Among the various modes of aircraft spin, flat-spin being the most ruthless form, the severity and the flight parameters govern the recovery success rate. This paper presents a novel approach for utilizing vertical thrust to reduce the fatality of the flat-spin in terms of excessive altitude loss regulating the survivability post aircraft recovery. F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle is considered for the present study to demonstrate effectiveness of the proposed method. The dynamics of vertical thrust add-on is conceptualized and incorporated to the standard aircraft. Subsequently, to validate the effectiveness of this mode of recovery as compared to the conventional primary control based method, standard sliding-mode control technique is adopted. Closed-loop simulation shows that vertical thrust restricts altitude loss and minimizes spin recovery time compared to the conventional mode of recovery from flat-spin. The outcome of the present study ensures the use of vertical thrust as a potential solution for minimizing aircraft flat-spin-related fatal accidents.


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    Title :

    Vertical thrust-based effective flat-spin recovery of aircraft restricting altitude loss


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    Publication date :

    2022-12-01


    Size :

    9 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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