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VLF Integrated Flight/Propulsion Control
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Abstract
The Control Configured Vehicle, as embodied in the McDonnell Aircraft Vectored Lift Fighter, offers new dimensions in airplane responsiveness. To take full advantage of this potential to improve air combat and attack effectiveness, a degree of coupling between the airplane's flight control system and its propulsion control system was investigated. It was demonstrated in manned simulation that integrating the Vectored Lift Fighter's powerful aerodynamic deceleration control with the control of its high thrust-to-weight ratio propulsion system effectively reduced pilots' work load during critical moments in air combat and attack maneuvers when the pilots' attention must be concentrated upon acquiring and tracking the target.
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Ostroff, H., "VLF Integrated Flight/Propulsion Control," SAE Technical Paper 760886, 1976, https://doi.org/10.4271/760886.Also In
References
- Wendl M.J. Grose G.G. Porter J.L. Pruitt V.R. “ Flight/Propulsion Control Integration Aspects of Energy Management ” SAE Paper 740480 Presented at the National Air Transportation Meeting 30 April 1974
- Gibbons T.A. Ostroff H.H. “ Vectored Lift Advanced Fighter Technology Integration ” SAE Paper 751079 Presented at the Aerospace Engineering and Manufacturing Meeting 17 November 1975