LOW SPEED HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STOL AIRCRAFT

This paper presents a description of the STOL aircraft, a historical background, the STOL philosophy, the powered lift and control concept, and a summary of the general operational characteristics exhibited from over 6000 STOL operations with the prototype and production McDonnell Douglas 188/Brequet 941 STOL vehicles.

• Corporate Authors:

  McDonnell Aircraft Corp

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• Authors:
  • Marks, M D
  • Carpenter, D O
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Prototypes; Stability (Mechanics); STOL aircraft
• Identifier Terms: McDonnell Douglas 188 aircraft; McDonnell Douglas aircraft
• Old TRIS Terms: Breguet 941 aircraft; Short takeoff aircraft
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Bridges and other structures; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00073358
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: FLIGHT TRANSPORTATION LABORATORY, MIT DEPT. OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 5 1974 12:00AM