Identification of Minimum Acceptable Characteristics for Manual STOL Flight Path Control. Volume II. STOL Aircraft Characteristics and Generic Model.

Abstract

This report contains an overview of the fundamental aspects of manual flight path control as they relate to existing STOL aircraft concepts. The interrelationship between performance capability, represented for example by the glide slope polar, and path dynamic stability and control are identified. Several examples of path control problems are illustrated to substantiate the analytical discussion. A review of contemporary STOL propulsive lift concepts is given and the design features including augmentation aspects affecting manual path control are examined briefly. A mathematical model is defined which is suitable for simulation of flight path properties of the various STOL concepts.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA013588

Entities

People

  • Robert L. Stapleford
  • Samuel J. Craig
  • Wayne F. Jewell

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Computational Science
  • Flight
  • Flight Paths
  • Glide Slope
  • Identification
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Simulations

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Business Analytics

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers