Course Contents Experimental simulation (in aeronautics) deals with the systematic approach required to design and perform good experiments
simulating flight. It looks at the deficiencies of scaling real flight into a ground testing simulation and defines the validity of
simplifications required for testing. Particular attention is given to the simulation of aircraft propulsion and noise generation in
ground testing facilities.
Study Goals At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
- Reduce a simulation challenge to its dominant nondimensional scaling parameters
- Identify the necessary hardware required for ground based testing of the identified parameters
- Create an effective test plan for a low-speed wind-tunnel test to satisfy predefined measurement objectives
- Reflect on the possibilities of and limitations to obtaining data from wind-tunnel tests to describe aircraft behavior in free flight
- Evaluate the power integration effects on aircraft performance and noise for a propeller-driven aircraft
