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the upper surface. However, on the upper surface, there is a m<strong>or</strong>e defined shock character in the<br />

60-70% ch<strong>or</strong>d region f<strong>or</strong> the tip-launcher case. There is also see a shift aft in the shock location.<br />

These features are attributed to the presence <strong>of</strong> the tip launcher. Upon examining Figure 6-43 and<br />

animating the Cp f<strong>or</strong> all iterations on the upper surface, a rapid suction build-up with increasing<br />

AOA is revealed at the 50-70% ch<strong>or</strong>d location. As AOA decreases, there is a rapid loss <strong>of</strong><br />

suction which progresses from the aft p<strong>or</strong>tion <strong>of</strong> the wing f<strong>or</strong>ward. The motion <strong>of</strong> this loss<br />

resembles that <strong>of</strong> a double hinged do<strong>or</strong> slamming shut; the first near 70% ch<strong>or</strong>d and the second<br />

near 60% ch<strong>or</strong>d. This is an indication <strong>of</strong> the hysteresis behavi<strong>or</strong> in the shock structure.<br />

Significant pressure differences occur on the lower surface f<strong>or</strong> the both cases in the 0-30%<br />

ch<strong>or</strong>d region. Similar results where encountered on f<strong>or</strong> the Grid4 tip-launcher case with LE<br />

antenna. This is indicative <strong>of</strong> the aerodynamic influence <strong>of</strong> the LE antenna. Based on this<br />

significant influence from a small component, small aerodynamic differences between st<strong>or</strong>es can<br />

cause significant changes in the flow-field, possibly influencing the occurrence <strong>of</strong> LCO. This<br />

may explain why nearly identical configurations have different LCO flight test results which are<br />

not predicted by classical flutter analyses. However, it is known from flight testing experience<br />

that the LE antenna is not a driving f<strong>or</strong>ce behind the LCO mechanism. Theref<strong>or</strong>e, future grids<br />

will most likely not include the LE antenna so as to avoid distraction from the true contribution<br />

to the LCO mechanism.<br />

Lissajous Analysis<br />

Figure 6-44 shows the set <strong>of</strong> Lissajous plots (-Cp vs. local displacement from the upper<br />

surface <strong>of</strong> the airfoil at various ch<strong>or</strong>d vs. span locations) f<strong>or</strong> one cycle <strong>of</strong> pitching 8Hz ±0.5°<br />

oscillation. A low pass filter is applied to the data at 100 Hz to filter out the noise due to<br />

turbulence effects. The top <strong>of</strong> the figure is the tip launcher, the bottom the wing root; and the left<br />

side is the LE and the right side the TE <strong>of</strong> the wing. The red circles indicate the starting point <strong>of</strong><br />

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