High Angle of Attack Handling Qualities Rating Scales

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by  Chris A. Hadfield

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HIGHA NGLEO F ATTACK
HANDLING QUALITIERSA TING SCALES
A Thesis
Presentefdo trh e
MastoefrS cience
Degree
The UniverosfiT tenyn essKeneo,x ville
ChrisA .H adfield
May1 992
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Alrilg hts reserved
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Iw oulldi tkoet hank Rihcardosf t hUeS NT esPti lSocth ooflorh ipsa tience,
Mr.
commenantdsa ,s sistIaw nocuela.dl sloi kteot ahnkm yw ifHee,l efnoehr,e crri tical
suppaonrtud n flaggcionngfi dence.
Thea nalyasnidcs o nclucsoinotnasi ntehdit hsie ns imsy o wna,n d not
are are
intenasd tehdo osfte h Nea valW arfare Centert hoUern itSedt atGoevs ent.
Air ernm
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ABSTRACT
Aircraft handling qualities trardaitintigo nbaeslecnla yl edse vfehorla ovpeed
closedh-alnoodpl tiansgak tms o deraantge-l oe-fsatt(aAcOkA )T.h el atfiegshtt er
usiflnyg- by-flwiigrech otn troalnsvd e ctoretdh rust,c apaobfls eu stained
aircraft,
are
maneuvers atv eryh igAhO A.A pitccohn tromlargi n tes(Latc key1,9 9w1a)pers formed
usinag s peciadlelvye lorpaetdis ncga lweh,i cehv olvaesand elemeonftt e sts
investigcaotnitronlgl abaithl iigAthOy A ,p rogresstihnrogu gcho nceptualization,
simulaatinoednv ,e ntfluiagtelh stt T.h ipsi tccohn tromlar gitne issta nalyiznte hdi s
theassiac s a sset uidnty h dee velopomfe nhta nqdulaliintirgea sti scnagl etsoe valuate
higAhO Afl yiqnuga lities.
Iwta fsou ntdh cahto iocfte h meo sstu itmaebalseu orefms eri ti si mportant when
evaluaatin negwfl igrhetgi meI.tw asa lsfoo und rtahtianstgc adlees iregqnu ires
specmiisfisci toans ekvse,fn oo rp elno ospc enariaossw ,e lalsa g lossoarfay s sociated
termst om inimizaem buiityg.
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TABLEO F CONTENTS
CHAPI'ER PAGE
1. INTRODUCTION . 1
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ThseisS atteemnt . 1
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2. BACKGROUNDA ND LITERATURREE VIEW 2
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General 2
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PitcCho ntrMoill itSaprye cification 2
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Angleo fA ttack . ..
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CoefifcieonftL it.f.. .. ............. .......... ............... ......... .......... .. 3
PicthinMgo menCto efifcient . 4
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GenerLaitle ratSuoruer ces 6
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TehcnicLaitle ratSuorruec es 6
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Cooper-HaRrpaetri Sncga le 7
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MoscoAwv aitiIonns ttuitIen tervSacla. le . 9
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WordS uvrey..s.. .. ..... .
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TESTM ETHODOLOGY ... . 12
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Genera.l. ..............................................................1..�.. .. .............
TestC once.p.t. .............................................................1.2.. .........
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SimautlioFna cil.i.t.i.e.s. .........................................1..3. ..................
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MeasuroefsM er.i.t. .............................................. .1..5.. ................
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FligThets .t. ...........................................................1..6.. ..............
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PitcRhe coveRrayt iSncga .le. .................................1...8... ....... ..........
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DecsiioFna ct.o.r.s. ................................1..8.. ........ ...............
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CategorDyei fintio.n . . . . 18
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RatinLge vels. ...... .. . 19
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Post-ManeWuovredSr ur ve.y. 20
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4. RESULTASN D DISCUISOSN. ... ..... .. ...21
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Genera..l.. .....................................................................�..!. .......
MeasuroefsM er.i.t.. ............................... .......... 21
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PiloDte cisTiiomne L in.e ......... ...... ..... 21
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PitcAhc celer..a..tio..n.. ... ...... .... .. 22
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PitcRha t..e.. ...... ................................ ...... .2 5
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Timet oR ecove.r.. ... .............. . ...2 6
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PitcRhe coveRrayt iSncga l..e. ......... . .. .2 7
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Gener.a l 27
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Missni Roelatio.n.. .. .. . ... ... 27
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SemantiAcm biguity . .. . 28
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MinimuSmae ftyL eveVla riat.ion.. .. .. . . 29
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Closevde rsOupse nL oopT ask.s. .. . ..30
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NumebrR atinFigx ation . . 30
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Post-ManeWuovrdeS rur vey . 30
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RevisPeidt cRhe coveRrayt iSncga le . 31
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5. CONCLUISON 33
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6. RECOMMENDATIONS .. . . 35
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BIBLGIROAPHY . . .37
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APPENDIX. . . 40
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VITA 62
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