The activities during a four-year study by doctoral students to evolve in detail a design for a simple-to-fly, constant attitude light airplane are described. The study indicated that such aircraft could materially reduce the hazards to light airplane occupants which arise from the high pilot work load and poor visibility that occur during landing. Preliminary cost studies indicate that in volume production this system would increase the cost of the aircraft in roughly the same fashion that automatic transmission, power steering, power brakes, and cruise control increase the cost of a compact car. (Author)


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    Title :

    A Design Study for a Simple-TO-Fly, Constant Attitude Light Aircraft


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1973


    Size :

    322 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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