Motion-Based Rotary-Wing Platform

The motion-based rotary-wing variable stability platform is based on NTPS’ MBB B0-105 helicopter. This combines a high fidelity motion system with seating for a pilot and flight test engineer, a flight identified dynamics model of the actual helicopter, and a variety of VSS features custom programmed by flight level engineering.

This demonstration catalog is inspired by decades of experience, ADS-33, and variable stability pilot training in NRC’s Bell 205 in-flight simulator helicopter.

Each of our simulators includes a high fidelity visual system, a dynamics model of each respective aircraft, and a variety of VSS features custom programmed by flight level engineering.

These VSS features include real-time reconfigurable heads up and heads down displays, multiple programmable inceptors per axes, and a massive variable stability demonstration catalog. This catalog produced 12 variable stability helicopter flights and 12 variable stability airplane flights each lasting approximately 1.5 hours. All sorties are tightly integrated into the flying qualities, handling qualities, and modern flight controls curriculum at NTPS. This allows us to modify what the FTE and TP see, touch, and feel in real-time.