由于月99 8 MV-22和KC-10组队WAKE调查试验 通过Gidge达迪 V-22公共事务

Naval Air Station PATUXENT RIVER, MD --V-22 pilots and engineers recently conducted follow-on dry-plug aerial refueling tests to gather data that will enable them to evaluate the MV-22�s flying qualities in the wake of a 490,000 lb. refueling tanker. Using Engineering and Manufacturing, Development (EMD) aircraft number 8 and a KC-10 Air Force tanker, these �dry� in-flight refueling tests will reveal what wake conditions are created when the V-22 approaches the KC-10�s refueling drogue at various speeds and distances.
任何实际的空中加油完成之前，之后的调查必须进行，以保证加油机后面的气流平静足够的鱼鹰在飞行，并从尾部锥套加油得到。For these tests, the airflow was measured with the long orange probe that sits ahead of the Osprey�s nose. This probe, an instrumented boom containing sensors that react to aerodynamic forces and pressures, measures the flow of air before it hits the aircraft.
In one of the tests conducted to measure air turbulence and flight stability, the pilots positioned the V-22 at varying distances behind the tanker and began to �box� the refueling drogue. In this maneuver, the pilots would move the aircraft an equal number of feet from the drogue in four directions, left, right, up, and down, in order to collect data and assess how the aircraft handles. In a similar test, the KC-10 made slow right and left 15 degree bank turns and the same boxing technique was performed to survey the wake.
According to Diego Mera, the V-22 Integrated Test Team fuel systems engineer, �the V-22 reached an airspeed of 200 knots behind the KC-10 during some of these tests and successfully flew behind the drogue. The aircraft was stable and maneuvered well.�
虽然这是第一次的V-22做了KC-10背后唤醒调查测试，梅拉说，之前的测试表明，鱼鹰是落后于其他大水车，如KC-130稳定，以及。

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