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Design and Calibration of Custom Flowfield/Rake for the F-15B Propulsion Flight Test FixtureThe Propulsion Flight Test Fixture (PFTF) system at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) provides an innovative and cost effective method of flight testing advanced propulsion concepts and components in a relevant environment using DFRC's F-15B #836. The PFTF attaches to the centerline pylon of the aircraft and Has an integrated 6 axis force balance for flight testing of propulsion experiments The PTFF has undergone two previous flight validation test phases: (1)The Local Mach Investigation (LMT) flights, in which an air data boom was attached to a cylinder with a conical nose cap . This flight test phase quantified the local Mach number and the local flow angle at a single point under the F-155B/PFTF. (2) The Cone Drag Experiment (CDE), in which the cylinder / nosecap assembly was tested in order to validate the PFTF's integral 6-component force balance. The next test phase with the PFTF is the flight test of the channeled centerbody axisymmetric inlet. However, for the flight data from this test to be valid, more information must be gathered concerning the quality of the flow through the aerodynamic interface plane of the inlet. The flow angularity and Mach number must be known at multiple locations on the interface plane. Flight data will be gathered using a custom-design flowfield rake to probe the flow underneath the F-15B at the design flight conditions.
Document ID
20090014209
Acquisition Source
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Flynn, Darin C.
(NASA Dryden Flight Research Facility Edwards, CA, United States)
Ratnayake, Nalin A.
(NASA Dryden Flight Research Facility Edwards, CA, United States)
Frederick, Mike
(NASA Dryden Flight Research Facility Edwards, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
August 18, 2008
Subject Category
Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
DFRC-769
Meeting Information
Meeting: 26th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference
Location: Honolulu, HI
Country: United States
Start Date: August 18, 2008
End Date: August 21, 2008
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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