Impact of Propeller Gyroscopic Effect on the Handling Qualities of Multi-Engine Light Aircraft

Flying characteristics of a multi-engined light general aviation (GA) aircraft during and after an engine failure is often a major safety consideration when both designing and operating the aircraft. In the meantime, the propellers, being large rotating masses, can exert considerable gyroscopic effect on the aircraft during flight, itself...

Radar Sensing in General Aviation: For Purposes of Detect and Avoid

Safety is crucial in aviation. This includes the category of General Aviation, which consists of flights that are not performed by commercial airliners. Many of these vehicles are small in comparison to the aircraft used for commercial transport, providing seats for two or four persons. Despite their limited size, accidents involving General...

Estimation of Flight State with a Collision Alert Radar Based on FMCW Reflections of the Landscape for General Aviation

Although the main goal of a newly developed Collision Alert Radar is to observe airborne targets, it was found that reflections of the ground are received by the radar. The radar is carried on board of the aircraft, and the ground reflections may be used to detect flight information with respect to the terrain, something which is not possible...

20th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology (ISAP 2019)

The International Symposium on Aviation Psychology is convened for the purposes of: presenting the latest research on human performance problems and opportunities within aviation systems; envisioning design solutions that best utilize human capabilities for creating safe and efficient aviation systems; and bringing together scientists, research...

Redesign of a Hybrid Electric General Aviation Aircraft: A case study

The aviation sector and its associated activities contribute to climate change, damage to the environment, community noise, and local air pollution. As a consequence it affects the health and quality of life of citizens that live close to airports, and through climate change every person on earth. To reduce the impact of air travel and thereby...

Object Tracking in Images of an Airborne Wide Angle FMCW Radar

Object tracking is performed when surveillance applications have multiple observations of an object over time. An example of such a surveillance application is mounting a wideangle Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radar system on board of a General Aviation aircraft. This is done in order to observe its environment in detail, including...

Handling Qualities Criteria for Training Effectiveness Assessment of the BS115 Aircraft

With the introduction of the BS115, an ultra-light two-seater general aviation aircraft, a new opportunity for military pilot training is presented. To increase the training potential of this aircraft, the training effectiveness has been investigated. Previous research on training effectiveness assessment has failed to address the influence of...

Investigation of Practical Flight Control Systems for Small Aircraft

Personal air transportation utilizing small aircraft is a market that is expected to grow significantly in the near future. However, seventy times more accidents occur in this segment as compared with the commercial aviation sector. The majority of these accidents is related to handling and control problems. In commercial aviation, Fly-By-Wire ...