Methods for validating a flight mechanical simulation model for dynamic maneuvering

Abstract: Flight mechanical simulators play an important role in the design steps during development of a new aircraft. To be able to simulate and evaluate flight mechanical characteristics during development it is important to minimize development time and cost while keeping flight safety high during early flights. The aim of the project presented in this thesis is to develop a method for validating a flight mechanical simulator against flight test data from dynamic maneuvering. An important part in this thesis is about how deviations in the result data can be found and analyzed, for example deviations between aircraft individuals or store configurations. The work presented here results in a good model for comparison of a big amount of data where it is easy to backtrace where the deviation occurs.