2023 Handling Qualities Technical Meeting

The VFS Redstone Chapter sponsored the 2023 Handling Qualities Technical Meeting on Feb. 7-8, 2023, at the Radiance Technologies HQ in Huntsville, Alabama. The event focused on meeting the needs of the vertical flight aircraft handling qualities (HQ), flight controls and vehicle design communities. Technical topics differ from the Annual Forum in that the focus will be on handling qualities standards and flight test technique development, in addition to updates to ADS-33E-PRF / MIL-DTL32703 for new military and civil platform configurations — including helicopters, advanced rotorcraft, drones and electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft.

Papers and presentations covered technical disciplines related to commercial/military rotorcraft/VTOL aircraft handling qualities, or the certification/qualification of handling qualities and the control systems that implement them, to include the complex behaviors induced by artificial intelligence. Invited Keynotes from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Aviation and Missile Center, Aviation Development Directorate – Ft. Eustis.

Registration & Meeting Facts

• Links to the online Proceedings have been sent out to all attendees. Contact the registrar if you have any questions.
• Conference Agenda available for download.

Meeting Venue: Radiance Technologies, 310 Bob Heath Dr., Huntsville, AL 35806

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