An Investigation of F-16 Nozzle-Afterbody Forces at Transonic Mach Numbers with Emphasis on Support System Interference

摘要

A comprehensive experimental program was conducted to provide nozzle-afterbody data with a minimum interference support system on a 1/9-scale F-16 model and to determine the interference induced on the afterbody-nozzle region by a sting, a wingtip, and a strut model support system. The investigation was conducted over the Mach number range from 0.6 to 1.5 and at angles of attack from 0 to 9 deg. Interference was evaluated by comparison of nozzle-afterboy axial and normal forces obtained from integrating pressure data. The results include parametric studies of the efects of various components of the wingtip support system (i.e., the support blade axial position, wingtip boom diameter, boom spacing, and boom-tip axial location). High-pressure air at ambient temperature was utilized for exhaust plume simulation. The results indicate that a sting support passing through the nozzle with the jet effects simulated by an annular jet appears to offer a minimum interference support system for the type of nozzle-afterbody test described in this report.