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Use Of The Gps Reciprocal Heading Method For Determining Pitot-Static Position Error In Helicopter Flight Testing, Rucie James Moore

Masters Theses

This thesis is an evaluation of using the Global Positioning System (GPS) reciprocal heading method to determine pitot-static position errors in helicopter flight testing. Determination of position error is a fundamental flight test task that must occur early in a test program, as all other results with regard to airspeed rely on the data. The test determines errors of the pitot-static system that cause inaccurate indication of airspeed to the pilot. The measured course, a currently approved method, provides a measure of the helicopter’s groundspeed by flying the helicopter over a known distance and converting elapsed time into the speed …

Systems Calibration, Testing, And Preflight Preparations Of A Reusable Launch Vehicle Subscale Model For A Parameter Determination Flight Program, James Michael Rigsby

Masters Theses

The European space community, having recognized the need for reliable and affordable space access, has identified two reusable vehicle concepts for future autonomous access to space. One of these concepts is the horizontally launched and landed “Hopper”. Various European agencies are participating in the development of the concept including the Technical University of Aachen, Germany.

The purpose of this work was to prepare and test the subscale vehicle for the flight test program conducted at the Technical University of Aachen (RWTH). The work was part of a larger project to create and demonstrate the technology required for reusable autonomous space …

The Eighty Desired Mean Point Of Impact Targeting Management Problem With Respect To Pilot Vehicle Interface In The B-2a Aircraft, Todd Murphy Copeland

Masters Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the pilot vehicle interface of the GBU-38, 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition integration with the B-2A weapon system operated by the United States Air Force with respect to controls and displays from a human factors perspective. This thesis highlights the basic problems associated with software intensive, glass cockpit displays in a modern combat aircraft using the GBU-38/B-2A integration as a case study and gives the conclusions and solutions our test team reached.

An abbreviated background of the basic workings and displays associated with weapons control and delivery is given at first with …

The Origin And Evolution Of The Naval Air Training And Operating Procedures Standardization Program, Kristin Olson Swift

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to examine the origin and evolution of the Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS) Program and to address challenges facing the present day NATOPS Program. The NATOPS Program, developed in the 1960s as an effort to improve the safety and readiness of Naval Aviation, has evolved into an effective safety program that provides operating procedures and technical data all Navy and Marine Corps aircraft.

Much of the data used in this study were found in the paper and digital records transferred to the Naval Air System Command NATOPS Office from the former …