Evaluation of Effects of High-altitude Turbulence Encounters on the XB-70 Airplane

Evaluation of Effects of High-altitude Turbulence Encounters on the XB-70 Airplane
Author: Ronald J. Wilson
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Total Pages: 92
Release: 1971
Genre: Atmospheric turbulence
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A turbulence response investigation was conducted with the XB-70 airplane. No special turbulence penetration techniques, speeds, or other restrictions were specified for the investigation, nor were any flights made solely to obtain turbulence data. During 79 flights, turbulence was encountered, and recorded on a VGH recorder, 6.2 percent of the total flight distance at supersonic speeds above an altitude of 12,192 meters (40,000 feet). Geographical locations are given for selected turbulence encounters. For 22 flights the airplane was instrumented to measure true gust velocities and the structural acceleration response to turbulence. The turbulence intensities measured were very low in comparison with those measured at high altitudes in other investigations. Acceleration response spectra, frequency response transfer functions, and coherence functions were computed from three turbulence encounters at Mach numbers of 0.88, 1. 59, and 2.35. Results are compared with calculated studies. Frequencies from the vertical and lateral structural modes, dominant in the airplane acceleration responses, were compared with the natural frequencies of the human body in the vertical and lateral directions.

Clear Air Turbulence, a Bibliography, 1950-1967

Clear Air Turbulence, a Bibliography, 1950-1967
Author: Dorothy E. Bulford
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Total Pages: 92
Release: 1968
Genre: Aerodynamics
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Clear air turbulence encounters can occur unexpectedly without any visual evidence or warning. As operations of higher altitude aircraft increase, the phenomenon is encountered more often. Clear air turbulence is defined as 'all turbulence in the free atmosphere of interest in aerospace operations that is not in or adjacent to visible convective activity (this includes turbulence found in cirrus clouds not in or adjacent to visible convective activity).' This bibliography consists of 578 references to technical reports, articles in periodicals, and books published during the past 17 years. References about other forms of turbulence such as that occurring with storms and airplane wake vortices are not included. (Author).

NASA Scientific and Technical Reports

NASA Scientific and Technical Reports
Author: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scientific and Technical Information Division
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Total Pages: 428
Release: 1968
Genre: Aeronautics
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