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  2. Optical landing system - Wikipedia

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    The position of the ball compared to the datum lights indicated the aircraft's position in relation to the desired glidepath: if the ball was above the datum, the plane was high; below the datum, the plane was low; between the datum, the plane was on glidepath. The gyro stabilisation compensated for much of the movement of the flight deck due ...

  3. Cooper–Harper rating scale - Wikipedia

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    The Cooper-Harper Handling Qualities Rating Scale [1] (HQRS), sometimes Cooper-Harper Rating Scale (CHRS), is a pilot rating scale, a set of criteria used by test pilots and flight test engineers to evaluate the handling qualities of aircraft while performing a task during a flight test. The scale ranges from 1 to 10, with 1 indicating the best ...

  4. Full-text search - Wikipedia

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    In text retrieval, full-text search refers to techniques for searching a single computer-stored document or a collection in a full-text database. Full-text search is distinguished from searches based on metadata or on parts of the original texts represented in databases (such as titles, abstracts, selected sections, or bibliographical references).

  5. Sensory illusions in aviation - Wikipedia

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    As an example, if the airplane is spinning to the left but goes unnoticed for a period of time sufficient for the pilot to become desensitized to the magnitude of the spin, a small adjustment to the right rudder may leave the pilot with a sensation of spinning to the right. As a result, the pilot will apply left rudder and unknowingly re-enter ...

  6. Tapping rate - Wikipedia

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    The tapping rate is a psychological test given to assess the integrity of the neuromuscular system and examine motor control.The finger tapping test has the advantage of being a relatively pure neurologically driven motor task because the inertial and intersegmental interactions are so small that biomechanical influences on movement are reduced. [1]

  7. Ryan X-13 Vertijet - Wikipedia

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    The first prototype of the X-13 was equipped with temporary tricycle landing gear. The X-13 was flown conventionally on December 10, 1955 to test its aerodynamic characteristics. The Vertijet was then fitted with a temporary "tail sitting" rig. On May 28, 1956, it was flown from the ground in a vertical position to test its hovering qualities.

  8. 'Airplane!' directors on 'worse than terrible' test ... - AOL

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    It took five years for the ZAZ trio to get Airplane!off the ground, and during that time all kinds of actors were considered for crew and passenger positions aboard the doomed aircraft.

  9. Aerobatic maneuver - Wikipedia

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    The cartwheel portion of the hammerhead is performed with full rudder and full opposite aileron. Gyroscopic forces from the propeller during the rapid rate of yaw will produce a pitching and rolling moment and a degree of forward stick will be required to keep the aeroplane from coming off-line over the top.