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Reference energy-altitude descent guidance: simulator evaluation. [aircraft descent and fuel conservation]
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Knox, C. E. Abbot, K. H. |
| Copyright Year | 1985 |
| Description | Descent guidance was developed to provide a pilot with information to ake a fuel-conservative descent and cross a designated geographical waypoint at a preselected altitude and airspeed. The guidance was designed to reduce fuel usage during the descent and reduce the mental work load associated with planning a fuel-conservative descent. A piloted simulation was conducted to evaluate the operational use of this guidance concept. The results of the simulation tests show that the use of the guidance reduced fuel consumption and mental work load during the descent. Use of the guidance also decreased the airspeed error, but had no effect on the altitude error when the designated waypoint was crossed. Physical work load increased with the use of the guidance, but remained well within acceptable levels. The pilots found the guidance easy to use as presented and reported that it would be useful in an operational environment. |
| File Size | 2371764 |
| Page Count | 44 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19850008559 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7bs3p18g |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1985-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Instrumentation Airspeed Pilot Performance Workloads Psychophysiology Flight Simulators Fuel Consumption Flight Altitude Commercial Aircraft Flight Control Air Traffic Control Descent Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
