A Preliminary Investigation of the Use of Throttles for Emergency Flight Control. Meeting Paper AIAA-1991-2222, Research Engineering, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
Burcham Jr., F.W. and Fullerton, C. Gordon and Gilyard, Glenn B. and Wolf, Thomas D. and Stewart, James F. (1991) A Preliminary Investigation of the Use of Throttles for Emergency Flight Control. Meeting Paper AIAA-1991-2222, Research Engineering, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.
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Abstract
A preliminary investigation was conducted regarding the use of throttles for emergency flight control of a multiengine aircraft. Several airplanes including a light twin-engine piston-powered airplane, jet transports, and a high performance fighter were studied during flight and piloted simulations. Simulation studies used the B-720, B-727, MD-11, and F-15 aircraft. Flight studies used the Lear 24, Piper PA-30, and F-15 airplanes. Based on simulator and flight results, all the airplanes exhibited some control capability with throttles. With piloted simulators, landings using manual throttles-only control were extremely difficult. An augmented control system was developed that converts conventional pilot stick inputs into appropriate throttle commands. With the augmented system, the B-720 and F-15 simulations were evaluated and could be landed successfully. Flight and simulation data were compared for the F-15 airplane.
| EPrint Type: | Other |
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| Keywords: | B-720 aircraft, B-727 aircraft, F-15 aircraft, Lear 24 aircraft, MD-11 aircraft, Piper PA-30 aircraft |
| Subjects: | Aircraft/Project: PA-30 Aircraft/Project: Learjet Aircraft/Project: MD-11 Aircraft/Project: Boeing 727 Aircraft/Project: Boeing 720 Aircraft/Project: F-15 |
| ID Code: | 1397 |
| Deposited On: | 01 March 2007 |
| Additional Information: | 22 pages. AIAA/SAE/ASME/ASEE 27th Joint Propulsion Conference, Sacramento, California, June 24-26, 1991. |
