History of in-flight simulation at general dynamics

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 290-298

  Weingarten, Norman C ^a  

^a GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; HELMET MOUNTED DISPLAYS; HYDRAULICS; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

IN-FLIGHT SIMULATORS (IFS); PILOTED AIRPLANES; PROGRAMMABLE HEADUP DISPLAYS; VARIABLE STABILITY SYSTEM (VSS);

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 18144402054     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.4663     Document Type: Review

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