Engineering topics
Publications and source records attributed to White, M. D..
Several approaches to the training and selection of aircrew are presented including both industry and nonindustry perspectives. Human factor aspects of the problem are also examined with specific emphasis on the psychology of the flight deck situation.
The paper examines the evolution of manned aircraft simulators with large-motion systems and provides a brief description of important design details along with physical descriptions of a number of systems. Attention is given to the use of large translational motions in providing the simulator pilot with a close approximation of the cues of aircraft flight; examples are cited comparing pilot reactions to simulators with and without motion. How these simulators have been used in programs that effectively influenced aircraft design and operating problems is discussed.
Flight simulator with large lateral motion for large and supersonic transport aircraft, emphasizing reproduction of cockpit accelerations due to supersonic engine thrust loss
Simple model describing final airborne stages of landing transport aircraft manually
Piloted simulator study to investigate stalling characteristics of transport-type airplanes with localized instabilities associated with pitching-moment variations
Simulator studies of aircraft deep-stall problem - pitch control problem
Piloted simulators to determine handling qualities of supersonic transport during cruise, landing approach and touchdown
Design problems of supersonic transports identified in piloted-simulator studies
Comparison of flight measured carrier-approach speeds with values predicted by several different criteria for 41 fighter aircraft configurations
Detail calculations are presented of the shifts in stick-fixed neutral point of the Republic XF-12 airplane due to the windmilling propellers and to the fuselage. The results of these calculations differ somewhat from those previously made for this airplane by Republic Aviation Corporation personnel under the direction of Langley flight division personnel. Due to these differences the neutral point for the airplane is predicted to be 37.8 percent mean aerodynamic chord, instead of 40.8 percent mean aerodynamic chord as previously reported.