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A simulator evaluation of the use of spoilers on a light aircraft
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Brainerd, C. H. Kohlman, D. L. |
| Copyright Year | 1972 |
| Description | A fixed-base flight simulator was used to evaluate wing spoilers for longitudinal flight path control on a modified Cessna Cardinal aircraft. Spoilers which generated the proper pitching moment to maintain aircraft trim C sub L constant could be used as an effective descent rate control. More than 100 simulated ILS approaches were flown by evaluation pilots using both conventional methods and spoiler descent rate control. Three spoiler control schemes were evaluated during the ILS approaches. Using the spoilers for control, instrument approaches could be flown smoothly and precisely with constant airspeed and pitch attitude. While the spoilers could adequately control ILS approaches, a spoiler system with greater authority would be desirable for use in visual approaches. |
| File Size | 7819065 |
| Page Count | 129 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19730002288 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5p891z9v |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1972-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Aircraft Stability Aircraft Landing Instrument Landing Systems Flight Simulators Flight Paths Aircraft Performance Flight Control Aerodynamic Characteristics Spoilers Cessna Aircraft Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
