INNOVATIVE COCKPIT DISPLAYS AND CUEING SYSTEM CONCEPTS FOR OPERATION IN AN EXTENDED FLIGHT ENVELOPE.

MODERN CLOSE-IN AIR COMBAT, WITH ALL ASPECT MISSILE, IS EXTREMELY FAST PACED WITH HARD MANEUVERING TO ACHIEVE THE FIRST POINT-AND-SHOOT OPTION. NOSE POSITION AT THE EXPENSE OF ENERGY CONSERVATION IS OFTEN A TACTICAL EXPEDIENCY, AND SOME CURRENT AIRCRAFT ACHIEVE THIS FIRST SHOT OPTION WITH TRANSITORY POSITIONING MANEUVERS INTO AN EXTENDED POST STALL FLIGHT ENVELOPE. FUTURE FIGHTERS MAY BE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO PERFORM THESE UNCONVENTIONAL TRANSIENTS TO ANGLES OF ATTACK OF 50-70 DEGREES WHILE THE AIRCRAFT NOSE IS OPTIMALLY POSITIONED THROUGH MOTIONS ABOUT ANY OR ALL AXES. THESE EXTREME CONDITIONS AND MANEUVER OPTIONS PRESENT THE PILOT WITH NEW AND COMPLICATED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS PROBLEMS WHICH MUST BE SOLVED FOR EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF THE EXTENDED FLIGHT ENVELOPE. THISPROPOSAL WOULD IDENTIFY THE KEY FLIGHT PARAMETERS AND THE CURRENT INFORMATION DEFICIENCIES WHICH MUST BE PRESENTED TO THE PILOT WHILE OPERATING IN THE POST STALL REGIME. IT WOULD FURTHER SUGGEST INNOVATIVE DISPLAY OPTIONS AND SUBSTANTIATE THAT THE REQUIRED DATA REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSING CAPABILITIES ARE AVAILABLE IN STATE-OF-THE-ART SENSOR SUITES AND DATA PROCESSORS.