Emergency Landing Using Thrust Control and Shift of Weight
TBMG-3244
05/01/2002
- Content
Normally, the damage that results in a total loss of the primary flight control of a transport airplane, including all the engines on one side, would be catastrophic. Dryden Flight Research Center has conceived of a method of responding to a total loss of hydraulic pressure and failure of engines on one side: An emergency controller would utilize the engines that are still working on the other side, along with transfers of fuel among tanks to effect lateral shift of the center of gravity (CG), in order to steer the airplane to an emergency landing.
- Citation
- "Emergency Landing Using Thrust Control and Shift of Weight," Mobility Engineering, May 1, 2002.