Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
The effect of nozzle spacing on ground interference forces was investigated for a two jet V/STOL aircraft design. The need for information on the effect of jet spacing arises because of the tradeoff between mechanical complexity, which calls for close spacing, and roll control moments, which call for wider spacing. The ground interference forces on a two jet V/STOL aircraft model were measured for a range of nozzle spacings. Interference forces showed a complicated behavior with nozzle spacing, fuselage geometry, and height above ground. For some conditions a slight change in nozzle spacing resulted in a fourfold change in the interference force from 3% to 12% of the basic jet thrust. An understanding of the observed aircraft force behavior was developed using detailed measurements of the upwash flow properties, along with force and pressure measurements on a series of two dimensional fuselage representations.
Keywords:
AERODYNAMICS
Type:
AIAA PAPER 79-1856
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aircraft Systems and Technology Meeting; Aug 20, 1979 - Aug 22, 1979; New York, NY
Format:
text
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