Overview
- No comparable scientific literature in this particular field (Spinning of aeroplanes)
- The book opens a complete different approach to spinning and the derived answers to questions are in contrast to other sources which are dealing with spinning of aeroplanes
- Much deeper look at spinning than one can find to date
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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About this book
First of all, a literature review sums up the range of technical aspects that affect the problem of spinning. It reviews the experimental measurement techniques used, theoretical methods developed and flight test results obtained by previous researchers. The published results have been studied to extract the effect on spinning of aircraft geometry, control surface effectiveness, flight operational parameters and atmospheric effects. Consideration is also made of the influence on human performance of spinning, the current spin regulations and the available training material for pilots.
A conventional-geometry, single-engine low-wing aeroplane, the basic trainer Fuji FA-200-160, has been instrumented with a proven digital flight measurement system and 27 spins have been systematically conducted inside and outside the certified flight envelope. The accuracy of the flight measurements is ensured through effective calibration, and the choice of sensors has varied through the study, with earlier sensors suffering from more drift than the current sensors (Belcastro, 2009 and Schrader, 2013).
In-flight parameter data collected includes left and right wing α and β-angles, roll-pitch-yaw angles and corresponding rates, all control surface deflections, vertical speeds, altitude losses and the aeroplane’s accelerations in all three directions.
Such data have been statistically analysed. The pitch behaviour has been mathematically modelled on the basis of the gathered flight test data.
Nine observations have been proposed. These mainly cover the effects of centre of gravity and aircraft mass variations on spin characteristic behaviour. They have all been proven as true through the results of this thesis. The final observation concerns the generalisation of the Fuji results, to the spin behaviour of other aircraft in the same category.
These observations can be used to improve flight test programmes, aircraft design processes, flight training materials and hence contribute strongly to better flight safety.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Steffen H. Schrader is Associate Professor for Flight Test and Polar Aviation at ‘The Arctic University of Norway’ in Tromsø, he teaches at the ‘Empire Test Pilots’ School’ (ETPS) in Boscombe Down (UK) and he is Leader of an Aerospace Technology Degree Programme at the Osnabrueck University of Applied Sciences in close collaboration with the University of the West of England (Bristol) where he completed his PhD.
He studied Aerospace Technology at the Technical University of Braunschweig and the Coventry University (UK). He is Test Pilot according to EASA regulations since 2003, Airline Transport Pilot and Flying Instructor since more than 25 years.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Flight Testing
Book Subtitle: Analysis of the Spin Dynamics of a Single–Engine Low–Wing Aeroplane
Authors: Steffen Haakon Schrader
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-63218-5
Publisher: Springer Vieweg Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-63217-8Published: 07 March 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-63218-5Published: 06 March 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 266
Number of Illustrations: 43 b/w illustrations, 145 illustrations in colour