23rd Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 8-13 September, 2002, Toronto, Canada
Paper ICAS 2002-3.10.3

TESTING OF A DASH 8 Q400 IN THE NASA AMES 80X120' WIND TUNNEL

J. D. Lye (1), S. Buchholz (2), D. Nickison (3)
(1) Bombardier Aerospace, Canada; (2) Sverdrup Technology; (3)NASA Aimes, USA

Keywords: nasa ames 80x120 wind tunnel bombardier dash 8 q400 crosswind forces moments

This paper describes a test program with a full scale Dash 8 Q400 turboprop aircraft in the 80x120 foot wind tunnel, at the NASA Ames National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC). Information is presented on forces and moments experienced by the Q400 in a 90-degree crosswind up to 65 kts.

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