Phase II Simulation Evaluation of the Flying Qualities of Two Tilt-Wing Flap Control Concepts NASA-Ames Research Center

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Birckelbaw, Lourdes G., author.

Conference Name:

Aerospace Atlantic Conference & Exposition (1992-04-01 : Dayton, Ohio, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1992

Summary:

A simulation study was initiated 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, reported in this paper, introduced an alternate method for pilot control of the geared flap and further studied the flying qualities of the programmed flap, and two geared flap configurations. The results showed little difference among the three flap control configurations except during a longitudinal reposition task where the programmed flap configuration was the best. The addition of pitch attitude stabilization greatly enhanced the aircraft handling qualities. This paper describes the tilt-wing aircraft and the flap control concepts, and presents the results of the second simulation experiment

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Publisher Number:

920988

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