Evaluation of the Effects of Lateral and Longitudinal Aperiodic Modes on Helicopter Instrument Flight Handling Qualities (Evaluation des Effets des Modes Aperiodiques Lateraux et Longitudinaux sur les Qualites de Pilotage aux Instruments des Helicopteres).

Abstract

This report describes a part of a larger program funded jointly by the US Federal Aviation Administration and the National Aeronautical Establishment to provide background information on instrument flight handling qualities of helicopter. This latest series of tests was aimed at addressing the acceptability of pitch and roll aperiodic characteristics when performing general handling and mission-oriented tasks in the NAE Airborne Simulator. In general, the results of these tests are consistent with proposed requirements for helicopter IFR handling qualities. Two significant factors were highlighted in these tests: aircraft characteristics which were not specifically under study may have affected pilot opinions; and changes in pilot opinion occurred depending on whether the task was one of general handling or was specifically mission-oriented. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA134116

Entities

People

  • S. Kereliuk
  • S. R. M. Sinclair

Organizations

  • National Research Council Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptability
  • Actuators
  • Airborne
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Amplitude
  • Control Systems
  • Directional
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Flight
  • Helicopters
  • High Density
  • Instrument Flight
  • Navigation
  • Simulators
  • Tail Rotors
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design