Several ground-based simulation experiments undertaken to investigate concerns related to tilt-rotor aircraft airworthiness were conducted. The experiments were conducted on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center's Vertical Motion Simulator, which permits simulation of a wide variety of aircraft with a high degree of fidelity of motion cueing. Variations in conversion/deceleration profile, type of augmentation or automation, level of display assistance, and meteorological conditions were considered in the course of the experiments. Certification pilots from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) participated, in addition to NASA research pilots. The setup of these experiments on the simulator is summarized, and some of the results highlighted.
Ground-Simulation Investigations of VTOL Airworthiness Criteria for Terminal-Area Operations
1990
18 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft , Air Transportation , Transportation Safety , Job Training & Career Development , Aircraft reliability , Simulation , Tilt rotor aircraft , Vertical landing , Vertical motion simulators , Vertical takeoff , Augmentation , Certification , Civil aviation , Cues , Nasa programs , Research facilities , Research management , Weather