SFTE
FLIGHT TEST ENGINEERING
REFERENCE HANDBOOK

Compiled by SFTE Tech Council

Technical Data, Information, & Reference Material for Flight Testing

2013 3rd Edition

2017 Air Data Addendum
2019 Comms Systems Testing & RTD Display Guidelines Addendum

Reference Handbook

2013 3rd Edition

Free Download pdf Version

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Complete Reference Handbook for computer screen viewing and/or printing in a 8.5” by 11” format which includes book marks and thumbnails for ease of navigation
2017 update corrects an error on page 6-9 (replacing theta with phi in first term of second line of second matrix) and adds a new subsection for helicopter performance parameters
Provided by Julie Clark and Mark Roots

Free Hard Copy Notebook
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Members are entitled to a FREE hard copy version of notebook, just pay postage and handling. Please allow 2 to 3 weeks for delivery.
If you are not a SFTE Member registered in our 123signup system, you will be prompted to enter your information first before ordering.
To update older hard copy editions to the 2013 Third Edition, print out page 06-9 and pages 16-6 through 16-12 from the download below
To update older 2013 Third Edition hard copies to include the 2019 Addendum, print out Sections 20 and 21 from the download below

Air Data Calculation Software

2017 Addendum

This addendum provides air data calculation and conversion software, provided by Kelan Sisk and Al Lawless (subject to the disclaimers in the two powerpoint slide presentations)

AirDat32A_executable.ppt

Explains use of AirDat32A.exe Air Data Parameter Calculator file below

AirDat32A.exe

Air Data Parameter Calculator

AirDat32A_Excel.ppt

Explains installation and use of AirDat32A.xla file below which is an MS Excel add-In for calculating air data parameters using Microsoft Excel

AirDat32A.xla

MS Excel Add-In for calculating air data parameters, generating tables of air data parameters, and preparing graphs

Airspeed Calculator Standard Atmosphere 2017

MS Excel file replacing previous two by combining the standard atmosphere tables and airspeed/Mach calculator.
Extends the standard atmosphere up to 105,000 feet
Adds dynamic pressure (q) to calculation options
Corrects glitch in supersonic KCAS calculation

Questions/Comments?
Al Lawless: sfte@alawless.com

Communication Systems Testing & Real-Time Data Display Guidelines

2019 Addendum

This addendum adds two new sections to the SFTE Flight Test Engineering Reference Handbook:

Section 20: Communication Systems Testing