SECTION N. PILOTED AIRCRAFT TESTING

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. FOREWORD v
3. PREFACE vii
4. CONTENTS ix
5. PART ONE. HIGH SPEED PROBLEMS OF AIRCRAFT
6. SECTION A. METHODS OF PERFORMANCE CALCULATION AT HIGH SPEED 3
7. SECTION B. STABILITY AND CONTROL OF HIGH SPEED AIRCRAFT 57
8. SECTION C. AERO ELASTICITY AND FLUTTER 161
9. PART TWO. WIND TUNNEL TECHNIQUES
10. SECTION D. PRINCIPLES OF MODEL TESTING 427
11. SECTION E. INTRODUCTORY DISCUSSION OF HIGH SPEED TEST TECHNIQUES 454
12. SECTION F. TRANSONIC WIND TUNNELS 460
13. SECTION G. SUPERSONIC TUNNELS 491
14. SECTION H. HYPERSONIC EXPERIMENTAL FACILITIES 533
15. SECTION I. LOW DENSITY WIND TUNNELS 576
16. SECTION J. THE SHOCK TUBE 596
17. SECTION K. WIND TUNNEL MEASUREMENTS 648
18. PART THREE. FREE FLIGHT TECHNIQUES
19. SECTION L. OBJECTIVES OF FREE FLIGHT RESEARCH 771
20. SECTION M. INSTRUMENTED MODELS IN FREE FLIGHT 775
21. SECTION N. PILOTED AIRCRAFT TESTING 833
22. SECTION O. FREE FLIGHT RANGE METHODS 905
23. INDEX 963