Durability Studies on the F-15B Flight-Test Fixture

NASA's F-15B #836 is a two-seat version of the F-15, which is a high-performance, supersonic, all-weather fighter airplane. The F-15B is used as a test-bed aircraft for a wide variety of flight experiments. In support of this use, a flight-test fixture (FTF) (see Figure 1) was developed to provide a space for flight experiments in a region with known aerodynamic conditions.