CONTACT ANALOG SIMULATOR EVALUATIONS: UNUSUAL ATTITUDE MANEUVERS.
Abstract
The study was performed to determine the pilot's ability to recover from unusual attitude and to handle emergency maneuvers using the contact analog display. Five recoveries from unusual attitudes and two autorotation maneuvers were investigated. Four subjects performed each maneuver under two experimental conditions. Two display conditions were tested to determine the pilot's ability to reorient himself following the maneuver. One display condition employed the contact analog with the pathway and the other display condition employed same without the pathway. Performance measures included heading, pitch, yaw and impact G. Analysis of the findings indicates that (1) the pictorial qualities of the contact analog permit easy and positive recovery from unusual and emergency maneuvers; (2) the pathway had no significant effect on the pilot's ability to recover; (3) the pathway permitted reorientation with the original flight path; and (4) any disorientation effects of unusual maneuvers with respect to attitudes seem to be eliminated with the contact analog display. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0634985
Entities
People
- Carl Koch
- Dora J. Dougherty