Assessment of proposed fighter agility metricsThis paper presents the results of an analysis of proposed metrics to assess fighter aircraft agility. A novel framework for classifying these metrics is developed and applied. A set of transient metrics intended to quantify the axial and pitch agility of fighter aircraft is evaluated with a high fidelity, nonlinear F-18 simulation. Test techniques and data reduction method are proposed, and sensitivities to pilot introduced errors during flight testing is investigated. Results indicate that the power onset and power loss parameters are promising candidates for quantifying axial agility, while maximum pitch up and pitch down rates are for quantifying pitch agility.
Document ID
19900058087
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Liefer, Randall K. (Kansas Univ. Lawrence, KS, United States)
Valasek, John (Kansas Univ. Lawrence, KS, United States)
Eggold, David P. (Kansas Univ. Lawrence, KS, United States)
Downing, David R. (Kansas, University Lawrence, United States)