SIMULATION STUDIES OF STOL AIRPLANE OPERATIONS IN METROPOLITAN DOWNTOWN AND AIRPORT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ENVIRONMENTS

摘要

The operating problems and equipment requirements for STOL airplanes in terminal area operations in simulated air traffic control (ATC) environments were studied. These studies consisted of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) arrivals and departures in the New York area to and from a downtown STOLport, STOL runways at John F. Kennedy International Airport, or STOL runways at a hypothetical international airport. The studies were accom¬plished in real time by using a STOL airplane flight simulator and the Federal Aviation Administration ATC simulation facilities. The flight simulator was operated by government research pilots and airline crews and the ATC simulator was operated by experienced air traffic controllers. An experimental powered-lift STOL airplane and two in-service air¬planes having high aerodynamic lift (i.e., STOL) capability (De Havilland Twin Otter and Buffalo) were used in the simulations.