Relationship of the Flying Qualities Specification to Task Performance,
Abstract
It is recognized, that mission requirements will play an even greater role in future military aircraft design. As these requirements become more stringent, the effective integration of aerodynamics, performance and control will be essential to meeting them. Specification of open loop airplane characteristics based on implied or indirect closed loop requirements will not be adequate. It appears knowledge of the pilot's dynamic and performance characteristics is necessary to quantitatively relate airplane dynamic properties to many task-oriented design requirements. Many such requirements are closed loop in that they involve the pilot as an active controller. Others involve the pilot intermittently as a controller or decision maker. The Flying Qualities Group has an effort planned to develop closed loop criteria to consider future piloting requirements more directly. Both the development of these requirements and their application will require identification and analysis of the pilot's dynamics and workload.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADP001135
Entities
People
- David J. Moorhouse
- Frank L. George
Organizations
- Flight Dynamics Laboratory