A Review of Transport Handling-Qualities Criteria in Terms of Preliminary XB-70 Flight Experience

Powers, Bruce G. (1968) A Review of Transport Handling-Qualities Criteria in Terms of Preliminary XB-70 Flight Experience. Technical Report NASA TM X-1584, Research Engineering, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.

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Abstract

A preliminary flight evaluation of handling qualities of the unaugmented XB-70 airplane was made during the initial flight test and envelope-expansion program. The evaluations consisted of pilot ratings and comments on the longitudinal and lateral-directional characteristics. The pilot ratings were compared with several current handling-qualities criteria for transport aircraft to establish the applicability of these criteria to this class of airplane.

EPrint Type:	NASA Technical Memorandum
Keywords:	XB-70 aircraft, Flight characteristics, Flight tests, Lateral control, Longitudinal control.
Subjects:	(01 - 09) Aeronautics: (05) Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance Aircraft/Project: XB-70
ID Code:	826
Deposited On:	23 March 2006
Additional Information:	34 pages.