Wing rock as a lateral-directional aircraft limit cycle oscillations induced by nonlinear aerodynamics occurring at high angle of attack
Abstract
Wing rock at high angle of attack is an oscillatory
lateral-directional motion phenomenon known to exist in
some of today's high performance tactical aircraft. The
motion has been consistently characterized as a lightly
damped Dutch-Roll oscillation attributable to asymmetric
wing stall. However, evidence gathered from wind tunnel
simulations and at least one British study indicate that
aerodynamic nonlinearit ies may be the source of wing rock.
Regardless of the actual cause of the phenomenon, a study
of wing rock has positive ramifications with respect to gaining a clearer understanding of the aerodynamics associated
with high angle of attack flight. This report presents
the results of an investigation of wing rock which centered
on the premise that two distinct nonlinear aerodynamic mechanisms
(aerodynamic hysteresis and a cubic nonlinearity in
yawing moment) not only can cause wing rock but may drive it to a limit cycle oscillation as well.
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