The report describes the laboratory and flight development and demonstration of a Stability Augmentation Safety System (SAS) based upon the design presented in PB-169 095. Laboratory development work on the automatic SAS activation principle was followed by development flight testing of the complete SAS. Sufficient instrumented flight tests were performed to define the profiles of SAS recoveries. It was demonstrated that SAS will provide automatic recoveries from dives entered due to pilot disorientation or inattention without exceeding the airplane's FAA-approved flight boundaries. The resulting performance characteristics also have considerable utility throughout the normal flight regime, approximating the performance of some contemporary autopilots, except for command features. SAS was qualified to the standard to TSO-C9c (AS 402A) and was granted FAA Supplementar Type Certificate SA270EA for installation in the test vehicle and operation within the limitations of the approved flight manual supplement. (Author)
Development and Demonstration of a Light Airplane Stability Augmentation Safety System
1965
40 pages
Report
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Englisch