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Calspan Flight Research Recent Activities
Lou Knotts
SAE ACGSC Meeting
Salt Lake City
March 2-4, 2005
Discussion Topics
• Divestiture by General Dynamics
• Niagara Falls – New Flight Test Facility
• Learjet #3
• Learjet Automated Aerial Refueling
• FAA Upset Recovery Training (URT)
Divestiture by General Dynamics
• Aero and Transportation Testing Businesses sold by GD– Completed 18 February 2005– Returned to Calspan Corporation
• Business consists of five operating units:– Flight Research– Transonic Wind Tunnel– Transportation Science Center– Crash Data Research Center– System Integration & Design
• 230 employees– Buffalo, Edwards, Roswell, Ann Arbor, Miami
Niagara Falls Hangar
Our first aircraft, November 2004
Learjet # 3 Bought
• 25D – Serial 347• Currently at Wichita factory for inspection• 1 year in-flight simulation modifications start in April
Learjet Automated Aerial Refueling
• AAR Sponsored by AFRL
• Utilizing Learjet as “surrogate” J-UCAS
• Objectives:
– Clear Learjet to operate up to and including Contact position with KC-135
– Evaluate acceptability of sensors
– Evaluate control laws for automated refueling
• Initial Test Flights
– Sep 2004
– Gathered data for PGPS & EO sensors
• Next:
– Install throttle servos – Summer 2005
– Data-link test - Sep 2005
– Initial automated closed-loop tests – Jun ‘06
– Final automated closed-loop tests – Jun ‘07
FAA Upset Recovery Training
• FAA Sponsored – 5 Year Program– Based at Roswell, NM
• Objectives:– Develop an In-Flight Simulation Based URT Program
– Train up to 2,000 Airline Pilots
– Optimize URT
• Utilizes Learjet IFS and Aerobatic Bonanza– ½ Day Lecture, Ground Sim, Bonanza Flt, LJ Flt.
• Data being collected :– Pilot background info
– Video, Digital data
– Post-flight comments & Recovery Rating (similar to C-H)
• Expanding to Commercial Customers: several air carriers interested, business aviation, others …
FAA Upset Recovery Training
LEARJET
Accident Scenarios: CG shifts PIO tendencies Wake vortex Jammed controls Surface hard-over Runaway trim Total hydraulic failure
BONANZA
Aerobatics: Loops & Rolls Split-S Positive & Negative g Nose high recovery Nose low recovery
URT Current Program Status
• Completed Third year of program
• 2002 – 03 (Year 1)– Curriculum & flight scenarios prepared– Ground simulator delivered (Genesis companion trainer)– Hotbench development system started (new Wheel/Column)– 83 Participants (Aug 02 – Jun 03)
• 2003 – 05 (Year 2/3)– 160 Participants to date (Jun 03 – Feb 05)– Completed Hotbench – system architecture & Wheel/Column
• 53 Participant Organizations– 33 Passenger Airlines, 4 Cargo, 2 Charter, FAA, ALPA, APA, NTSB, NMDoT,
3 Manufacturers, 4 Universities, 2 Journalists
Pilot’s Confidence of Recovery vs IFS URT Training
Dramatic Improvement after IFS-Based Training
(based on 182 subjects to date - 7/31/04)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Recovery inDoubt
Moderate toSmall
Confidence ofRecovery
HighConfidence of
Recovery
CONFIDENCE of RECOVERY
% o
f P
AR
TIC
IPA
NT
S
Initial Pre-IFS-Training Test
Final Post-IFS-Training Test
49% 49%
2%
19%
1%
80%
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