A ground vibration test was conducted on an F-16 airplane loaded on each wing with a 370-gal tank mounted on a standard pylon, a GBU-8 store mounted on a decoupler pylon, and an AIM-9J missile mounted on a wing-tip launcher. The decoupler pylon is a passive wing/store flutter-suppression device. The test was conducted prior to initial flight tests to determine the modal frequencies, mode shapes, and structural damping coefficients. The data presented include frequency response plots, force effect plots, and limited mode shape data.


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    Title :

    Ground vibration test of F-16 airplane with initial decoupler pylon


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    Publication date :

    1984-10-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English