An In-Flight Investigation of Nonlinear Roll Control Princeton University

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Ellis, David R., author.

Conference Name:

National Business Aircraft Meeting and Engineering Display (1975-04-08 : Wichita, Kansas, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1975

Summary:

An in-flight simulation was undertaken to study the piloting problems associated with a type of nonlinear control effectiveness which is characteristic of spoiler roll control systems. Typically, the initial response is small or even zero, followed by a narrow region of highly effective control, and a final one of moderate effectiveness.Results for the landing flare and touchdown, which turned out to be the critical flight phase, indicate that a substantial amount of dead zone and changing effectiveness can be tolerated, but the best level of handling is obtained with linear, aileron-like control

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Publisher Number:

750528

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