 Commercially viable supersonic transports of the future pose a variety of new challenges for economic feasibility. These challenges range from sonic boom suppression to increased structural flexibility due to long, slender aerodynamic configurations. Current, detailed supersonic transports designs demonstrate significant structural flexibility. With resonant structural mode of frequencies close to those normally experienced in flight, these resulting accelerations can couple involuntarily with pilot commands, referred to as Biodynamic Coupling.
AAG is developing a 6 DoF, Supersonic Transport Simulation for use in a piloted handling qualities study at NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC). Test pilots from various sectors of industry will fly in NASA’s 6DoF Cockpit Motion Facility simulator, giving insight on the impact of dynamic aeroservoelastic (structural) accelerations on pilot control strategy.
 With our expertise in flight dynamics and controls, and collaboration with structures experts at NASA LaRC, AAG is using the SPARC6 (Scalable Prototyping Aircraft for Rapidly Configured 6 DoF models) simulation to help envision commercially viable supersonic transports of the future.
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