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Methods for efficient flight testing and modelling of remotely piloted aircraft within visual line-of-sight
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Remotely piloted scaled models not only serve as convenient low-risk flying test-beds but also can provide useful data and increase confidence in an eventual full-scale design.Abstract:
Remotely piloted scaled models not only serve as convenient low-risk flying test-beds but also can provide useful data and increase confidence in an eventual full-scale design. Nevertheless, perfor ...read more
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Flight Testing Automation to Parameterize Unmanned Aircraft Dynamics
TL;DR: A flight testing automation process to streamline the parameterization of an unmanned aircraft’s flight dynamics by commanding the aircraft through a predetermined, conditional set of motions and states to induce certain maneuver sets, which allow for dynamics to more easily be parameterized.
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A Review of Current Research in Subscale Flight Testing and Analysis of Its Main Practical Challenges
TL;DR: Results show that, while the estimation of full-scale characteristics is still an interesting application within certain flight conditions, subscale models are progressively taking a broader role as low-cost technology-testing platforms with relaxed similarity constraints.
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Results of simulation and scaled flight tests performed on a rocket-plane at high angles of attack
TL;DR: In this paper, a full-scale rocket-plane in a strake-wing configuration was used to check if it could meet the FAA recommendation for suborbital flights with relatively low G-loads.
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Flight Test System Identification
TL;DR: With the demand for more advanced fighter aircraft, relying on unstable flight mechanical characteristics to gain flight performance, more focus has been put on model-based system engineering to help improve flight performance.
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Estimation of lift characteristics of a subscale fighter using low-cost experimental methods
TL;DR: In this article , the authors focus on a relatively simple property, the lift curve, to increase understanding of how basic aerodynamic characteristics of a complex stealth configuration can be estimated experimentally using low-cost equipment, rapid prototyping methods and remotely piloted aircraft.
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Review of the Current State of UAV Regulations
TL;DR: An exploratory investigation of UAV regulations on the global scale, including a thorough literature review and a comparative analysis of national regulatory frameworks, reveals distinct variations in all the compared variables.
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NASA Langley's AirSTAR Testbed: A Subscale Flight Test Capability for Flight Dynamics and Control System Experiments
Thomas L. Jordan,Roger M. Bailey +1 more
TL;DR: A comprehensive overview of the development of the AirSTAR testbed is given, which encompasses the hardware and software infrastructure necessary to provide comprehensive support services for conducting flight research using the subscale aircraft.
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Modeling Flight: The Role of Dynamically Scaled Free-Flight Models in Support of NASA's Aerospace Programs
TL;DR: The most critical contributions of aerospace models are to provide confidence and risk reduction for new designs and to enhance the safety and efficiency of existing configurations.
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Introduction to flight test engineering
TL;DR: Theoretical foundations for flight test planning are discussed in this article, where the authors present a survey of the types of flight tests and their application in planning, discipline and safety.