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Control of V/STOL aircraft

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

J. A. Franklin
J. A. Franklin*
Affiliation:
Ames Research Center, NASA, Moffett Field, California, USA
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Summary

This paper deals with control of V/STOL aircraft in powered-lift flight. A review of representative operational mission tasks is presented for the take-off, transition, hover and landing flight phases. Characteristics inherent in the basic airframe and propulsion system and the behaviour associated with control augmentation systems are considered. Demands for augmented stability and control response to meet certain mission operational requirements are discussed. Experience from ground-based simulation and flight experiments that illustrates the impact of augmented stability and control on aircraft design is related by example.

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Research Article
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 90 , Issue 895 , May 1986 , pp. 157 - 173
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1986 

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