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The prediction of buffeting response in flight from wind-tunnel measurements on models of conventional construction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

G. F. Butler  and
J. G. Jones
G. F. Butler
Affiliation:
Flight Systems Department, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hants, UK
J. G. Jones
Affiliation:
Flight Systems Department, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hants, UK
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A technique for the prediction of buffeting response in flight from wind-tunnel tests on models of conventional construction is described and assessed. Results are presented from tests on models of a Gnat T Mk 2 trainer aircraft, and predictions are compared with flight measurements of buffeting made during high incidence manoeuvres. Flight/tunnel comparisons of buffeting response measurements on the TACT F-111 and SAAB 105 aircraft are also discussed. In general, good agreement is demonstrated between measured and predicted responses. Some remarks are also made on the determination of damping ratios from accelerometer or strain gauge readings recorded under buffeting conditions.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 88 , Issue 877 , February 2001 , pp. 317 - 325
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1984 

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