An Evaluation of the Handling Qualities of Seven General-Aviation Aircraft. Technical Report NASA Technical Note TN D-3726, Research Engineering, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

Barber, Marvin R. and Jones, Charles K. and Sisk, Thomas R. and Haise, Fred W. (1966) An Evaluation of the Handling Qualities of Seven General-Aviation Aircraft. Technical Report NASA Technical Note TN D-3726, Research Engineering, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.

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Abstract

A review of existing criteria indicated that the criteria have not kept pace with aircraft development in the areas of dutch roll, adverse yaw, effective dihedral, and allowable trim changes with gear, flaps, and power. This study indicated that criteria should be specified for control-system friction and control-surface float. Furthermore, this program suggests a method of quantitatively evaluating the handling qualities of aircraft by the use of a pilot-workload factor.

EPrint Type:	Other
Keywords:	Aircraft control, Aircraft safety, Airspeed, Controllability, General aviation aircraft
Subjects:	Aircraft/Project: Multiple Aircraft (01 - 09) Aeronautics: (05) Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance Aircraft/Project: Miscellaneous
ID Code:	851
Deposited On:	17 April 2006
Additional Information:	58 pages.