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Doggett, Robert V., Jr.

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Aircraft aeroelasticity and structural dynamics research at the NASA Langley Research Center - Some illustrative results

Highlights of nine different research studies are described. Five of these topics relate directly to fixed-wing aircraft and range from flutter studies using relatively simple and inexpensive wind-tunnel models to buffet studies of the vertical tails of an advanced high-performance configuration. The other four topics relate directly to rotary-wing aircraft and range from studies of the performance and vibration characteristics of an advanced rotor design to optimization of airframe structures for vibration attenuation.

Doggett, Robert V., Jr.↗

Experimental Flutter Investigation of Some Simple Models of a Boost Glide Vehicle Wing at Mach Numbers of 3.0 and 7.3

Results of tests at Mach numbers of 3.0 and 7.3 for possible wing flutter of a series of models of a boost-glide-vehicle wing are presented herein. All of the models were tested at conditions which exceeded the proposed nominal design requirements for the full-scale vehicle; namely, dynamic pressure of 1,000 pounds per square foot at the test Mach numbers. None of the models experienced flutter; therefore, large margins of safety from wing flutter are indicated. However, the effects of body freedoms on the flutter characteristics and local types of flutter were not investigated.

Doggett, Robert V., Jr.↗