Prevention of Aircraft Loss of Control Using a Simple Head-Up Display.
Abstract
To evaluate the concept of a simple head-up display (HUD) as an aid to noninstrument-rated pilots of encountering reduced flight visibility conditions, two versions of such a display were flown by six pilots. The subject pilots were pretested to insure that they could not perform standard maneuvers when outside visual reference and panel attitude instruments were obscured leaving only the altimeter, airspeed indicator, gyroscopic direction indicator, gyroscopic rate-of-turn/slip-skid indicator and clock. Given either of the HUD instruments and a partial panel of basic instruments, plus a brief indoctrination in the use of the HUD, the pilots showed marked impovement in preservation of aircraft control. The opinions of expert observers suggest that, with a few hours of additional training, inexperienced pilots would be able to employ a simple HUD with a further improvement of aircraft safety when penetrating adverse weather.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0726280
Entities
People
- Gerald E. Skelton
- Richard L. Sulzer