Accession Number:

ADB006024

Title:

Definition Study for an Advanced Fighter Digital Flight Control System

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Mar 1974-May 1975

Corporate Author:

MCDONNELL AIRCRAFT CO ST LOUIS MO

Personal Author(s):

• Hooker, David S.
• Pope, Ira G.
• Smith, George R.
• Vetsch, George J.

Report Date:

1975-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

199.0

Abstract:

The Definition Study for an Advanced Fighter Digital Flight Control System is an exploratory definition study of which a principal objective is to derive and evaluate custom multimode control laws, related displays, and multichannel digital fly-by-wire implementation schemes for advanced Air Force and Navy fighters. Study results show that a triplex flight control system provides the lowest weight, the best maintainability, and the lowest cost of the candidate configurations considered. Results also indicate that mission-oriented flight control laws integrated with compatible displays and controllers can provide enhanced mission effectiveness and reduced pilot workload. It is recommended that the concepts analyzed and simulated during this definition study be implemented and evaluated by flight testing.

Descriptors:

• *FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS
• AERIAL GUNNERY
• AIRCRAFT FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS
• AIRCRAFT LANDINGS
• AVIATION SAFETY
• AVIONICS
• CARRIER LANDINGS
• COCKPITS
• COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
• DIGITAL COMPUTERS
• DIGITAL SIMULATION
• DISPLAY SYSTEMS
• FLIGHT MANEUVERS
• FLIGHT SIMULATION
• FLY BY WIRE CONTROL
• HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
• INSTRUMENT FLIGHT
• INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
• JET FIGHTERS
• MONITORING
• PILOTS
• REDUNDANCY
• TAKEOFF
• TRADE OFF ANALYSIS

Subject Categories:

• Attack and Fighter Aircraft

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE