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An evaluation of head-up displays in civil transport operationsTo determine the advantages and disadvantages of head-up displays (HUD) in civil transport approach and landing operations, an operational evaluation was conducted on the flight simulator for advanced aircraft at Ames. A non-conformal HUD concept which contained raw data and Flight Director command information, and a conformal, flight path HUD concept was designed to permit terminal area maneuvering, intercept, final approach, flare, and landing operations. Twelve B-727 line pilots (Captains) flew a series of precision and non-precision approaches under a variety of environmental and operational conditions, including wind shear, turbulence and low ceilings and visibilities. A preliminary comparison of various system and pilot performance measures as a function of display type (Flight Director HUD, Flight Path HUD, or No HUD) indicates improvements in precision and accuracy of aircraft flight path control when using the HUDs. The results also demonstrated some potentially unique advantages of a flight path HUD during non-precision approaches.
Document ID
19810010518
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Lauber, J. K.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Bray, R. S.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Scott, B. C.
(FAA)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Langley Research Center The 1980 Aircraft Safety and Operating Probl., Pt. 1
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Accession Number
81N19044
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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