Static and Forced-Oscillation Tests of a Generic Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle

Abstract

A series of three wind-tunnel static and forced-oscillation tests were conducted on a model of a generic unmanned
\ncombat air vehicle. These tests are part of an international research effort to assess the state of the art of
\ncomputational fluid dynamics methods to predict the static and dynamic stability and control characteristics. The
\nexperimental data set includes not only force and moment time histories, but also surface pressure and offbody
\nparticle image velocimetry measurements. The extent of the data precludes a full examination within the scope of this
\npaper. This paper provides a general description and selected examples of the available static and dynamic data, as
\nwell as some of the observed trends.