A flight investigation of fighter side-stick controller force-deflection characteristics was performed using the USAF NT-33A variable stability airplane equipped with a variable feel side stick. The simulated airplane and control system characteristics were representative of a modern high performance fighter employing a side-stick controller. Up-and-away tasks including formation, air-to-air tracking and acrobatic maneuvering, and landing approach tasks were evaluated by two pilots. Four values of nonlinear pitch and roll side-stick force-command gain resulting in different response per force ratios were evaluated with different side-stick force-deflection gradients, including a rigid side stick.
Flight Investigation of Fighter Side-Stick Force-Deflection Characteristics
1975
93 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft , Control Devices & Equipment , Flight control systems , Control sticks , Fly by wire control , Command and control systems , Flight simulation , Force(Mechanics) , Deflection , Maneuverability , Experimental design , Research planes , Jet fighters , Electrical networks , Side stick onctrollers , NT-33A aircraft , T-33 aircraft
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