Pitot static testing of the RU-38A

Author

Kish, Brian A. ; Graham, Glenn L. ; Larson, David N. ; Faber, James J. ; Halasi-Kun, David L.

Author_Institution

445th Flight Test Squadron, Edwards AFB, CA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1999

fDate

6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

73

Abstract

Two RU-38A prototype aircraft were flight tested by the Air Force Flight Test Center. This paper addresses four flight test techniques used in Pitot-static testing of the RU-38A: tower flyby, ground speed course, pacer aircraft, and blended/pacer tower flyby. All four flight test techniques provided critical data for Pitot-static testing of the RU-38A. Altimeter and airspeed position errors are now known in the altitude and airspeed envelopes of the RU-38A. These position errors will be applied to all future data in this flight test program

Keywords

aircraft testing; altimeters; avionics; measurement errors; position measurement; velocity measurement; Air Force Flight Test Center; Pitot static testing; RU-38A; airspeed envelopes; airspeed position errors; altimeter; altitude; blended/pacer tower flyby; flight test; flight test program; ground speed course; pacer aircraft; position errors; tower flyby; Atmosphere; Atmospheric modeling; Engines; Military aircraft; Poles and towers; Predictive models; Propellers; System testing; Tail; Temperature measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace Conference, 1999. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5425-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AERO.1999.789766

Filename

789766