An analysis of the power-off landing maneuver in terms of the capabilities of the pilot and the aerodynamic characteristics of the airplane / Albert E. von Doenhoff and George W. Jones, Jr.
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics,
1953.
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| Series: | Technical note (United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) ;
2967. |
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| Abstract: | An analysis of the power-off landing manuever is presented in which an attempt is made to consider the human capabilities of the pilot in addition to the aerodynamic characteristics of the airplane. Assumptions are made that the pilot's judgment of distance may be inaccurate by a certain factor Eh and that a time delay occurs between a decision to correct the airplane attitude and the time that such correction is effected. These parameters are included in the landing calculations to modify the optimum landing paths derived from purely aerodynamic considerations so as to give them inherent safety margines. The corresponding determination of a minimum safe initial glide speed and the definition of a region within which the pilot should fly in order to make a safe landing in a minimum distance are described. Several calculated results based on assumed values are presented. The results obtained from the present analysis show the desirability of future research to determine accurate values of the variables. |
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| Item Description: | "August 1953." NACA TN Number 2967. |
| Physical Description: | 42 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Action Note: | committed to retain |