Stability and Control characteristics of the Early Mark Spitfires

[Crumpp]

must be 'Joe Average' for all pilots,

The NACA did a study as part of the stability and control standards on the forces an average pilot can exert.

I am sure that data could easily build an "average joe" pilot.

It would be easy to implement a fatigue model as well.

It is very interesting, btw.

The current FAR's are based in this same research. The formula for minimum stick force per G required in a stick control column aircraft is:



(Weight of Aircraft / 140lbs) / (structural damage limit - 1)

So a 6500lbs aircraft using a stick as the control input and is fully aerobatic at a structural damage limit of 6G:

(6500lbs/140) / 5 = 9.28Lbs per G minimum required.