Simulation evaluation of the advanced control concept for the NASA V/STOL research aircraft (VSRA)

Results of a substantial body of ground-based simulation experiments indicate that a high degree of precision of operation for recovery aboard small ships in heavy seas and low visibility with acceptable levels of effort by the pilot can be achieved by integrating the aircraft flight and propulsion controls. The availability of digital fly-by-wire controls makes it feasible to implement an integrated control design to achieve and demonstrate in flight the operational benefits promised by the simulation experience. It remains to validate these systems concepts in flight to establish their value for advanced short takeoff vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft designs. This paper summarizes analytical studies and simulation experiments that provide a basis for the flight research program that will develop and validate critical technologies for advanced STOVL aircraft through the development and evaluation of advanced, integrated control and display concepts and lays out the plan for the flight program that will be conducted on NASA's V/STOL Research Aircraft (VSRA).

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Simulation evaluation of the advanced control concept for the NASA V/STOL research aircraft (VSRA)

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Evaluation of a command monitoring concept for a V/STOL Research Aircraft

Evaluation of a command monitoring concept for a V/STOL Research Aircraft

Simulation evaluation of the control system command monitoring concept for the NASA V/STOL research aircraft (VSRA)

Integrated Control and Display Research for Transition and Vertical Flight on the NASA V/STOL Research Aircraft (VSRA)

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