Dynamics of Complex Structures-Analysis and Experiment: Damaged Aircraft Stabilators

This report presents the results of an experimental and analytical program employed to determine the effect that damage to a horizontal stabilator has on structural characteristics such as stiffness, natural frequencies and damping. A simplified method of computing the change in the fundamental freq...

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Main Authors: Smith,Jimmy H, Beason,W Lynn
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
AERODYNAMIC LOADING
AIRFRAMES
Attack and Fighter Aircraft
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
DAMPING
DYNAMIC TESTS
F-3H aircraft
FIGHTER AIRCRAFT
HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MATHEMATICAL PREDICTION
Numerical Mathematics
PE61102F
STATIC TESTS
STRUCTURAL RESPONSE
VULNERABILITY
WINGS
WUAFOSR2307B1
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Summary:This report presents the results of an experimental and analytical program employed to determine the effect that damage to a horizontal stabilator has on structural characteristics such as stiffness, natural frequencies and damping. A simplified method of computing the change in the fundamental frequency as damage increases is also developed. (Author)