Publication Date:
2019-01-25
Description:
The X-22A V/STOL Flight Research Facility which provides in-flight simulation capability applicable to hover, low speed, and transition flight investigation of fixed wing V/STOL flying is described. The variable stability system, the guidance and display equipment, the data acquisition and processing system, and the ground simulator are included. Research programs involving the STOL flying qualities for landing approach, the control system, display, and guidance requirements for VTOL aircraft instrument approach and landing, and the expansion of the adverse weather operation capabilities of the Navy's VTOL aircraft are briefly summarized.
Keywords:
AIRCRAFT DESIGN, TESTING AND PERFORMANCE
Type:
Naval Postgraduate School Proc. of the Navy(NASA VSTOL Flying Qualities; p 111-138
Format:
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