To determine how much the ride quality of the Shuttle Carrier (Boeing 747) Aircraft is affected at various spoiler settings, the PEMS II (Portable Environmental Measuring System) was used to measure onboard motion during a test flight October 15, 1975. The PEMS II measures acceleration in the vertical, transverse and longitudinal directions as well as angular rates of pitch, roll, and yaw. The data acquired by this instrument, combined with an airline passenger comfort model, gives an indication of how passengers would react to the motion induced by flying in a vortex alleviation configuration. (Author)
Nasa/Frc Wake Turbulence Flight Test Program: Ride Quality Aspects
1975
36 pages
Report
No indication
English
NASA ride quality program at the Flight Research Center
NTRS | 1972
|FAA-NASA Wake Turbulence Research Program
Online Contents | 2004
|NASA Langley Flight Test Program
NTIS | 1991
|NASA Langley flight test program
NTRS | 1991
|