The Effect of Load Factor on Aircraft Handling Qualities.

Abstract

This thesis documents the results of a limited simulation and flight test of the A-7D to determine the effect of load factor on aircraft handling qualities. The test condition was 15,000 feet indicated pressure altitude, 0.6 indicated Mach number, at load factors ranging from 1 to 3G's for the mechanical and fully augmented flight control configurations. The equations of motion were developed to include turning flight. Additional keywords: computer programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 10, 1984
Accession Number
ADA152118

Entities

People

  • J. R. Riemer

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Frequency Response
  • Horizontal Stabilizers
  • Operating Systems
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Test Methods
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Education
  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation