Static And Dynamic Longitudinal Stability Derivatives Of A Powered 018 Scale Model Of A Fan In Wing Vtol Aircraft PDF Download

Results of an experimental investigation to determine the lateral/directional stability characteristics of a four-propeller tilt-wing VTOL aircraft using a one-tenth scale dynamically similar model are presented. Test conditions include wing incidences of 89, 70, and 30 deg. Measurements of the transient motion of the model in the lateral/directional degrees of freedom and the static lateral/directional stability derivatives were made. The transient and steady-state data are analyzed assuming that the motions of the vehicle may be described by linearized equations, and the resulting static and dynamic derivatives are presented. The characteristics of the lateral/directional dynamic motion of the full-scale vehicle as predicted by the tests of the dynamically similar model are determined and discussed. All data are presented for a center-of-gravity position of 9-percent MAC, which is ahead of the most forward C.G. position of the aircraft (15-percent MAC), and the horizontal tail and flap programs differ from those presently used on the aircraft. (Author).