COMPARISON OF A LINEAR AND A NONLINEAR WASHOUT FOR MOTION SIMULATORS UTILIZING OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE DATA FROM CTOL TRANSPORT LANDING APPROACHES

Objective and subjective data gathered in the processes of comparing a linear and a nonlinear washout for motion simulators reveal that there is no difference in the pilot performance measurements used during instrument landing system (ILS) approaches with a Boeing 737 conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) airplane between fixed base, linear washout, and nonlinear washout operations. However, the subjective opinions of the pilots reveal an important advance in motion cue presentation. The advance is not in the increased cue available over a linear filter for the same amount of motion base travel but rather in the elimination of false rotational rate cues presented by linear filters. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Langley Research Center

  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  Hampton, VA  United States  23665
• Authors:
  • PARRISH, R V
  • Martin, DJJ
• Publication Date: 1976-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 83 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airline pilots; Approach; Civil aircraft; Flight simulators; Instrument landing systems; Landing; Personnel performance; Signals; Transport aircraft
• Identifier Terms: Boeing 737 aircraft
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pilot performance; Washout
• Old TRIS Terms: Aircraft landing; Visual signals
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00143303
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NASA-TN-D-8157
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 17 1977 12:00AM