THE USE OF PILOTED FLIGHT SIMULATORS IN GENERAL RESEARCH

Abstract

Recent research on a number of general flying qualities problems is reviewed in order to discuss the use of piloted simulators and their validity. Direct comparisons between different types of simulators and actual flight tests are used to show which information cues to the pilot are required in each of several basic problem areas, of advanced transports and spacecraft, where the use of simulators might be particularly desirable.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0404196

Entities

People

  • Brent Y. Creer
  • George A. Rathert
  • Melvin Sadoff

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airplanes
  • Angular Acceleration
  • Control Systems
  • Design Criteria
  • Flight Simulators
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Measurement
  • National Security
  • Simulators
  • Spacecraft
  • Swept Wings
  • United States
  • Variable Stability Aircraft

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers