The VAAC VSTOL Flight Control Research Project

The VAAC VSTOL Flight Control Research Project

Flight control systems for advanced VSTOL aircraft present unique challenges and opportunities. The designer must address a broad range of questions on control laws, displays and inceptors (cockpit controls). VAAC is a programme of research into advanced VSTOL flight control. Its objective is to dev...

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Veröffentlicht in:SAE transactions 1987-01, Vol.96, p.1596-1601
1. Verfasser: Nicholas, O. P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aircraft
Aircraft computers
Aircraft design
Aircraft pitch
Cockpits
Flight control
Sensors
Throttles
Trajectory control
Vehicular flight
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Zusammenfassung:Flight control systems for advanced VSTOL aircraft present unique challenges and opportunities. The designer must address a broad range of questions on control laws, displays and inceptors (cockpit controls). VAAC is a programme of research into advanced VSTOL flight control. Its objective is to develop concepts, and design and assessment techniques. It takes studies through piloted groundbased simulation to flight in the RAE VAAC research Harrier. The experimental flight control system fitted to the VAAC aircraft has been designed to permit a wide range of experimental laws to be flown safely.
ISSN:0096-736X