SESSION 3 - Acquisition and Application of Wind Tunnel Test Data for Aircraft Training of Upset/Loss of Control

Mr Edward Dickes, Director of Testing Services, Bihrle Applied Research, Inc, USA

SESSION 3 - Bihrle Applied Research, Inc.

Wind tunnel testing of aircraft at unusual attitudes, stalls, and spins and the accurate modeling of these effects in flight simulation can better prepare pilots for in-flight conditions. Much of this research has been attributed to military aircraft development but is now becoming more important for commercial aircraft as well. This paper will discuss this importance, the test methods employed to collect these data and provide specific applications, including Bihrle Applied Research's effort to model the effects of in-flight icing on the flight dynamics of the DH-6 aircraft.
 

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