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Space shuttle flying qualities and criteria assessmentWork accomplished under a series of study tasks for the Flying Qualities and Flight Control Systems Design Criteria Experiment (OFQ) of the Shuttle Orbiter Experiments Program (OEX) is summarized. The tasks involved review of applicability of existing flying quality and flight control system specification and criteria for the Shuttle; identification of potentially crucial flying quality deficiencies; dynamic modeling of the Shuttle Orbiter pilot/vehicle system in the terminal flight phases; devising a nonintrusive experimental program for extraction and identification of vehicle dynamics, pilot control strategy, and approach and landing performance metrics, and preparation of an OEX approach to produce a data archive and optimize use of the data to develop flying qualities for future space shuttle craft in general. Analytic modeling of the Orbiter's unconventional closed-loop dynamics in landing, modeling pilot control strategies, verification of vehicle dynamics and pilot control strategy from flight data, review of various existent or proposed aircraft flying quality parameters and criteria in comparison with the unique dynamic characteristics and control aspects of the Shuttle in landing; and finally a summary of conclusions and recommendations for developing flying quality criteria and design guides for future Shuttle craft.
Document ID
19870020109
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Myers, T. T. (Systems Technology, Inc. Hawthorne, CA, United States)
Johnston, D. E. (Systems Technology, Inc. Hawthorne, CA, United States)
Mcruer, Duane T. (Systems Technology, Inc. Hawthorne, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1987
Subject Category
Aircraft Stability And Control
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-4049
NAS 1.26:4049
Accession Number
87N29542
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS2-11900
PROJECT: RTOP 506-48
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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