SIMULATION AND EFFECTS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE ON JET AIRLINE PILOTS

Abstract

The AMAL Human Centrifuge was used to simulate air turbulence conditions which had been recorded on a Boeing 720-B aircraft during severe turbulence in the cirrus portion of a thunderstorm. Techniques for simulating these conditions on the human centrifuge are reported, and the effectiveness of these simulations is evaluated. Ten commercial airline pilots, and five other volunteers flew these simulations, and the results of their evaluations of the centrifuge simulations are reported. Significant effects on some aspects of piloting performance are reported. Effects on pitch and roll error performance, and on control stick reversals, are evaluated. The effects on visual performance, and kinesthetic sensations are reported by the pilots, are discussed. It is concluded that the human centrifuge and its computer control is an effective system for simulating the turbulence environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 13, 1964
Accession Number
AD0448067

Entities

People

  • Lloyd Hitchcock Jr.
  • Randall M. Chambers
  • Richard J. Crosbie
  • Stuart Ragland Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Commercial Pilots
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Control Sticks
  • Control Systems
  • Flight Instruments
  • Flight Recorders
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Jet Transport Aircraft
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Motion Sickness
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Tape Recording
  • Transport Aircraft

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).