Evaluation of Handling Qualities for Level 5 Flight Training Device to Conventional Aircraft Simulator

摘要

Flight simulator is a device that artificially re-creates the aircraft flight and the environment it flies for pilot training, design, or other purposes. It includes replicating the equations that govern how aircraft fly, how they react to applications of flight controls, the effect of other aircraft systems, how the aircraft reacts to external factors such as air density, turbulence, wind shear, cloud, precipitation, etc. Flight simulation is used for a variety of reasons, including pilot training, design and development of aircraft, and research into aircraft characteristics and control handling qualities. For an aircraft simulator to be quite efficient, the handling qualities and pilot ratings must be satisfied which includes the test items like static control checks, longitudinal and lateral directions tests. The evaluation committee evaluates the simulator based on the performance obtained from the handling qualities results and if the results meets the tolerance value stated in the aviation administration regulations the simulator will be approved for use. In this paper, the test items for a level 5 Flight Training Device (FTD) and the classification of aircraft simulators will be explained in a brief way.