A Flight Investigation of Lateral-directional Handling Qualities for V/STOL Aircraft in Low Speed Maneuvering Flight

Download or read book A Flight Investigation of Lateral-directional Handling Qualities for V/STOL Aircraft in Low Speed Maneuvering Flight written by Karl-Heinz Doetsch and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An investigation to determine the ranges of various lateral directional characteristics required to provide adequate flying qualities for turning maneuvers at low speed was undertaken using an airborne V/STOL aircraft simulator. Five parameters were varied in a systematic manner: the damping ratio, the frequency, and the ratio and the frequency of the numerator of the roll-angle to aileron-control-input transfer function. The pilots performed a low speed, visual maneuvering task and documented their assessment of the characteristics through extensive comments and a numerical rating. The report presents all the data categorized with respect to the test parameters. (Author).