Pilot simulation tests of propulsion control as backup to loss of primary flight controls for a mid-size jet transport

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• Creators:
  Bull, John ; Mah, Robert ; Davis, Gloria ; Conley, Joe ; Hardy, Gordon ; Gibson, Jim ; Blake, Matthew ; Bryant, Don ; Williams, Diane
• Corporate Contributors:
  Ames Research Center ; CAELUM Research Corporation ; Recom Technologies, Inc. ; NSI Technology Services and ManTech International Corporation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Flight control systems
  • Flight dynamics
  • Mechanical failure
  • Landing
  • Aircraft pilotage
  • Emergency training
  • Alternate control authority
  • Emergency flight control
  • Emergency landings
  • Engine thrust
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• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1403535
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Ames Research Center
• Abstract:
  Partial failures of aircraft primary flight-control systems and structural ; damages to aircraft during flight have led to catastrophic accidents with ; subsequent loss of life. These accidents can be prevented if sufficient ; alternate control authority remains which can be used by the pilot to execute ; an emergency safe landing. Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) investigated ; the use of engine thrust for emergency flight control. Using an F-15 aircraft, ; NASA DFRC successfully demonstrated in 1993 in a series of 36 flights, including ; actual propulsion controlled aircraft (PCA) landings, that throttle control of ; engines alone can be used to augment or replace the aircraft primary ; flight-control system to safely land the aircraft. NASA DFRC conducted flight ; tests in Aug.-Dec. 1995 of the MD-11 jet transport utilizing engine thrust for ; backup flight control. A series of three piloted simulation tests have been ; conducted at Ames Research Center to investigate propulsion control for safely ; landing a mid-size jet transport which has experienced a total primary ; flight-control failure. This report describes the concept of a PCA, discusses ; pilot controls, displays, and procedures; and presents the results of a series ; of three piloted simulation evaluations of the concept by a cross-section of ; air transport pilots.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12793/dot_12793_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.85 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:836ba823d5e8c7ca0c1af7a596728aa0e8829c6c47076bd5b3abb693445ff6954b4b8af862afcbcb2bd8168766b1190c7a45d64f7e97bbe570b8d89f6af5e34a