Trajectory and attitude deviations for internal store separation due to unsteady and quasi-steady test method

The deviations of trajectory and attitude angle for internal store separation are evaluated by two wind tunnel test methods.One is the Freedrop Test(FDT),which is known as unsteady and time-dependent method of scaled model.The other is the Captive Trajectory System(CTS)test,which is usually regarded as a quasi-steady and time-averaged test technology.The result shows that there is a streamwise adverse pressure gradient on the cavity resulting in a nose-up pitching moment coefficient(>0)acting on the store model.When the initial pitch angular velocity is 0,the store exits the shear-layer with a nose-up pitch attitude causing the store to climb back towards and collide with the aircraft.However,the store passes through the shear-layer into the freestream with a nose-down pitch,which causes a successful separation event when the initial pitch angular velocity<0.The pitch angle obtained by unsteady test method is different from that by quasisteady test method.The time-dependent test includes the aerodynamic force induced by pitch angular velocity whereas the time-averaged method(CTS)cannot reflect the effect of unsteady aerodynamic force.The deviation of vertical displacement is not obvious for FDT and CTS test since the store has an initial vertical velocity,which is dominant for the vertical displacement.This means that the highly unsteady flow can create unpredictability in aerodynamic pitching moment of the store,which can lead to the deviation of pitch angle for internal store separation.

Aerodynamic characteristics of store during lateral jet assisted separation from cavity using free drop technique

Aimed at the problem of store separation from internal cavity,this paper innovatively puts forward a separation scheme of using lateral jet to assist store safe separation.The jet ensures that the store is continuously subjected to down head moment during separation,so as to ensure safe separation.The wind tunnel free drop test technique with lateral jet is established,which can ensure that there is no support interference in the motion process of the store and more truly simulate the motion of the store.The feasibility of the new separation scheme is proved by wind tunnel test.The test shows that the new scheme can also change the more dangerous state into a safe state.Through the analysis of the test data,the pitching moment coefficients of the store under different pressures in the high-pressure cylinder are obtained,and the effects of aircraft and cavity on the pitching moment of the store are obtained.The 3 stages of store passing through cavity shock wave are found.The results show that the lateral jet provides the store with continuous head down moment,and makes the store overcome the head up moment caused by the shock wave in front of the cavity,so as to ensure the safety of separation.