A flight research program was conducted to investigate the improvements in maneuverability of an F-111A airplane equipped with a supercritical wing. In this configuration the aircraft is known as the F-111 TACT (transonic aircraft technology) airplane. The variable-wing-sweep feature permitted an evaluation of the supercritical wing in many configurations. The primary emphasis was placed on the transonic Mach number region, which is considered to be the principal air combat arena for fighter aircraft. An agility study was undertaken to assess the maneuverability of the F-111A aircraft with a supercritical wing at both design and off-design conditions. The evaluation included an assessment of aerodynamic and maneuver performance in conjunction with an evaluation of precision controllability during tailchase gunsight tracking tasks.


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    Titel :

    Flight Comparison of the Transonic Agility of the F-111A Airplane and the F-111 Supercritical Wing Airplane


    Beteiligte:
    E. L. Friend (Autor:in) / G. M. Sakamoto (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1978


    Format / Umfang :

    78 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch






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