High-Speed Aircraft Stability and Control Metrics
This review paper identifies key stability and control screening parameters needed to design low-risk, general-purpose high-speed aircraft. These derive from MIL-STD-8785C, MIL-STD-1797, and older AGARD reports, and are suitable for assessing conceptual high-speed vehicles. We demonstrate their appl...
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| description | This review paper identifies key stability and control screening parameters needed to design low-risk, general-purpose high-speed aircraft. These derive from MIL-STD-8785C, MIL-STD-1797, and older AGARD reports, and are suitable for assessing conceptual high-speed vehicles. We demonstrate their applicability using published ground test, computation, and flight test data from the Bell X-2, North American X-15, Martin X-24A, Northrop HL-10, Lockheed Blackbird (YF-12/SR-71), and North American XB-70 as well as the Rockwell Space Shuttle Orbiter. The relative success of the X-15 and Blackbird and the performance limitations of the others indicate the need to scrutinize lateral-directional stability at the preliminary design phase. Our work reveals the need for strong bare-airframe static directional stability to obtain favorable flying qualities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-acbde03e163d4bb4ad41244274718ed32025-01-24T13:15:26ZengMDPI AGAerospace2226-43102024-12-011211210.3390/aerospace12010012High-Speed Aircraft Stability and Control MetricsTimothy T. Takahashi0Jack A. Griffin1Ramana V. Grandhi2Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH 45433, USAAir Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH 45433, USAAir Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH 45433, USAThis review paper identifies key stability and control screening parameters needed to design low-risk, general-purpose high-speed aircraft. These derive from MIL-STD-8785C, MIL-STD-1797, and older AGARD reports, and are suitable for assessing conceptual high-speed vehicles. We demonstrate their applicability using published ground test, computation, and flight test data from the Bell X-2, North American X-15, Martin X-24A, Northrop HL-10, Lockheed Blackbird (YF-12/SR-71), and North American XB-70 as well as the Rockwell Space Shuttle Orbiter. The relative success of the X-15 and Blackbird and the performance limitations of the others indicate the need to scrutinize lateral-directional stability at the preliminary design phase. Our work reveals the need for strong bare-airframe static directional stability to obtain favorable flying qualities.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/12/1/12flight dynamicssupersonichypersonicflying qualitiesstabilitycontrol |
| spellingShingle | Timothy T. Takahashi Jack A. Griffin Ramana V. Grandhi High-Speed Aircraft Stability and Control Metrics Aerospace flight dynamics supersonic hypersonic flying qualities stability control |
| title | High-Speed Aircraft Stability and Control Metrics |
| title_full | High-Speed Aircraft Stability and Control Metrics |
| title_fullStr | High-Speed Aircraft Stability and Control Metrics |
| title_full_unstemmed | High-Speed Aircraft Stability and Control Metrics |
| title_short | High-Speed Aircraft Stability and Control Metrics |
| title_sort | high speed aircraft stability and control metrics |
| topic | flight dynamics supersonic hypersonic flying qualities stability control |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/12/1/12 |
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