High Alpha Research Vehicle
| F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle (HARV) | |
|---|---|
| |
| F-18 HARV in high alpha maneuver | |
| Role | Test aircraft |
| Manufacturer | McDonnell Douglas |
| Status | Prototype from military service |
| Primary user | NASA |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed from | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet |
The High Alpha Research Vehicle was a modified American
NASA reported that in one phase of the project,
William H. "Bill" Dana and Ed Schneider completed the envelope expansion flights in February 1992. Demonstrated capabilities included stable flight at approximately 70 degrees angle of attack (previous maximum was 55 degrees) and rolling at high rates at 65 degrees angle of attack. Controlled rolling would have been nearly impossible above 35 degrees without vectoring."[3]
Performance figures were not listed for other phases.
The aircraft is now on display at the
Virginia Air and Space Center in Hampton, Virginia.[4]
See also
- List of experimental aircraft
- List of military aircraft of the United States
- Boeing X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing
References
- ISBN 0-07-134696-1.
- ^ F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle (HARV) fact sheet, NASA/Dryden Flight Research Center.
- ^ NASA Past Projects: F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle, NASA
- ^ "Virginia Air and Space Center to Dedicate NASA F-18 Research Jet". Retrieved 12 October 2018.
Further reading
Wikimedia Commons has media related to High Alpha Research Vehicle.
- "Overview of HATP Experimental Aerodynamics Data for the Baseline F/A-18 Configuration" (PDF). NTRS.NASA.gov. NASA. September 1996.
- "Preparations for Flight Research to Evaluate Actuated Forebody Strakes on the F-18 High-Alpha Research Vehicle" (PDF). NTRS.NASA.gov. NASA. July 1994.