A STUDY OF THE ADEQUACY OF THE STALL-WARNING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SNJ AIRCRAFT,

Abstract

The question studied in the investigation was: 'How well do Naval aviators recognize the imminence of the stall and are they then able to avoid it in the SNJ aircraft.' This question is a test of whether the stall-warning characteristics of the SNJ aircraft are adequate for operational purposes. Three principal types of Naval aviators were tested: (1) flight instructors, (2) students, and (3) other Naval aviators who fly the SNJ aircraft. A sample of each of these three groups was tested at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, using three SNJ aircraft especially equipped for purposes of testing the aviators' recognition and avoidance of the impending stall. The study reports findings of these tests on stall recognition and avoidance for each of the three samples. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1950
Accession Number
AD0710783

Entities

People

  • J. J. Hill
  • Jorma I. Niven
  • Kenneth W. Vaughn
  • Phillip J. Rulon
  • Wilbur E. Kellum

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Cooperation
  • Instructors
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Recognition
  • Stations

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation