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Refuse-to-crash: NASA tackles loss of control.

J. Croft

2003.3.1AEROSPACE AMERICA

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Technologies under study at NASA that will alert pilots of loss of control in time to take action or be able to take necessary action to avoid crashing are reviewed.

Abstract

The article reviews technologies under study at NASA that will alert pilots of loss of control in time to take action or be able to take necessary action to avoid crashing. Topics discussed include efforts to understand factors behind loss of control, how flight simulator data has been reviewed to develop a new understanding of aircraft aerodynamics, use of models to simulate accidents, and design changes resulting from the data collected.

Citation format

CROFT, J. Refuse-to-crash: NASA tackles loss of control. AEROSPACE AMERICA, 2003, 41 3: 42–5.