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    This document describes a two week course on aircraft performance and flight testing. The course includes classroom lectures and seven flights in an instrumented aircraft to gather data on topics like stability, control and performance. Students also have opportunities for hands-on flight experience to practice techniques.

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    David Gill

    Team Leader Airworthiness


    Introduction to Performance and Flying
    Qualities Flight Testing
    Two Week Short Course May 8 19, 2006
    Intended to provide practical experience in
    aircraft performance, stability and control
    handling qualities, flight test instrumentation
    and data handling

    7th Sept 2007 Aircraft Certification Unit Flight Test Engineering Course Report 2
    Aircraft Certification Unit Flight Test Engineering Course Report 3
    This two week short course is designed to satisfy the demand for engineers,
    pilots and flight test support personnel who require practical experience in
    aircraft performance, stability and control, handling qualities, flight test
    instrumentation data handling, as well as a working knowledge of FAA and
    military specifications pertaining to piloted aircraft.
    Classroom academics are tailored to prepare the students for practical in-flight
    tests. Seven flights are performed in a medium weight transport aircraft. These
    aircraft have been instrumented to serve as in-flight laboratories. On each of
    the sorties the students participate as flight test engineers, gathering data for
    post-flight analysis. Four additional sorties are flown in light aircraft to allow
    the students to give practical hands-on experience in performing the various
    flight test techniques as a pilot. At the conclusion of the course, students
    present their findings and recommendations on both mission suitability and
    regulatory compliance in an oral report to the staff.

    Aircraft Certification Unit Flight Test Engineering Course Report 4


    Basically the course consisted of lectures in the morning on a
    particular subject, followed by explanation of the flight test
    exercise to be carried out on that subject.
    Each of the two groups would then prepare their test cards for
    the flight. Each group would be assigned a different aircraft
    c.g. configuration.
    The flight would then be undertaken with each person
    recording their own results.
    After the flight the data would be processed using the NTPS
    programs and analysed. This was then collated and graphed,
    and checked against design requirements.

    Aircraft Certification Unit Flight Test Engineering Course Report 5


    Test Aircraft
    Swearingen Merlin III
    840 shp Garrett 311-393G Turboprops

    Aircraft Certification Unit Flight Test Engineering Course Report 6


    Pitot-Static Calibration/Position Error Correction
    (Using a trailing bomb)

    Cruise Performance, CL-CD and Drag Polar


    Sawtooth Climb and Level Acceleration
    Longitudinal Static Stability (stick-fixed and stick-free),
    and Neutral Point Determination
    Manoeuvering Stability, Turns, Pull-Ups, Pushovers
    Lateral/Directional Static Stability
    Aircraft Dynamics and Stalls

    Aircraft Certification Unit Flight Test Engineering Course Report 7


    Cruise Performance
    Objects:
    To obtain cruise performance data and fuel
    flow information for various configurations.
    Determine the specific range and drag
    polar for the aircraft.
    Technique:
    Stabilize the aircraft at the test altitude and
    airspeed by using the backside
    technique.
    Record fuel flow, power, altitude and
    airspeed, along with ambient conditions.

    Aircraft Certification Unit Flight Test Engineering Course Report 8


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    Aircraft Certification Unit Flight Test Engineering Course Report 10
    The bottom of the curve shows denotes Top of curve indicates maximum range
    speed for best endurance. at standard weight.
    Maximum slope of curve, from origin, 99% of maximum Specific Range is the
    denotes speed for maximum range. speed for long range cruise.

    Aircraft Certification Unit Flight Test Engineering Course Report 11


    Drag Polar extrapolates to CD0 at the y axis.
    The slope of the line through the origin
    indicates maximum lift-to-drag ratio.

    Aircraft Certification Unit Flight Test Engineering Course Report 12


    As well as the Group exercises in the Merlin all course students
    had the opportunity to carry out individual hands-on flights in
    the NTPS light aircraft fleet.
    This was not intended to teach test pilot techniques, but to
    introduce the student to the various manouevres, so they could
    understand what they were asking the pilot to do.
    The test exercises were:
    Position error Correction
    Performance
    Flying Qualities
    Asymmetric Power Test Techniques

    Aircraft Certification Unit Flight Test Engineering Course Report 13


    Left: Beech 36 Bonanza
    Middle: Cessna 150
    Right: Beech 76 Duchess

    Aircraft Certification Unit Flight Test Engineering Course Report 14


    DH.104 Dove SA226T Merlin III
    Cessna 150 and 152 Turboprop DC-3
    Beech 36 Bonanza Cessna 441 Conquest
    Beech 76 Duchess AM-3 Bosbok
    Hughes 500 MS-760 Paris
    Bell OH-58 NDN-1 Firecracker
    MB326 Impala Saab J35XD Draken
    DHC-1 Chipmunk Piper PA-28
    Cirrus SR-22
    Aircraft Certification Unit Flight Test Engineering Course Report 15
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