PILOT SIMULATOR PERFORMANCE WITH STANDARD AND VERTICAL READING PRIMARY FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS

Abstract

Pilot performance in a flight simulator was objectively measured with 30 Air Force jet qualified pilots using standard and vertical reading primary flight instruments. During the completion of a simulated mission profile, five flight parameters were selectively sampled and scored: heading, altitude, mach, vertical rate, and airspeed. Comparing the standard and vertical instruments, the following results were obtained: (1) Heading performance with the standard reading side instruments was superior to the vertical instruments. (2) Altitude performance was found to be significantly better with the standard reading instrument. (3) Mach performance was significantly better with the vertical reading instrument. (4) Vertical rate performance indicated no significant differences between standard and vertical reading instruments. (5) Airspeed performance indicated no significant difference between standard and vertical reading instruments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1959
Accession Number
AD0648395

Entities

People

  • Robert F. Mengelkoch

Organizations

  • Glenn L. Martin Company

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Altimeters
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Flight
  • Flight Instruments
  • Flight Simulators
  • Gages
  • Horizontal Situation Indicators
  • Indicators
  • Instrument Panels
  • Measurement
  • Simulators
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.