Real-time pilot guidance system for improved flight-test maneuversThe real-time pilot display uplink development at the Dryden Flight Research Facility is described, with a focus on recent F-104 studies. A nose boom gathers data on the Mach number, pressure altitude, and angle of attack. The system provides the pilot with guidance to improve maneuver accuracy and fly more complex trajectories. The uplink presents the pilot with computed differences between a reference flight path and actual flight state conditions, using a downlink to the ground where engineering computations are performed, feedback is transmitted, and corrections are applied. Details of the flight test trajectories and data from test results are provided for level turns, constant thrust turns, dynamic pressure trajectories, constant radar altitude accelerations and decelerations, and a Reynolds number trajectory. The system has proved capable of reducing pilot workload and saving fuel by decreasing the flight time necessary to obtain specific data.
Document ID
19840033374
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Schneider, E. T. (NASA Flight Research Center Edwards, CA, United States)
Meyer, R. R., Jr. (NASA Flight Research Center Edwards AFB, CA, United States)