Introduction to Flight Testing

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gregory, James W.
Otros Autores: Liu, Tianshu
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2021.
Colección:Aerospace Ser.
Temas:
Airplanes > Flight testing > Textbooks.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • About the Authors
  • Series Preface
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • About the Companion Website
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Case Study: Supersonic Flight in the Bell XS-1
  • 1.2 Types of Flight Testing
  • 1.2.1 Scientific Research
  • 1.2.2 Experimental Flight Test
  • 1.2.3 Developmental Test and Evaluation
  • 1.2.4 Operational Test and Evaluation
  • 1.2.5 Airworthiness Certification
  • 1.3 Objectives and Organization of this Book
  • References
  • Chapter 2 The Flight Environment: Standard Atmosphere
  • 2.1 Earth's Atmosphere
  • 2.2 Standard Atmosphere Model
  • 2.2.1 Hydrostatics
  • 2.2.2 Gravitational Acceleration and Altitude Definitions
  • 2.2.3 Temperature
  • 2.2.4 Viscosity
  • 2.2.5 Pressure and Density
  • 2.2.6 Operationalizing the Standard Atmosphere
  • 2.2.7 Comparison with Experimental Data
  • 2.3 Altitudes Used in Aviation
  • References
  • Chapter 3 Aircraft and Flight Test Instrumentation
  • 3.1 Traditional Cockpit Instruments
  • 3.1.1 Gyroscopic-Based Instruments
  • 3.1.2 Pressure-Based Instruments
  • 3.1.3 Outside Air Temperature
  • 3.1.4 Other Instrumentation
  • 3.2 Glass Cockpit Instruments
  • 3.3 Flight Test Instrumentation
  • 3.3.1 Global Navigation Satellite System
  • 3.3.2 Accelerometers
  • 3.3.3 Gyroscopes
  • 3.3.4 Magnetometers
  • 3.3.5 Barometer
  • 3.3.6 Fusion of Sensor Data Streams
  • 3.4 Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 4 Data Acquisition and Analysis
  • 4.1 Temporal and Spectral Analysis
  • 4.2 Filtering
  • 4.3 Digital Sampling: Bit Depth Resolution and Sample Rate
  • 4.4 Aliasing
  • 4.5 Flight Testing Example
  • 4.6 Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 5 Uncertainty Analysis
  • 5.1 Error Theory
  • 5.1.1 Types of Errors
  • 5.1.2 Statistics of Random Error
  • 5.1.3 Sensitivity Analysis and Uncertainty Propagation
  • 5.1.4 Overall Uncertainty Estimate
  • 5.1.5 Chauvenet's Criterion for Outliers
  • 5.1.6 Monte Carlo Simulation
  • 5.2 Basic Error Sources in Flight Testing
  • 5.2.1 Uncertainty of Flight Test Instrumentation
  • 5.2.2 Example: Uncertainty in Density (Traditional Approach)
  • 5.2.3 Example: Uncertainty in True Airspeed (Monte Carlo Approach)
  • References
  • Chapter 6 Flight Test Planning
  • 6.1 Flight Test Process
  • 6.2 Risk Management
  • 6.3 Case Study: Accept No Unnecessary Risk
  • 6.4 Individual Flight Planning
  • 6.4.1 Flight Area and Airspace
  • 6.4.2 Weather and NOTAMs
  • 6.4.3 Weight and Balance
  • 6.4.4 Airplane Pre-Flight
  • 6.5 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 7 Drag Polar Measurement in Level Flight
  • 7.1 Theory
  • 7.1.1 Drag Polar and Power Required for Level Flight
  • 7.1.2 The PIW-VIW Method
  • 7.1.3 Internal Combustion Engine Performance Additional details are available in an online supplement, "Basic Performance Prediction of Internal Combustion Engines."
  • 7.1.4 Propeller Performance
  • 7.2 Flight Testing Procedures
  • 7.3 Flight Test Example: Cirrus SR20
  • References

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