Hover flight test system for aircraft

摘要

Test systems and methods for testing hover flight of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). In one embodiment, a test system includes a winch having a cable, and a mounting tree assembly configured to attach to the cable of the winch and to attach to the UAV. The winch is configured to restrain an altitude of the UAV during hover flight while the mounting tree assembly permits five degrees of freedom for the UAV.