Helicopters' accidents and incidents due to so‐called pilot error are still far too high and many can be attributed to poor flying qualities in a broad sense. Evaluation of a helicopter's flying qualities for a role will include an assessment of the mechanical characteristics of the pilot's controls. This chapter deals with a selection of special flying qualities, including agility, carefree handling, and flight in poor visual conditions. The relationship between flying qualities and agility is important because it potentially quantifies the value of flying qualities to operational effectiveness. Over several decades, the merging of functional values with aesthetic values has led to flying quality being a ‘nice to have’ attribute rather than essential for achieving safety and performance. The emphasis with mission‐oriented flying qualities is the ability to perform a defined set of tasks with temporal and spatial constraints, and what better test of quality than flying the tasks themselves.
Flying Qualities: Subjective Assessment and Other Topics
Helicopter Flight Dynamics ; 417-467
2018-11-12
52 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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