Investigations on stability and control characteristics of a CS-VLA certified aircraft using wind tunnel test data

The stability and control characteristics using a wind tunnel test data process are proposed and developed to investigate the stability and control characteristics of a CS-VLA certified aircraft and to comply with the CS-VLA subpart B at the preliminary design review (PDR) and critical design review (CDR) stage. The aerodynamic characteristics of a 20% scale model are provided and investigated with clean, rudder, aileron, elevator, and winglet effects. The Mach and Reynolds correction methods are proposed to correct the aerodynamics of the scale model for stability and control analysis to obtain more reliable and accurate results of the full-scale model. The aerodynamic inputs and moment of inertia (MOI) comparison between the PDR and CDR stage show good agreement in the trends of stability and control derivatives. The CDR analysis results with the corrected wind tunnel test data and accurate MOI are investigated with respect to the longitudinal and lateral stability, control, and handling qualities to comply with the CS-VLA 173, CS-VLA 177, and CS-VLA 181 for finalizing the configuration in the CDR stage.

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