Portable aircraft RCS versus azimuth measurement apparatus

Details Portable aircraft RCS versus azimuth measurement apparatus Portable aircraft RCS versus azimuth measurement apparatus

1993-06-25

1995-02-07

Noland, Thomas P.

Measuring and testing

Testing of apparatus

180904, 244 50, G01S 1368, B64F 124

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053867378

ABSTRACT:
Portable RCS versus azimuth measurement apparatus for an aircraft to be tested has a dolly attached to the aircraft at a location on a supporting surface. A nose wheel adapter mounted on the dolly temporarily replaces the nose wheel of the aircraft with a spare nose wheel. An electric motor on the dolly coupled to the spare nose wheel rotates the spare nose wheel. A beam structure has a first end removably affixable to the dolly and a spaced opposite second end extending under the axis of rotation of the aircraft and between the main landing wheels. A synchronizing gearbox, mounted on the second end of the beam structure at the axis of rotation of the aircraft, has an output shaft and senses rotation of the aircraft about the axis of rotation, sensed rotation of the aircraft being indicated by rotation of the output shaft. Rotation of the output shaft of the gearbox is restrained relative to the surface by an anchor. A radar computer signal is utilized to compare signals from the motor and the gearbox to produce an output command to the motor for rotating the spare nose wheel. This rotates the aircraft about its axis of rotation. The gearbox transmits signals indicating sensed rotation of provide data for RCS versus azimuth measurement.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2748486 (1956-06-01), Lord et al.
patent: 2765650 (1956-10-01), Youngclaus
patent: 4879560 (1989-11-01), McHenry

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