Activities of NRC-CNRC, Institute for Aerospace Research, Flight Research Lab

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Activities of NRC-CNRC, Institute for Aerospace Research, Flight Research Lab

This report presents a summary of the research projects of the Flight Research Laboratory (FRL) of the National Research Council of Canada during the fiscal year 1990-1991 and a brief indication of future plans for continuing and new projects. Collaborative projects have been undertaken with universities, industry, Canadian government agencies, and international organizations. Names of collaborating organizations are provided for each project. The FRL research fleet facilities include: (1) a fully instrumented DHC-6 Twin Otter atmospheric research aircraft; (2) a Bell 205A airborne simulator which supports inflight investigations of control and cockpit systems, and database generation for aircraft specifications; (3) a Convair 580 research aircraft which is used as a multipurpose flying laboratory; (4) a T-33 flight research aircraft which is used for microgravity research, flight mechanics research, in-flight turbulence and static pressure measurement; and (5) a Falcon 20 research aircraft which joined the fleet this year was acquired as a multipurpose research platform for research on microgravity, avionics, sensors, microwave landing systems, and airborne atmospheric phenomena. Ground facilities include: the Flight Recorder Playback Center, a facility for analysis of recorded information particularly in accident and incident investigations and the Flight Research Laboratory Speech Research Centre which is involved in the development of voice I/O technology and which also supports aircraft accident investigations.