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Helicopter roll control effectiveness criteria program summary
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Bourne, Simon M. Heffley, Robert K. Mnich, Marc A. |
| Copyright Year | 1988 |
| Description | A study of helicopter roll control effectiveness is summarized for the purpose of defining military helicopter handling qualities requirements. The study is based on an analysis of pilot-in-the-loop task performance of several basic maneuvers. This is extended by a series of piloted simulations using the NASA Ames Vertical Motion Simulator and selected flight data. The main results cover roll control power and short-term response characteristics. In general the handling qualities requirements recommended are set in conjunction with desired levels of flight task and maneuver response which can be directly observed in actual flight. An important aspect of this, however, is that vehicle handling qualities need to be set with regard to some quantitative aspect of mission performance. Specific examples of how this can be accomplished include a lateral unmask/remask maneuver in the presence of a threat and an air tracking maneuver which recognizes the kill probability enhancement connected with decreasing the range to the target. Conclusions and recommendations address not only the handling qualities recommendations, but also the general use of flight simulators and the dependence of mission performance on handling qualities. |
| File Size | 3866038 |
| Page Count | 112 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19890000675 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t00051k92 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1988-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Stability And Control Military Helicopters Aircraft Stability Project Management Flight Simulators Controllability Rotary Wing Aircraft Lateral Control Helicopter Design Aircraft Control 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 |
