Directional Flight Handling Evaluation of the DUUC Using a Mobile Wind Tunnel

Directional flight handling and stability characteristics of the Delft University Unconventional Configuration (DUUC) were assessed by means of an inhouse designed and built mobile wind tunnel setup. The DUUC aircraft features an integrated ducted fan propulsive empennage (DFPE) that replaces the entire horizontal and vertical tails for...

The longitudinal handling characteristics of the Skysurfer X8

For decades the physical appearance of aircraft remained more or less unchanged. The increase in efficiency which still can be made by improving this design, is limited. More researchers have started to investigate new design options that represent a departure from established concepts. The main drivers behind these endeavors are the tightening...

Vision-Based Reinforcement Learning for the guidance of an AR Drone 2

Reinforcement Learning (RL) has been applied to teach quadcopters guidance tasks. Most applications rely on position information from an absolute reference<br/>system such as Global Positioning System (GPS). The dependence on "absolute<br/>position" information is a general limitation in the autonomous flight of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)....

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...