As part of a comprehensive flight-test program of STOL operating systems for the terminal area, an automatic landing system was developed and evaluated for a light wing loading turboprop aircraft. The aircraft utilized an onboard advanced digital avionics system. Flight tests were conducted at a facility that included a STOL runway site with a microwave landing system. Longitudinal flight-test results were presented and compared with available (basically CTOL) criteria. These comparisons were augmented by results from a comprehensive simulation of the controlled aircraft which included representations of navigation errors that were encountered in flight and atmospheric disturbances. Acceptable performance on final approach and at touchdown was achieved by the autoland (automatic landing) system for the moderate winds and turbulence conditions encountered in flight. However, some touchdown performance goals were marginally achieved, and simulation results suggested that difficulties could be encountered in the presence of more extreme atmospheric conditions. Suggestions were made for improving performance under those more extreme conditions.


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    Title :

    Flight-Test and Simulation Evaluation of the Longitudinal Final Approach and Landing Performance of an Automatic System for a Light Wing Loading STOL Aircraft


    Contributors:
    S. C. Brown (author) / G. H. Hardy (author) / W. S. Hindson (author)

    Publication date :

    1983


    Size :

    59 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English