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Re:Black Hawk flies, lands and avoids threats - all without ... by philip1209 on Thursday December 06, 2012 @12:39PM (#4882724)
Would it be easier to build one of these systems for a Commanche or an Osprey? I ask because I imagine that control systems are heavily utilized in these two helicopters, meaning that all the necessary feedback loops / transfer functions / frequency responses are already known. Thus, taking those systems a step further into controlling position may be more efficient than starting from pneumatic controls on a Black Hawk.
Re:Black Hawk flies, lands and avoids threats - all without ... by starpilot on Thursday December 06, 2012 @01:43PM (#4883096)
Well, the Comanche was canceled a while ago and never entered service. The Black Hawk is an ideal testbed for this tech because there are so many of them in service and its handling and controls are well understood. It's a pretty conventional design, and would benefit more from being unmanned due to cruising lower and slower (more vulnerable) than the Osprey.