Flight Testing of C-130H Velocity Minimum Control Airspeed/Groundspeed (Vmca/Vmcg)

摘要

This article presents the accomplishments of the flight testing of C- 130H air and ground minimum control speeds (Vmca/Vmcg). Testing was requested by Air Mobility Command and the C-130 System Program Office (SPO). Testing was conducted in accordance with test plan AFFTC-03-39, C-130H GROUND- AND AIR- MINIMUM CONTROL SPEED AND AIRCRAFT AERODYNAMIC MODELING DETERMINATION TESTING, on C-130H aircraft, USAF serial number 96-7322, from 12 January to 9 April 2004 and was comprised of 11 ground tests, 30 flights, and 71 flight test hours. The responsible test organization was the 412th Test Wing of the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, California. The test execution organization was the Global Reach Combined Test Force, Edwards AFB. The overall test objective was to determine the ground and air minimum control speeds for the C-130H aircraft. Test objective was met ahead of schedule using innovative fight testing techniques.