This report presents the results of an evaluation of a change in range factor as a result of an application of Racer's Edge polish to a T-38A aircraft (HAVE SLICKER). The objective of this effort was to characterize potential range factor (true airspeed multiplied by aircraft gross weight divided by fuel flow) changes as a result of the polish application. Testing was conducted by the USAF Test Pilot School Class 97B at Edwards AFB, California, from 16 March to 9 April 1998. Testing was...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Tavares, Ernest S., Jr., AIR FORCE TEST PILOT SCHOOL EDWARDS AFBCA, *FLIGHT TESTING,...
In April 1994, the USAF Armstrong Laboratory in cooperation with USAF Test Pilot School conducted a measurement study of controlled focus boom generated by supersonic maneuvers. The objective of this study was to collect focus and post focus booms and to assess the ability of aircrews to control the placement of the focal region during basic maneuvers. Forty-nine supersonic passes were flown and included level linear acceleration, level turn, accelerating dives and climbout/ pushover maneuvers....
Topics: DTIC Archive, Downing, Micah, AIR FORCE TEST PILOT SCHOOL EDWARDS AFBCA, *FLIGHT MANEUVERS,...
Divergence experienced during rolling maneuvers has frequently been referred to as inertial coupling. This leads to a misconception of the problems involved. The divergence experienced during rolling maneuvers is complex because it involves not only inertial properties, but aerodynamic ones as well. The material in this chapter is intended to offer a physical explanation of the more important causes of roll coupling. Coupling results when a disturbance about one aircraft axis causes a...
Topics: DTIC Archive, AIR FORCE TEST PILOT SCHOOL EDWARDS AFBCA, *FLIGHT TESTING, *PILOTS, *FLIGHT...
Aircraft performance, in its most general sense configuration, can be defined as the flight achievements an aircraft must execute for successful mission accomplishment. Obviously, expected performance parameters must be an integral part of the design process of an aircraft. Given certain performance expectations by the customer, the designer must make decisions regarding wing loading, power plant selection, airfoil selection, planform configuration, and myriad other considerations. All of these...
Topics: DTIC Archive, AIR FORCE TEST PILOT SCHOOL EDWARDS AFBCA, *FLIGHT TESTING, *PILOTS, *FLIGHT...
This report presents the results of a limited air data system calibration on F-16B S/N 92-0457. The position error corrections, total pressure error. total air temperature probe recovery factor, and angle of attack effects were determined though flight test and are presented in this report, Testing began on 7 April and was completed on 30 April 2004 after eight missions.
Topics: DTIC Archive, Griffin, Brian D, AIR FORCE TEST PILOT SCHOOL EDWARDS AFBCA, *INFORMATION SYSTEMS,...
Flying Qualities is that discipline in the aeronautical sciences that is concerned with basic aircraft stability and pilot-in-the-loop controllability. With advent of sophisticated flight control systems, vectored thrust, forward-swept wings, and negative static margins, the concept of flying qualities takes on added dimensions. In aeronautical literature there are three terms bandied about which are generally considered synonymous. These terms are flying qualities, stability and control, and...
Topics: DTIC Archive, AIR FORCE TEST PILOT SCHOOL EDWARDS AFBCA, *FLIGHT TESTING, *PILOTS, *FLIGHT...
The primary purpose of this project was to collect navigation and video data for use in a navigational Kalman filter. The secondary purpose of this project was to gather and analyze in-flight video images for post-flight mission reconstruction and terrain feature recognition. The test was flown in a T-38 aircraft modified with a GPS-aided inertial navigation reference system, Ashtech GPS receiver, two video cameras, a video recorder, and a cockpit video display. The primary test objective to...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Giebner, Michael G, AIR FORCE TEST PILOT SCHOOL EDWARDS AFBCA, *IMAGE PROCESSING,...
