Two piloted simulations have recently been conducted to evaluate both workload and handling qualities requirements for operation of a helicopter by a single pilot in a nap-of-the-earth combat environment. An advanced cockpit, including a moving-map display and an interactive touchpad screen, provided aircraft mission, status, and position information to the pilot. The results of the simulations are reviewed, and the impact of these results on the development of a revised helicopter handling qualities specification is discussed. Rate command is preferred over attitude command in pitch and roll, and attitude hold over groundspeed hold, for low-speed precision pointing tasks. Position hold is necessary for Level 1 handling qualities in hover when the pilot is required to perform secondary tasks. Addition of a second crew member improves pilot ratings.


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    Title :

    Classification of response-types for single-pilot NOE helicopter combat tasks


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    AHS, Annual Forum ; 1987 ; Saint Louis, MO, United States


    Publication date :

    1987-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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