Piloted simulation study of two tilt-wing control conceptsA two phase piloted simulation study was conducted to investigate alternative wing and flap controls for tilt-wing aircraft. The initial phase of the study compared the flying qualities of both a conventional (programmed) flap and an innovative geared flap. The second phase of the study introduced an alternate method of pilot control for the geared flap and further studied the flying qualities of the programmed flap, and two geared flap configurations. In general, the pilot ratings showed little difference between the programmed flap and the geared flap control concepts, although differences between the two control concepts were noticed and are discussed in this paper. The addition of pitch attitude stabilization in the second phase of the study greatly enhanced the aircraft flying qualities. This paper describes the simulated tilt-wing aircraft and the flap control concepts, and presents the results of both the first and second phases of the piloted simulation study.
Document ID
19930029341
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Birckelbaw, Lourdes G. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Corliss, Lloyd D. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)