the 6 - by 6- i t tun n el an d reported i n He r. 9 inoluded n o rm al r ares , pitohin8

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m_an t, sid e r o r o o, ya wi n g m _en t, r ollin g m_an t e n d axia l f m.e e . The m od el o a nt_ o r r o tati on we, looat od s t 0.3§ o f th e w inji m o a n a erod y n mi o s hard . T h i n poin t was a l s o o h o nafl as the mQ m ant r o r er en eo e a st er .

_e o r th e r on ul t _ ob tai ned w i ll be pr e_e n t o d i n th e r ol l o w ln g s e o tl ono.

5.2.1 Rot a ry A 4r o d yrl mi o Da te _ 11e reouZ t n wi l l b e o how fl in thie oe o ti ofl t o l ll us f.r at o tha v ariati on o r t he eer ody nmi o ooo tr i o io fl t o wi t h t he npln- r a t e parame ter , _ b / 2Y. F i gure 18 m a hewe the r o r oe end m om en t oo of r iol b n to m eaou _ ed a t II - 0 e , u - 10 % S im i l ar ras u l t o obta i n e d at It - 0 ° and a - 30° a re e ho wn in F ig , 18b, io t a t ha t i altho ugh da t a wore t _ lk an at zero opln r at e, the y ha ve no t boon l nelu ks d i n Fail, 18 b ee a une 8 e m al l mi o al ign - mo o t b e t w e en t he ro tary r l 8 op l n ax le an d the Zoo al t r ee -o t re m direotlon m ade tha ne S t O t iO do t e d e pe n den t on t h e ang u lar po_ lt i on o r t he r i g. However, wi t h the r i g rota ti ng, l ow - pose Pi l f er i ng o r the dat a s ig n al s ef fec ti v ely a vera g ed out t he o r r e e t o f f l ow an g ul ar i ty .

A t zero anglo a t si d eslip , aymle t r _ oondl ti ons d io ri t e that t he la t er a l _ r. _ dyn M lo ee e tr i ol enta (¢v, Ca, lin d Cl) sho uld b e o dd f uncti ons OF _he sp i n-r at e par m e tar , w hile t h e long i tudinal ae r o d yn as lo ae s ir {- sl ants (CN. CA. an d Cm) s ho uld be even t uno t torm o r _ he sp i n tri te. Thi s i s de m o nstr a t ed by t h e dat a pre- s en te d i n Fi g . 18. For all ang l o s o r a tta ok too t ed, t he la t e ral 8erodyn ami o ee e f r io le n t e w ere o hear ved t o be nearl y l in ear w i t h respo o t t o op ts-ra t e pa r ame t b r over t he r an ge OF spin ra t es a o hi e ve d lh th e t es t . The l on gi t udi na l a er od yn am l o oo e ft iol e n t8 w er e seen t o be e ven t unotlo na OF the s p in-r ata param eter. A t t h e A o w m _ er r.L os OF 8 tt ee k, eh aranter ize d by t he res ul ts sh o wn f. o r a - 10 ° in Fig . 18 a, t he lo n gi tudinal auirod y namto oo of tl o l ant e ar e ad m os t independen t of' spin ra t e. A t t he hil l er anil am OF st reak , t ypif.ied by _i t he r es ul t s sh ow n f. or a - 30 • In Fib. 18b, t he axi al - _ or o e an d p it ohln g -m _ en t ooa f. t lele n ta 8 heW a p ar s- b elie var ia t ion i n spin- r ate p a ram e t e r r a t e. _ =me of' t his par a bolas v a r i at i on t8 un d oub t edly r e al, and i8 p r o b abl y osuaed b y inor eased v e lo o i ties and dyn m io p res s ur e on t he ta il re ot _ 1. tl n8 f.rom t h e ee ninsmo t ion, w h l o h pr od uo es ln ore a ze d ta il li f.t . However, l i mi tat io na OF da ta res olu t ion a t t h es e l ow l evel s o f. CA and _ : Co , .d in po rtio,,t ar t he shales o f. th. m oment seat er po s i t ion , ma y al s o be r espo nsible f.or exa gger ating the i 8oalo of. the var i at ion.

