Hardware development of the wind tunnel based virtual flight system

This paper describes the hardware development for a wind tunnel based virtual flight research project at Low Speed Aeronautics Institution (LSAI). The virtual fight system is outfitted with a rig with spherical rolling joint, dynamics similar aircraft model and flight control system to perform the virtual flight test, This paper provides a detailed summary about the aircraft support rig and test bed, on-board electronic payload, and the various flight testing phases leading to the final virtual flight demonstration in wind tunnel.