Helicopter Handling Qualities: A study in pilot control compensation

Abstract The research reported in this paper is aimed at the development of a metric to quantify and predict extent pilot control compensation required fly wide range mission task elements. To do this, utility time- frequency-domain measures examine activity whilst flying hover/low-speed forward flight tasks are explored. were performed by two test pilots using both National Research Council (Canada)’s Bell 412 Advanced Systems Aircraft University Liverpool’s HELIFLIGHT-R simulator. Handling qualities ratings awarded for each compared with newly developed weighted adaptive based on discrete inputs, showing good correlation. Moreover, combination time-varying exposure, proposed shown be useful understanding relationship between pilot’s subjective assessment, measured performance. By collating results from objective metrics different elements, boundaries verify assessments Cooper-Harper Qualities Rating scale.