The ALFLEX (Automatic Landing Flight Experiment) flight experiment was carried out in Woomera in South Australia, and 13 landing trials beginning on July 6, 1996, were conducted. The landing performance of all flying vehicles is strongly influenced by the ground. This paper describes a ground effect analysis method based on the flight experiment data of unmanned nonthrust vehicle, and gives ground effect characteristics of the ALFLEX.
Ground effects obtained from flight tests of ALFLEX
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