24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-8.11.1

INFLIGHT SIMULATION OF SUSTAINED HIGH ROLL RATES USING A LOW ALPHA SPIN MODE: POTENTIAL APPLICATION TO AVIATION MEDICINE RESEARCH

A. P. Brown, J. Dillon
National Research Council, Canada

Keywords: simulation, high roll rates, aviation medicine

The NRC Harvard Mk 4 research aeroplane has been used to investigate spinning at reduced angle-of-attack. The spin mode has potential as an inflight simulation tool for research into the physiological effects of sustained high roll rates. The spin mode has been sustained for periods of 10-15 seconds, at spin rates of 220-270°s-1. The roll rate component was dominant, with roll rates p of 200°s-1 to 250°s-1.

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