摘要
The purpose of this paper is to calculate the torsional agility metric,the time-to-roll and capture a 90° bank angle change,using a simple pilot mathematical model obtained from simulator test. The metric mentioned above is determined by the aircraft maneuverability and controllability,or the pilot ability to roll and capture quickly and accurately a bank angle. Therefore, the time-to-roll and capture a 90° bank angle change can be obtained by calculating the open loop process with limited maximum stick denflect velocity and the man-machine closed loop precise tracking control. Results show that the calculated values are quite consistent with the manned simulation data. The dteterioration of torsional agility while the aircraft is poor or very maneuverable can be explained. It is suggested that this approach could provide the basis for the approxi mate evaluation of aircraft torsional agility metric.