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5.2.3 _ / na m io Rot ar y De ri vativ es Th e r o t ary de r ivatives p r ese nt ed i n Fi g . 22 w ere obtained by le est -equarEm f.i _ tl n 8 o f. etr al Sltt l i n es throu g h the data p reean t i n8 th e aerod ynaml o f. or ueo an d u _anta am f. unotion _ of' the spin-ra te p arame t er ( e.g. , rip. 18 and 19). Th e d e rivatives p rese nt e d in _ i8 . 22 are the alop ee of. these lines. The ras ul t e show a gradual o he nse w ith angl e o f a tt ao k fr om 0 to 15 • , then a m ore rapid o hanse as angle of a tta o k rea oh es an d ex oeeks 20 o . I n p ar tloud a r, th e r ollinS-moment d e rivative o ha ns es f. rom anti - spi n 4 o pro- s pin , indioatin _ a oignif.ioan t ohan g e In f. l ow o h ar aot ar i o tl es w ithin the an Sle of et ta ok ra n se f. rom 15 ° to 20 °.

This is in agreemen t with the states a ar odynamio data w hioh a l8o 8ho w a saJor oha _ o in l a t eral aer od 3mmi es within the 15 ° to 20 ° anglo o f. attaok range. In addition, vap or - s at ee n f. lo w _ lsu al ization studies lfldlos ta d a m _ Jo r oh an se in the vo r tio ee sh e d f rom th e wing le a dl n 8- e dso st r ak o. At a 15 ° angl e of. s treak, theme vortio ee passed over the win8 surf.ass an d remained intaot well downst r e am o f. the via8 t railing edp , but at 20 e an gl e of' attack, they b urst while still abov e the w in8 s ur f ao e.

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A n par t st an ongo l na r e n e a e a h pr o j[P am at tho NA SA A m_ Ro n o|r oh C _nta P to $ n v o_t L Rntd l _ ho ae rody n lmi o phen om en a af re e tlnl hllih-inoidan ee f li g h t, t wo r o ta r y -h aR ne s s a ppa _ atu e an h f lvit b een dev e l o ped r o e t, _t l n ll mo do ln o r ol r pla n e e onritl ur at, t onn in o Q nlnll mo tto ) 0. Th e r ip w a r e ron an tly u t ilise d to t I n o ulpm o l. to o th oonduo te d us inB s m o d e l o f the F-IS dtr o r n r t in the 12 " ,Foo t Pre nnuro Hi nd Turmoi l , 8_d r ot tnt n eondu ote d _ ' "nine t he Otand_r d Dyn am i e e Hod al tn the 6- by 6- F oot _ upo r e e nt o W ind Tunnel, R e sul ts o b ta ined unln8 bo t h Pi R O have d am oflntr st od the ir oa_b i l L t ies no t ools rot ln van tlp ti n m t he h / g h-lnoid an oo 8 or o dynma loo s t ii r or M 't st, a var iet y or tlm t _ ondi t lorm.

?o nto w ore oondu otsd in t he 1 2-rt t unnel on J O.O§-a os io m o dal ' or th e F- 1 5 airplane, st Ha o h nu mbor o r an j i n8 fr om 0.2 t o 0.28, and at R e ynol ds numbers, heam 4 on v ine mean a orodynsmLo o he rd, rm d gl _ p be t,an n 1.0 m illion and 5.5 million. 111o an al o n o r iL _ i o k oonold er ed ranpd Pr om 0 t o 90% w i t h aides l p Shales ran gi n 8 be t ween -15* an d , 15 o. Zn addi t i o n , t he e Ftso O n on t he 8erod _ lsmi o s duo to t h e prosohos or abn anos o F a ru H leso none boo m wer e i nv oo t ip t ed. A erodynam io F or es a n d m omen t ooe t rlolon ta Yore a s sur ed a t spin Pl i e r of up t c 350 r p m (nond im on a lonal spin-ra t e pa r ame t er v al ues up t o 0.125) in bo t h t he al ookwieo and • oounter olo o k w ino d i rootiona, m e o f the m ain obeervatlom l fr om these test _ w en I. FJ' r eota o r Reynolds number var iation il anaral l y be o om e si g n l r i o an t a t an al u or at taok mbuve leo* and Reynolds numbers b al er 2.q m illion.

