Predicting Pitch Task Flying Qualities Using Paper Pilot.

Abstract

A mathematical model for predicting the pilot rating of an aircraft in a pitch tracking task is described. The model includes the longitudinal-directional aircraft equations of motion, a stochastic gust model, a pilot model with two free parameters, and a pilot rating expression that is a function of rms pitch angle, rms pitch rate, and the pilot lead time constant. The pilot parameters are then adjusted to provide at least a 20% stability margin, and the adjusted pilot parameters are used to compute a Flypaper Pilot rating of the aircraft/gust configuration. The Flypaper Pilot rating was computed for 32 aircraft/gust configurations. A range of actual ratings from 2 to 8 was encountered and the Flypaper Pilot ratings agree quite well with the actual ratings. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0764698

Entities

People

  • Robert B. Johnson

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Directional
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Lead Time
  • Mathematical Models
  • Mathematics
  • Models
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Time

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
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