Visualization of nonlinear aerodynamic phenomena during F-16 limit-cycle oscillations

Authors

• Thomas M. Tauer, Air Force Institute of Technology
• Donald L. Kunz, Air Force Institute of Technology
• Ned J. Lindsley, Air Force Institute of Technology

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2016

Abstract

Requirements for multirole aircraft, like the F-16, to achieve high supersonic airspeeds and high altitudes in air-to-air configurations lead to thin airfoil shapes and lightweight structures. Meanwhile, the same aircraft is expected to be able to carry heavy underwing stores and still achieve at least high subsonic airspeeds. This combination of lightweight airframes and heavy loads consistently results in highly flexible aircraft that are susceptible to aeroelastic instabilities such as flutter and limit-cycle oscillation (LCO) [1].

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DOI

10.2514/1.C033534

Source Publication

Journal of Aircraft (ISSN 0021-8669 | eISSN 1533-3868)

Recommended Citation

Tauer, T. M., Kunz, D. L., & Lindsley, N. J. (2016). Visualization of nonlinear aerodynamic phenomena during F-16 limit-cycle oscillations. Journal of Aircraft, 53(3), 865–870. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.C033534