Parameter identification studies on the NASA/AMES Research Center Advanced Concepts Flight Simulator
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Authors
McKavitt, Thomas Patrick, Jr.
Subjects
Parameter Identification
Aircraft Simulator
Advanced Concepts Flight Simulator
ACFS
Aircraft Simulator
Advanced Concepts Flight Simulator
ACFS
Advisors
Schmidt, Louis V.
Date of Issue
1990-09
Date
1990-09
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
The results of an aircraft parameters identification study conducted on the National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationAmes Research Center Advanced Concepts Flight Simulator (ACFS) in conjunction with the Navy-NASA joint Institute of Aeronautics are given. The ACFS is a commercial airline simulator with a design based on future technology. The simulator is used as a laboratory for human factors research and engineering as applied to the commercial airline industry. Parametric areas examined were engine pressure ratio (EPR), optimum long range cruise Mach number, flap reference speed, and critical take-off speeds. Results were compared with corresponding parameters of the Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft. This comparison identified two areas where improvements can be made: (1) low maximum lift coefficients (on the order of 20%-25% less than those of a 757; and (2) low optimum cruise Mach numbers. Recommendations were made to those anticipated with the application of future technologies.
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Thesis
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Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Format
xiv, 58 p. ill.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.