i ; ............... 2. V ar iatiorm o f the ao rod yn ml o oo e tr L oiant e w ith spin-ra t e pa r ame t er 8 r e ne ar ly line ar up to _ : a - 20% i .I" 3. l _f_ ets o1" the nose boca are eilml r i os n t s t anilles o r at t m o k above qOe. At a = 7 0 • a n d in al ude d t h e oo o ur r en os o r m ultiv a lu ed a er od ynamic resporm e m, an d m ooom p anyin8 ae rodynamio h _ lt eras ls, over a r ange oF t h e sp i n-ra ta parameter.

_ . T h e o ff sets ot sting-support lnterf er enoe nan he elSni J 'i os nt with s top-atounted model, ove n a t i i I R - 1.5 • 10 , the p r esence o1" the nose boom soused m ajor e f f eot s on t he ya w ing-mome n t ooe rr t o len t . Th em e -- lapp l ned d en os . The angle tha t t he top-mounte d s t ing mikes w i th r upo ot.to the model w as seen _ o have a I" . eLg nif'l os nt offset, paP t Loul ar ly at R eynolds nu m ber values belch, 1.5 , 10°.

. Teats war e 818o oonduoted in the 6- by 6- f t win d t unne l on the SDH ( a s i m plified gen el _ | o fig h te r - i ; _ rora _ t e _ ape) in Denis8 m otion at H - 0.6, at a Reynol ds s om be r , based on win8 m ean aerodyn am ic shred, o1" 0.88 m illion. The angl os o _ attaok ooneid er ed r an pd Fr om 0 t o 30** with 8tdealLp an gles ran g ing be t vee d -5 e an d 4 _ e. 11tess oondition8 m atehed t hose or ocmpl amen t ar y f or os d- os oi l l at lon test s oonduoted at t he NA _ " _' in Canada.

Aerodyn am ic Force an d m om en t ooe / ' f iol anto were m eaSured on the SDH at d p / n pat e n s t e n sing up to 600 rpm ( r _ ndi m en al ondl s p in-rate param eter v al ues up t o O.Oq) i n bo t h d i rest / stun. Over th e a n gle-o F -attack ra n ge ;' inve s tigated, the lat er al a erod yn am io o h er a o t er tsti os show a l i near v aria t io n over t he Full ren a n o1" spin- rate parame ters a o hle v ed In the test _. Althoug h no di s oont I nuou _ ohange8 In t h e a erodymmLo ohar m oteriati os oF t he S _ 4 veto oba er vod w i t h ohanae8 in atti t u ds or 8pi n rate, e v i ds n os e xi sts eF a 8ianiti os n t ollat _ e i n _ F low o h erao t ar isti os be twe en 15 ° and 20 ° an81 os oF at tao k . ?his i8 beli ev ed to b e mo o l dte d w i _ l t or us rd movement o f t he burst point of the w in8 stroke v or ti os e with In or eastnB Lnei ds n os ; from behind the w in8 at ' l a < 15 e, to a bov e the wing a t a > 20 °.

