F-16 flutter model studies with external wing storesThe flutter prevention and clearance task for the F-16 airplane is being accomplished in a combined analysis, wind-tunnel dynamic model test, and flight flutter test program. This paper presents highlight results from transonic flutter model studies. The flutter model was constructed to support the flutter prevention and clearance program from preliminary design through flight flutter tests. The model tests were conducted in NASA's Langley Transonic Dynamics Tunnel. The large full-span free-flying model is shown to be an effective tool in defining airplane flutter characteristics by demonstrating freedom from flutter for most configurations and by defining optimum solutions for a few troublesome configurations.
Document ID
19780034892
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Foughner, J. T., Jr. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, Va., United States)
Bensinger, C. T. (General Dynamics Corp. Fort Worth, Tex., United States)