American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 1 Generation and Treatment of Aerodynamic and Propulsive Databases for a Real-time, Reconfigurable Flight Simulator Eduardo N. Zapico 1 and Pedro S. Guiraudo 2 National University of Córdoba, Aeronautics Department - Córdoba, Argentina Horacio A. Abbate 3 Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas para la Defensa (CITEFA) – Buenos Aires, Argentina and Javier Luiso 4 Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas para la Defensa (CITEFA) – Buenos Aires, Argentina This program, which commenced in April, 2007, under sponsorship of the National Agency for Science and Technology Promotion (Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica) of Argentina, aims to develop a low-cost, PC-based, Real-Time, reconfigurable Flight Simulator joining efforts of R&D groups of five National Universities (Córdoba, La Plata, Buenos Aires, La Pampa and Bahía Blanca) and a Ministry of Defense R&D Center (CITEFA); a general overview of this program can be seen in [Ref. 1]. The purpose of this paper is to present the development of the Aerodynamic and Propulsive Data Bases for two aircraft types used for this task: a multi-role fighter (based in the known characteristics of the Dassault M2000) and a generic military jet trainer. Engineering methods [Ref. 2] are used as a baseline for the aerodynamic coefficients, detecting their flaws and marking them to further calculations via CFD algorithms. We also dedicate a paragraph to the algorithms used for Data Interpolation, since the amount of them recommends its treatment in matrix-form; the processing of these data via the matrix algorithms built-in in video graph cards is briefly treated.. Nomenclature CD = drag coefficient CL = lift coefficient CM = pitch moment coefficient CN = normal force coefficient CA = axial force coefficient CLα = derivative of lift coefficient w.r.t. angle of attack CMα = derivative of pitching moment coefficient w.r.t. angle of attack 1 Professor, Aeronautics Dept, FCEFyN, National University of Córdoba, Velez Sarsfield 1611, X5016, Córdoba, Argentina, AIAA member. 2 Fellow, Aeronautics Dept, FCEFyN, National University of Córdoba, Velez Sarsfield 1611, X5016, Córdoba, Argentina, AIAA member. 3 Head, Computer Graphics Division, CITEFA, San Juan Bautista de Lasalle 4397 B1603ALO – Villa Martelli, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 4 Fellow, Computer Graphics Division, CITEFA, San Juan Bautista de Lasalle 4397 B1603ALO – Villa Martelli, Buenos Aires, Argentina. AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference 10 - 13 August 2009, Chicago, Illinois AIAA 2009-6025 Copyright © 2009 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. All rights reserved.