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The NASA Dryden AAR Project: A Flight Test Approach to an Aerial Refueling SystemThe integration of uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs) into controlled airspace has generated a new era of autonomous technologies and challenges. Autonomous aerial refueling would enable UAVs to travel further distances and loiter for extended periods over time-critical targets. The NASA Dryden Flight Research Center recently has completed a flight research project directed at developing a dynamic hose and drogue system model to support the development of an automated aerial refueling system. A systematic dynamic model of the hose and drogue system would include the effects of various influences on the system, such as flight condition, hose and drogue type, tanker type and weight, receiver type, and tanker and receiver maneuvering. Using two NASA F/A-18 aircraft and a conventional hose and drogue aerial refueling store from the Navy, NASA has obtained flight research data that document the response of the hose and drogue system to these effects. Preliminary results, salient trends, and important lessons are presented.
Document ID
20040085352
Acquisition Source
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Hansen, Jennifer L. (NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Edwards, CA, United States)
Murray, James E. (NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Edwards, CA, United States)
Campos, Norma V. (NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Edwards, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2004
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference
Location: Providence, RI
Country: United States
Start Date: August 16, 2004
End Date: August 19, 2004
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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