Propulsion Simulation Test Technique for V/STOL Configurations 831427
Ames Research Center is developing the technology for turbine-powered jet engine simulators so that airframe/propulsion system interactions on V/STOL fighter aircraft and other highly integrated configurations can be studied. This paper describes the status of the compact multimission aircraft propulsion simulator (CMAPS) technology. Three CMAPS units have accumulated a total of 340 hr during approximately 1-1/2 yr of static and wind-tunnel testing. A wind-tunnel test of a twin-engine CMAPS-equipped close-coupled canard-wing V/STOL model configuration with nonaxisymmetric nozzles was recently completed. During this test approximately 140 total hours were logged on two CMAPS units, indicating that the rotating machinery is reliable and that the CMAPS and associated control system provide a usable test tool. However, additional development is required to correct a drive manifold O-ring problem that limits the engine-pressure-ratio (EPR) to approximately 3.5.
Citation: Bailey, R., Smith, S., and Gustie, J., "Propulsion Simulation Test Technique for V/STOL Configurations," SAE Technical Paper 831427, 1983, https://doi.org/10.4271/831427. Download Citation
Author(s):
R.O. Bailey, S.C. Smith, J. B. Gustie
Affiliated:
NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA
Pages: 14
Event:
Aerospace Congress and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
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