Measurement of the direct damping derivative in roll of the two calibration missile models

Abstract

Measurement of the direct damping derivative in roll in the T-38 wind tunnel is described in this paper. The T-38 wind tunnel data for the Basic Finner Model and Modified Basic Finner model are shown. The forced oscillation technique was used for these measurements. The roll apparatus for the stability derivatives measurement is a full-model forced oscillation apparatus with primary angular oscillation around a longitudinal axis of the model. The excitation moment in roll was measured with the five- component strain gauge balance. This balance was designed and built for the wind tunnel dynamic measurements. The amplitudes and phase shifts of the excitation moment were calculated in frequency domain by applying cross-correlation technique. The T-38 wind tunnel results are compared with published experimental results of the Arnold Engineering Development Center-von Karman 4ft wind tunnel.

Keywords

• wind tunnel
• stability derivative
• forced oscillation technique
• strain gauge balance
• calibration model
• cross-correlation technique