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Simulator study of flight characteristics of several large, dissimilar, cargo transport airplanes during approach and landing
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Smith, P. M. Deal, P. L. Grantham, W. D. Neely Jr., W. R. |
| Copyright Year | 1984 |
| Description | A six-degree-of-freedom, ground based simulator study is conducted to evaluate the low-speed flight characteristics of four dissimilar cargo transport airplanes. These characteristics are compared with those of a large, present-day (reference) transport configuration similar to the Lockheed C-5A airplane. The four very large transport concepts evaluated consist of single-fuselage, twin-fuselage, triple-fuselage, and span-loader configurations. The primary piloting task is the approach and landing operation. The results of his study indicate that all four concepts evaluated have unsatisfactory longitudinal and lateral directional low speed flight characteristics and that considerable stability and control augmentation would be required to improve these characteristics (handling qualities) to a satisfactory level. Through the use of rate command/attitude hold augmentation in the pitch and roll axes, and the use of several turn-coordination features, the handling qualities of all four large transports simulated are improved appreciably. |
| File Size | 6717209 |
| Page Count | 92 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19850002694 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t48q0vj04 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1984-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Stability And Control Flight Characteristics Aerodynamic Configurations Aircraft Landing Transport Aircraft Approach Flight Simulators Roll Flight Control Data Correlation Pitch Inclination Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |