Turkish Air Force Flight Test Center 1 st ASMC

Turkish Air Force Flight Test Center 1’st ASMC Eskişehir, TURKEY Orhan NADAR 2/10/2009

Overview • Title : AGARD Flight Test Techniques Series, Volume 5 on “Store Separation Flight Testing” • Author(s) : R. J. Arnold and C. S. Epstein • Reviewer : Orhan NADAR (Col. , Turkish Air Force / TURKEY)

Overview • Introduction • Reviews • New Topics • Conclusion & Recommandations

Introduction • Aim Of The Document • Need For the Update

Reviews • Ch. 2. 1 Historical Perspective • Ch. 2. 2 Safety of Flight Hazards • Ch. 2. 3 Historically Difficult Store Separation

Reviews-Cont. • Ch. 3. 1 Determining Operational Requirements for Certification Aircraft Store Loading Configuration

Reviews-Cont. • Ch. 3. 1 Determining Operational Requirements for Certification

Reviews-Cont. • Ch. 3. 2 USAF In-House Compatibility Analysis and Test Capability • Ch. 3. 4 General Considerations Before Initiating Separation Analyses and Testing • Ch. 4. 1 Review of Types of Prediction Techniques • Ch. 4. 2 Specific Techniques Used by the NATO nations • Ch. 6. 5. 2 Photogrammetric Techniques

New Topics • Recently Used Tools and Methods • The Complexity And The Duration Of Store Separation Flight Testing • Bay Store Separation Techniques • Separation from Cargo Aircrafts

New Topics-Cont. • Emphasize on the Separation Characteristics of A/A and A/G • Critical Regions in a Store Separation Envelope of a Generic Airplane

New Topics-Cont. • Lanyard Systems & Groung-Tracking Cameras Usage • Risk Assessment • Flight Test Instrumentation Outputs • Recent Appendices

Conclusions & Recommendations The AGARDograph 300, Volume 05 “Store Separation Flight Testing” needs to be updated & A re-write of the document should be done with the goal of providing test techniques to ensure the safe release of any weapon from modern aircraft.