R EF E RENC E S qu 4 _ . 1. H al ool m , 0 . _. , " Rotary and Hag n us Bal anos s )" AOJ _ D beet ur o Sor i am NO . 11q, i _ / n_ lo Stability Pores - st ets, Paper 6 , Hay 1981 , pp. _ 1-26. , 2. H al_ ol m , 0. N., "Ne w Ro t a ti o n -Bal an ce Apparatus t or Haam ur i n8 Airpl an e i pl A Aer od_ n am| oa i n the Hin d ' Tunnel, " AIAA J. O t Ai ror a ft , Val. 16, No. ll, April 1979, pp. 2511-268.

+ +.. 3. _ ohi f f, L . B. and Tobak, H,, " Reault _ s from • Nw Hind-Tun nel Apparatus f or B t udyin8 CoMe8 a n d Spi nnln8 . Hotness o 1 ' Bodies o r aev61u t ion," AIAA Journ al , Vol. 8, No. 11, Nove m ber 1970, pp. 1953-1957, q. Clarkson , H. H., H al ool m , 0, N., and Chap man , O. ?., #Experimental P os t- S ta ll Rotary Alrod _ mio Coe ff L- oi anta f or Ai r pl an e-Gike Con f ig ur ations,. AIAA Journad, Vol. 13, l _ o. 8 , Au gus t 19 7 6t pp. 56 _ -5 7 0.

5. Maloolm , 0. N. and Cler kno n , M. H., "H ind-T un nel T u rin8 w ith a Rotar y -Bal an ce Jkp po rattm to 8 imul d ts A ir or ad't Spin Hotioos ) " Prooeedings oF AI AA 9Oh A drod)mlnlo Tas t l N I Con f eren os , Arlinl _to n _ Tex u , June 1976, pp. Iq3-156.

[ i . .. 6. Bey ar n, H. R. and Houlton , B. g.) "Sta bi lity Der i vatives Due to 08oillat l ona in Roll for the Bta ndlmd .- Dynamics Ho ds l at Ha sh 0.6," Report t.TR-UA-6q, Nation al A er onautlodl F a tabllaim an t, NRC , Canada, Jdnuery 1983.

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" NASA Am es Rese a rch Cen t er has a n o ngoing rese a rch program t o I nves t l-

_ ; g a te h i gh- a ng l e- o f- a t ta ck a er o dyna mi c phen om ena as soc iat ed wi t h high- • perform a nce a ircr a ft. As p a r t of th i s rese a rch eff o rt , two r ot ary-b a l _ nce = _ ' _ " a pp a r a tuses h a ve r ecen t ly been devel o ped for t e stin g airp l ane m od e ls in a , -_ con i n g m o tl o _ . A ne _ la rge-scale a pp a ra t us , develop e d for u _ e i n t he

=_i_ 1 2 -F oot Pressure Wind Tunnel primar i ly t o per mit testing a _ high Rey n o lds

used t he

_i : I numbers , was recently to i nves ti g at e a erodyn am ics o f O .05-sc a le

_ model of t he F-15 _ig h t ( _ r a i rcr a f t . Effects of Reynolds n um ber, sp l n-ra t e

• _ p a ra m eter , model att itude , presence of a n o se bo om, a nd mo del / s ti ng

o,!_, m ount i ng a ngle were i nves ti g at ed.

_ A sm all er a pp a r at us, wh i ch i s a modernized vers i on of a con i ng r i g

deve l oped several ye a rs a g o t o i nves t iga t e the aerodyna mi cs of bod i es of

_ evolut i on i n a coning motion, ha s b een used in the 6- by 6 -F o ot Superson i c _

Wind Tunnel t o i nvest i ga t e th e a erodyn _ sic behavior of a simple represe n ta-

t i on of a m odern f i ghter, t he St an dar d Dyn ami c Model (SDM). Ef f ects of ]

sp l n - rate p a r am e ter a nd model a tt i tud e w er _ i nvest i g a ted. A descr i ption o f -

t _ e two rigs and a d l scus Bi on of so m e of the results ob ta lned i n the respec-

rive test are pre _ ented.

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19850023777
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1985
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28
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