Investigation was performed with pilots and flight simulator to study handling qualities of tilt-wing VTOL aircraft in calm air under visual flying conditions; at hover, dependence of measured handling qualities requirements on maneuver criteria invoked is shown by comparing results of present study with published NASA data; study of handling qualities during transition determined that satisfaction of hover derived criteria is not sufficient to ensure good handling qualities for performance of transition maneuver.


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    Title :

    Simulator study of tilt-wing handling qualities


    Additional title:

    AIAA -- Tech Papers


    Contributors:
    Breul, H.T. (author)

    Conference:

    Simulation for Aerospace Flight Conference ; 1963 VTOL-STOL


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    11 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :






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