GUST LOAD ESTIMATION USING A SIMPLIFIED POWER SPECTRAL TECHNIQUE

A one-degree-of-freedom power spectral technique for estimating gust loads on aerodynamic surfaces is presented. A procedural flowchart to guide the designer in the use of this technique and sample calculations are included. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Aeronautical Research Associates of Princeton

  50 Washington Road, P.O. Box 2229
  Princeton, NJ  United States  08540

  Federal Aviation Administration

  Systems R&D Service, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Williamson, G G
• Publication Date: 1978-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 27 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerodynamic force; Aerodynamic stability; Airfoils; Atmospheric turbulence; Civil aviation; Degrees of freedom; Dynamic loads; Flow charts; Gusts; Mathematical models; Power spectra; Structural analysis; Structural mechanics; Time; Time domain analysis; Turbulence; Wind
• Uncontrolled Terms: Dynamic response; Gust loads; Structural response
• Old TRIS Terms: Aerodynamic loading; Flow charting
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00191394
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-RD-78-118 Final Rpt., ARAP-362
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FA77WA-3972
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 26 1979 12:00AM