Flight Motion Predictions for the Jindivik/Hayes TPT-5A Towed Aerial TargetSystem

摘要

The UK sourced CBAS computer model, with some enhancements implemented by theAeronautical Research Laboratory, is being used to investigate the potential for Jindivik induced manoeuvres to provide transient response of the Hayes TPT-5A target to improve presentation realism for AAM exercises, both from a hardware and human operator point of view. This Memorandum examines the Jindivik performing a constant-altitude semi-circular banked turn, for different tow cable length/airspeed/angle-of-bank combinations and predicts target trajectories, accelerations, and tow cable tensions. However, as the model is unvalidated the results must be treated with caution.