Learjet Flight Test Update

Brenda Henderson; Lennart Hultgren; Devin Boyle; Jeff Polack; Matt Fakler; Kurt Blankenship; Mark Motter; Jake Revesz; Jen Fowler; Thomas Jordan

NASA NTRS · 20220005137

Learjet Flight Test Update

Brenda Henderson·Lennart Hultgren·Devin Boyle·Jeff Polack·Matt Fakler·Kurt Blankenship·Mark Motter·Jake Revesz·Jen Fowler·Thomas Jordan

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The presentation provides an update on progress towards an acoustic test with a Lear 25 aircraft. The intent of the test is to acquire data that will be used to determine the ability to predict jet noise for future supersonic aircraft at takeoff from scale-model data acquired in wind tunnels. Flight and instrumentation details are provided for the flight test planned for 2022.

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Brenda Henderson, Lennart Hultgren, Devin Boyle, Jeff Polack, Matt Fakler, Kurt Blankenship, Mark Motter, Jake Revesz, Jen Fowler, Thomas Jordan. Learjet Flight Test Update. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20220005137

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