V-22 Simulator Evaluation for Shipboard Operations

Abstract

In June 1990, a preliminary evaluation of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Patuxent River's Manned Flight Simulator (MFS) motion base was performed to assess its value for pilot training and task familiarization for Dynamic Interface (DI) testing. Since that time, MFS engineers have made significant improvements in the areas of ship airwake and turbulence modelling, ship visual elements, and motion cueing. In early 1993, the DI department was tasked to perform an evaluation with a duel purpose. The first was to evaluate and document the fidelity of the V-22 flight simulator for the shipboard operations flight tests. The second was to identify the critical elements required to adequately perform various shipboard compatibility analyses and prepare project pilots for shipboard DI testing. The test consisted of 220 shipboard landings, 8 short take off's, and comprised a total of 16 flight hours.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 03, 1994
Accession Number
ADA284156

Entities

People

  • William D. Reddy

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aerial Warfare
  • Aircrafts
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Control Systems
  • Flight Decks
  • Flight Simulators
  • Flight Training
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Motion Sickness
  • Reliability
  • Ship Motion
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.