von Karman Institute Lecture Series and Events
Store Separation and Trajectory Prediction - VKI/STO LS SCI-277
Tuesday 01 June 2021 - Thursday 03 June 2021NATO Collaboration Support Office (CSO), This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Background
The mission of STO is to conduct and promote co-operative research and information exchange. STO consists of a three level organization: the Science and Technology Board (STB), the Panels and the Technical Teams. The Systems Concepts and Integration (SCI) Panel is one of the seven Panels under the STB.
The mission of the Systems Concepts and Integration (SCI) Panel is to advance knowledge concerning advanced systems, concepts, integration, engineering techniques and technologies across the spectrum of platforms and operating environments to assure cost-effective mission area capabilities.
Theme
Store separation is the process that any new aircraft/weapon combination has to undergo before a flight clearance is issued. This can be done using previous data for existing aircraft and weapons. New aircraft and/or weapons (both internal and external) require extensive CFD, wind tunnel, ground and flight testing.
The store separation process consists of five distinct disciplines conducted by independent groups: aircraft performance, flying qualities, structures, flutter and store release. Prior to store release from the aircraft, each selected aircraft/weapon combination has to undergo extensive aerodynamic and structural analyses and testing. This may take many years to complete. The Joint Strike Fighter (JFS) operational deployment occurred almost ten years after its first flight.
One goal of the lecture series is to bring together individuals that may be working in several independent disciplines and discuss/consider ways the store separation process might be improved. The lecture series will discuss whether aerodynamic, structural and store release flight testing can be combined.
Topics to be covered
The topics to be covered during the lecture series will include the following topics but will not be limited to: Wind Tunnel testing including freestream (Mach, PSI, THE, PHI, appropriate scale), grid (Mach, X, Y, Z, PSI, THE, PHI), Mach Sweep, CTS trajectories, Drop testing, bomb bays. The lectures will cover a broad spectrum of subjects including both experimental and computational aspects of store separation related to its aerodynamics, performance and flying qualities, structures, stability and control as well as flutter and dynamical problems.
Lecture Series Director
Prof. Dr Nafiz ALEMDAROGLU (TUR), Atılım University – Ankara
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Local Coordinators
Dr Bayındır H. SARACOĞLU, VKI, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics Brussels
Phone: +32 2 359 96 53, E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ms. Christelle DEBEER, VKI, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics Brussels
Phone: +32 2 359 96 23, E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Programme
This lecture series will be performed on line at the CEST, Brussels Time.
DAY ONE – June 1 2021
13:30 - 14:00 Opening Ceremony & STO Overview
Dr Nafiz Alemdaroglu & Dr Bayindir H. Saracoglu
14:00 - 15:00 Effects of Stores on Aircraft Performance
Dr Joseph Nichols (presented by Dr Alex Cenko, Aircraft Integration with Weapons & Stores, USA, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:30 Effects of Stores on Flying Qualities
Dr Joseph Nichols (presented by Dr Wolfgang Luber, DEU, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
16:30 - 17:30 Effects of Stores on Aircraft Structures
Dr Wolfgang Luber
17:30 Discussion - end of day 1
DAY TWO – June 2 2021
13:30 - 14:30 Store Separation Overview
Dr Alex Cenko
14:30 - 15:30 CFD Applications to Store Separation
Dr Nafiz Alemdaroglu
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 Structural Dynamics and Flutter
Dr Wolfgang Luber
17:30 Discussion - End of Day 2
DAY THREE – June 3 2021
13:30 - 14:30 CFD Use and Applications to Store Separation and Strore Compatibility with Aircraft
Dr Bruce Jolly, Eglin AFB, FL, USA, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
14:30 - 15:30 Examples of Structural Dynamic and Flutter Testing
Dr Wolfgang Luber
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:00 CFD Challenges and Future Plans in Application with Store Separation
Dr Bruce Jolly
17:00 - 17:30 Improvements in Aircraft/Weapon Integration
Dr Nafiz Alemdaroglu, Dr Alex Cenko, Dr Wolfgang Luber, Dr Bruce Jolly
17:30 Closing Remarks end of lecture series
Dr Nafiz Alemdaroglu and & Dr Bayindir H. Saracoglu
How to enroll
Open to citizens from NATO Nations, Australia, Finland and Sweden.
Latest registration date: 1 week prior event
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For any questions
Contact/Enrolment Coordinator / NATO Collaboration Support Office (CSO)
+33 (0)1 55 61 22 19 (phone)
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