Book Description

This report is intended for use as a collection and analysis of diverse data gathering, empirical, and analytical approaches to the high angle of attack aircraft stability and control problem; as a compendium of several methods of defining aircraft departure and spin susceptibility; as a reference for spin definition and spin recovery enhancement; as a review of specifications, regulations, and design guides as they pertain to high angle of attack flight; and as a medium for expounding where tomorrow's high angle of attack investigative attention should focus. The design of safe, effective fighter aircraft in the high angle of attack combat environment is reaching a critical point. Accepted flying qualities design guidelines (necessary to establish stability and control requirements) must be established to address flight operations in the high angle of attack flight regime. Most of the research to date has focused on aircraft departure. Parameters/criteria to define desired high angle of attack flying qualities in the post-stall region (outside the realm of departure) are still unanswered.