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A design study for a simple-to-fly, constant attitude light aircraftThe activities during a four-year study by doctoral students to evolve in detail a design for a simple-to-fly, constant attitude light airplane are described. The study indicated that such aircraft could materially reduce the hazards to light airplane occupants which arise from the high pilot work load and poor visibility that occur during landing. Preliminary cost studies indicate that in volume production this system would increase the cost of the aircraft in roughly the same fashion that automatic transmission, power steering, power brakes, and cruise control increase the cost of a compact car.
Document ID
19730009310
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Smetana, F. O. (North Carolina State Univ. Raleigh, NC, United States)
Humphreys, D. E. (North Carolina State Univ. Raleigh, NC, United States)
Montoya, R. J. (North Carolina State Univ. Raleigh, NC, United States)
Rickard, W. W. (North Carolina State Univ. Raleigh, NC, United States)
Wilkinson, I. E. (North Carolina State Univ. Raleigh, NC, United States)
Date Acquired
September 2, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1973
Publication Information
Publisher: NASA
Subject Category
Aircraft
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-2208
Accession Number
73N18037
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-34-002-086
PROJECT: RTOP 760-71-03-01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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