04.2 - Aerostructures Design, Structural Dynamics, Aeroelasticity
MEASUREMENT OF WING BENDING IN-FLIGHT FROM A T67 SLINGSBY FIREFLY LIGHT AIRCRAFT
N.J. Lawson, The University of Sydney, Australia; G. Zhao¹, S.C. Place¹, R.A. Harrison¹; ¹Cranfield University, United Kingdom
This paper presents in-flight wing bending data, taken using the image pattern correlation technique (IPCT) from a Slingsby T67 Firefly aircraft, during wind-up turns. Data were recorded up to a normal g-load of 3.5g and the wing bending displacement data was compared to a simple cantilever model and inertial data.