AGARD Flight Test Instrumentation Series, Volume 1: Basic Principles of Flight Test Instrumentation Engineering

Monographs on the more important aspects of flight test instrumentation are presented. The subjects discussed include: (1) in-flight temperature measurements, (2) fuel flow and engine rotation speed measurements, (3) open and closed-loop accelerometers, and (4) magnetic tape recording. The main emphasis is on large automated instrumentation systems for the initial flight testing of modern military and civil aircraft. The overall areas of consideration are the design of the instrumentation system, the characteristics of the individual measuring channel, and the integration of the individual data channels into one data collection system.