Handling Qualities Evaluation of a Variable Stability Navion Airplane

142 Pages·2016·3.22 MB·English

by  Randy Lee Bolding

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Randy Lee Bolding
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
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Bolding, Randy Lee, "Handling Qualities Evaluation of a Variable Stability Navion Airplane (N66UT) using
Frequency Domain Test Techniques. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1998.
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I am submitting herewith a thesis written by Randy Lee Bolding entitled "Handling Qualities
Evaluation of a Variable Stability Navion Airplane (N66UT) using Frequency Domain Test
Techniques." I have examined the final electronic copy of this thesis for form and content and
recommend that it be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Science, with a major in Aviation Systems.
William D. Lewis, Major Professor
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(Original signatures are on file with official student records.)
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ABSTRACT
General avsimaatlailio rnc rhaaftn dliqnugla itcye rtifichaatsip orne dominately
benea ccomplisuhseidnt agrd ititoinmael- domtaeistnte cnhiqueTsh.i tsh esiinsv estigates
theh andliqnuga licthyar acstteirocifst hev arilaesb atbilNiatvyi oani rplatnaein,lu mber
N66UT,u sinfrge quency-dotmeasittne chqnuies.N 66UT icso nfiugred with
conventifloignhatcl o notlrastt he copsitlaottai'nosdna fly-by-wsierotef fli ghtc ontlrso
att hep ilt'oss tatioTni.m ed elabyest weetnh efl y-by-wainrdec onventifloinhgatl
contlrswo ered etermitnobe edm inim.a Elvaluatoifho ann dliqnuga liotfit ehsea ircraft
were comptaort ehde fi xedw ingfl yinqgu laitisepse ficeid iMnIL -HDBK1-797.
Analysoifsfl ightte swta s conductuesdi nCgo mprehseinveI dentificafrtoimo n
FrequenRceys pons(eCsI FER) prdoegvrealmo apteN dA SA AmeRse secarhC enter,
MoffettF ielCda,lo irnfia.
Frequency-dsoymsatienm -identmiefitchdaosta rieow ne lslu itteoad i rcrflaigfth t­
contraonldh andling-qaunaalliytssiiiensscm ean y currednets isgpne cificadteisoingsn,
anda nalytseicshq nuiesa,nd a ccpetanflciehg t-tteescth niqaruebe sa seidnt hefr equency
domainT.h er esponcsheaa rctercisso tfti heN avionN 66UTw eres tabflore the
longitauldl,ia ntlea rnadr uddceorn trol iTnhpehu antdsl.i nqgu aliptayr ametmeertos r
exceedperdo posLeedv el 1, CCa treegqouriyr esm,ea nntdL eve2l ,C ategoAr y
requiremfeorn fitxsde -winmgii ltaariy rc.rT ahftefl y-by-wsiyrset ecmls oelmyi rrored
conventicoonnatlrb oelh avwieolrbl e yonbdan dwdithfr equency. Timdeif ferdeecnleasy
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TABLOE FC ONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. INTRODUCTION 1
II. BACKGROUND 3
FliDgyhnta mAincdHs a ndlQiunagl ities 3
Literatur(peSe cRaietofviniicse)w 5
Mll.-.-F8785C 5
Mll.-..HDKB-1797 6
III.F LIGHTTE STTE CHNIQUE 13
DescriopfTt eisAotinr r acft 13
General Description 13
ConvenFtliioCgnohantlt rols 16
Fly-ByF-lWiiCgrohent t sr ol 19
ConvenEtnigoinCnaoeln tSrysotle m 28
Flyy--BWiErneg iCnoen tSryoslt em 32
InstrumeCnabtlraioattniAison ndC, o ercrtions 32
TesMte thAonddP rocedures 34
SpecPiraeulct aions 38
DatCaol lection 38
DATAR EDUCTITOENC HNIQUE 42
IV.
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TABLOEF C ONTENT(Sc ontinued)
DISCUISOSNO FT ESRTE SULTS 53
v.
DatAan alysis 53
General 54
LongitCuodnitnIranolpl u t 55
PitMcohd Ceo,n venCtoinotnSraysoltl e m 55
PitMcohd Ceo,n venlCt oinotnSraytoselDm o uble5t7
PitMcohd FBeW, ContSrysotle m 57
PitMcohd Ceo,n venAtnidFBo Wn al
ContSrysotle ms 58
PitMcohd Teo N ormAaclc eleration 58
PitMcohd Cer,o ss-Coupling 59
LateCroanrltoI ln pTuoRt o lAlt tiCthunadgee 59
RolMlo dCeo,n venlCt oinotnraols 59
RolMlo dCeo,n venlCt oinotnsDra ooulblet 60
RolMlo dFBeW, ContSryoeslmt 60
RolMlo dCeo,n ventiFBoWn al And
ContSrysotle m 61
AdveYraswe 61
RolMlo de LAactcerealle( rAYa )t ion 62
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TABLOEF C ONTENT(Sc ontinued)
PedCaoltn rIonlp TuoYt a wA ttiCthuadneg e 63
YawM odCeo,n venCtoinotnraoll s 63
YawM odFBeW, ContSryotselm 65
Yaw MoCdoen,v enlt iAFBonWnd a
ContSrysotle m 66
DiheEdfrcfaetl 66
YawM odLea,t eArcacle tlie(orAnYa ) 67
ThroCtotnlteIr nopTlue tsR te sults 67
VI. CONCULSOINS 69
VII.R ECOMMENDATIONS 74
REFERNECES 76
BIBLIOGRAPHY 79
APPENDICES 83
AppenAd:i xN aCvailoinb rCahatritosn 84
AppenBd:iB xo dPel ots 140
VITA 132
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