Modeling of airplane performance from flight-test results and validation with an F-104G airplane
by Robert T. Marshall and William G. Schweikhard.

Description

Main Author

Marshall, Robert T.

Related Names

Schweikhard, William G.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Flight Research Center (U.S.)

Language(s)

English

Published

Washington, D.C. : National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; 1973.

Subjects

Starfighter (Fighter plane)
Airplanes > Airplanes / Performance > Airplanes / Performance / Computer simulation.

Summary

A technique of defining an accurate performance model of an airplane from limited flight-test data and predicted aerodynamic and propulsion system characteristics is developed. With the modeling technique, flight-test data from level accelerations are used to define a 1g performance model for the entire flight envelope of an F-104G airplane. The performance model is defined in terms of the thrust and drag of the airplane and can be varied with changes in ambient temperature or airplane weight. The model predicts the performance of the airplane within 5 percent of the measured flight-test data. The modeling technique could substantially reduce the time required for performance flight testing and produce a clear definition of the thrust and drag characteristics of an airplane.

Note

Prepared at the NASA Flight Research Center.

Physical Description

28 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

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