Aircraft Maneuvers for the Evaluation of Flying Qualities and Agility. Volume 1. Maneuver Development Process and Initial Maneuver Set

Abstract

A set of aircraft maneuvers has been developed to augment evaluation maneuvers used currently by the flying qualities and flight test communities. These maneuvers extend evaluation to full aircraft dynamics throughout the aircraft flight envelope. As a result, a tie has been established between operational use and design parameters without losing control of the aircraft evaluation process. Twenty maneuvers are described as an initial set to examine primarily high-angle-of-attack conditions. Perhaps as important as the maneuvers themselves is the method used to select them. These maneuvers will allow direct measurement of flying qualities throughout the flight envelope instead of merely comparing parameters to specification values. Aircraft Maneuvers, Flight test, Flying qualities, Agility

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA273913

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  • David J. Wilson
  • David R. Riley
  • Kevin D. Citurs

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Design
  • Airframes
  • Control Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Experimental Design
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Information Science
  • Lessons Learned
  • Motion Sickness
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Test And Evaluation

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