Flight path angle command flight control system for landing flar

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1989-07-27

1990-09-11

Black, Thomas G.

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244181, 244183, 244186, 364433, G06F 1550

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ABSTRACT:
This invention provides a flare control modification for pilot-in-the-loop aircraft maneuver command electronic flight control systems. During flare pilot pitch control inputs are interpreted as incremental flight path angle commands above a reference flight path angle (nominally a -3.degree. glideslope). The flare control modification allows conventional piloting technique (i.e., pitch controller pull-and-hold) to be used during flare, while retaining the benefits of the maneuver command system masking effects of gusts, winds, windshear, and variations in airplane weight, balance, and aerodynamic configuration.

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