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As a result <strong>of</strong> Denegri’s previous discoveries through F-16 flight testing that differences in<br />

LCO response characteristics are associated with subtle aerodynamic differences <strong>of</strong> underwing<br />

missiles, Dubben 82 perf<strong>or</strong>ms time-accurate CFD analyses using Beggar 83-87 and shows that these<br />

slight aerodynamic differences have a significant effect on the wing pressure distribution in the<br />

vicinity <strong>of</strong> the underwing missile.<br />

M<strong>or</strong>an 88 examines a combination <strong>of</strong> the CFD code Beggar with the Fluid And Structure<br />

Interaction Toolkit (FASIT) and the Finite Element Analysis (FEA) solver NASTRAN in <strong>or</strong>der<br />

to develop a fully-coupled FSI capability. He successfully couples Beggar and FASIT to perf<strong>or</strong>m<br />

structurally steady-state solutions <strong>of</strong> FASIT def<strong>or</strong>med grids. He examines steady-state bending<br />

due to aerodynamic loading, as predicted by NASTRAN, f<strong>or</strong> various F-16 wingtip deflections<br />

with a few st<strong>or</strong>e configurations.<br />

Maxwell 89 also investigates different LCO behavi<strong>or</strong>s seen in flight test f<strong>or</strong> relatively<br />

similar missiles. He examines several F-16 models including underwing aerodynamic effects <strong>of</strong><br />

varying complexity in an attempt to find a quick to obtain an indication <strong>of</strong> this kind <strong>of</strong> different<br />

behavi<strong>or</strong>. These range from simple interference panels, to the inclusion <strong>of</strong> bodies and airfoil<br />

shapes and inc<strong>or</strong>p<strong>or</strong>ation <strong>of</strong> CFD steady pressure distributions. He determines that none <strong>of</strong> the<br />

aerodynamic models investigated are able to produce the kinds <strong>of</strong> indications <strong>of</strong> flight test<br />

differences that are traditionally produced by linear flutter analysis.<br />

M<strong>or</strong>ton 90 perf<strong>or</strong>ms a study <strong>of</strong> the flow-field characteristics <strong>of</strong> the F-16XL using the<br />

commercial high fidelity CFD code Cobalt. Very good agreement with flight test is found in<br />

almost all cases and the unsteadiness is documented with flow-field visualization and unsteady<br />

surface pressure coefficient data.<br />

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