Research papers
5,883 papers · NASA NTRS, NTSB, FAA CAMI
NASA NTRS · 1,269 NTSB Safety Studies · 12 NTSB Aircraft Accident Reports · 17 Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons · 1,993
7 matches · Aircraft Stability and Control
- NASA NTRS 2025 LaRC Conference Paper
Aero-Propulsive Damping Characterization for eVTOL Aircraft Using Free Motion Wind-Tunnel Testing
This paper describes an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft system identification method applied using three degree-of-freedom (3DOF) free motion wind-tunnel testing.
- NASA NTRS 2024 ARC Poster
Training the Powered-Lift Evaluation Pilot
This poster describes a project to prepare pilots for a study assessing novel aircraft automation concepts for electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft using NASA’s Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS).
- NASA NTRS 2024 ARC Presentation
Incorporating UAS Traffic Management into Wildland Firefighting Operations: Initial Findings of Subject Matter Expert Interviews
Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UASs) are being utilized throughout the disaster and emergency response domain, including in wildland firefighting operations.
- NASA NTRS 2014 LaRC Presentation
Aircraft Loss of Control: Research and Technology Directions
Aircraft loss of control is a leading cause of fatal accidents across all transport airplane and operational classes. Aircraft loss-of-control (LOC) accidents are highly complex in that they can result from numerous caus…
- NASA NTRS 2003 GRC Presentation
Feasibility Study of Transport-Aircraft Control Systems for Turbulence Effects Mitigation
This viewgraph presentation provides the results of a feasibility study conducted with four objectives: (1) use turbulence inputs from injury-accident FDR data; (2) assess capability of current aircraft control systems t…
- NASA NTRS 1995 ARC Conference Publication (CP)
Piloting Vertical Flight Aircraft: A Conference on Flying Qualities and Human Factors
This document contains papers from a specialists' meeting entitled "Piloting Vertical Flight Aircraft. A Conference on Flying Qualities and Human Factors." The conference was co-sponsored by the American Helicopter Socie…
- NASA NTRS 1995 LaRC Abstract
NASA's Advanced Control Law Program for the F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire Aircraft
This paper briefly describes the NASA F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire (DFBW) and Langley Research Center's role in investigating and promoting advanced control laws for possible flight experimentation.