Aircraft/Stores Compatibility, Integration and Separation Testing (Essais de compatibilite, d'integration et de separation des emports sur aeronef)

This AGARDograph focuses on aircraft/stores compatibility, integration and separation testing issues that have to be executed during the integration of existing/newly developed stores on to existing/new military aircraft. The integration of weapons on aircraft requires evaluation of multiple topics related to different disciplines such as aerodynamics, structures, avionics/software maintenance, electro-magnetic interactions, flight test instrumentation, ground and flight tests. In addition to compatibility concerns, the release of a weapon creates issues such as the ability of the specific store to achieve safe separation and the ability of the aircraft structure to withstand the imparted loads during the ejection of store from pylon or launching phase in the presence of aircraft flow field. The number of subjects to cover is increased when the requirements for all the phases of integration process are considered. The execution of integration activities in a correct and complete manner is the solution of these concerns. STO AGARDograph 300; Flight Test Technique Series - Volume 29. Text in English. Summaries in English and French.