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Integrated control and display research for transition and vertical flight on the NASA V/STOL Research Aircraft (VSRA)Results of a substantial body of ground-based simulation experiments indicate that a high degree of precision of operation for recovery aboard small ships in heavy seas and low visibility with acceptable levels of effort by the pilot can be achieved by integrating the aircraft flight and propulsion controls. The availability of digital fly-by-wire controls makes it feasible to implement an integrated control design to achieve and demonstrate in flight the operational benefits promised by the simulation experience. It remains to validate these systems concepts in flight to establish their value for advanced short takeoff vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft designs. This paper summarizes analytical studies and simulation experiments which provide a basis for the flight research program that will develop and validate critical technologies for advanced STOVL aircraft through the development and evaluation of advanced, integrated control and display concepts, and lays out the plan for the flight program that will be conducted on NASA's V/STOL Research Aircraft (VSRA).
Document ID
19880003977
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Foster, John D. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Moralez, Ernesto, III (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Franklin, James A. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Schroeder, Jeffery A. (Army Aviation Research and Development Command Moffett Field, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1987
Subject Category
Aircraft Stability And Control
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.15:100029
NASA-TM-100029
A-87350
Accession Number
88N13359
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 533-02-41
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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