01.2 - Aircraft Design and Integrated Systems (Use cases and Applications)
EVALUATION OF PERCEIVED X-15 FLYING QUALITIES BASED ON RAPID AERODYNAMIC PREDICTIONS
H.B. Rogers¹, T.T. Takahashi¹, J.A. Camberos¹, R.V. Grandhi¹; ¹AFIT, United States
We examine the utility of rapid aerodynamic prediction methods to support the design of high-speed vehicles. Conceptual-design aerodynamic data can predict bare-airframe and augmented-control flying qualities of high-speed aircraft like the X-15. We study its motions using ELOS analysis and time-domain non-linear simulations. We compare our computation with actual pilot reports from flight test.
DOI: 10.71945/icas2026_0817